Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Opens Frankfurt Office

LOS ANGELES, CA – Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (“LLCP”), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, announced today the hiring of Matthias Tabbert as a Managing Director, responsible for establishing and managing its newly opened office in Frankfurt, Germany. Mr. Tabbert will lead LLCP’s Structured Private Equity origination and investing efforts in the DACH region.

Mike Weinberg, LLCP Managing Partner commented, “We are very excited to open our ninth global office in Frankfurt, Germany as we expand our platform to the DACH region. Matthias brings a successful investing track record and extensive market relationships, and we welcome him to our European team.”

Mr. Tabbert is joining as a member of the Firm’s global Originations Group. He will direct the sourcing of new investment opportunities, as well as participate in due diligence and work with our local management teams post-transaction.

Prior to joining LLCP, Mr. Tabbert was a Partner and Investment Committee member at HQ Equita, the Bad Homburg-based private equity firm specializing in lower middle-market buyouts. At HQ Equita he was responsible for the origination and execution of investments in the DACH region as well as the value-creation of its portfolio companies.

Previously, Mr. Tabbert worked as an Investment Executive at private equity firm Granville Baird in Hamburg and he began his career at Barclays Capital in London as part of the European Leveraged Finance team. He received a B.A. in European Business from Dublin City University and a diploma in International Management from ESB Business School Reutlingen.

LLCP Frankfurt Office Information
Matthias Tabbert, Managing Director
mtabbert@llcp.com      
LLCP Germany GmbH
Oper46
Bockenheimer Anlage 46
60322 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
+49 172 43 48 999

About Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC is a middle-market private equity firm with a 38-year track record of investing across various targeted sectors, including franchising, business services, education and engineered products. Since inception, LLCP has managed approximately $12.8 billion of institutional capital across 15 investment funds and has invested in over 90 portfolio companies. LLCP utilizes a differentiated Structured Private Equity investment strategy, combining debt and equity capital investments in portfolio companies.

LLCP’s global team of dedicated investment professionals is led by nine partners who have worked at LLCP for an average of 18 years. The firm currently manages approximately $8.9 billion of assets – including its most recent European fund, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Europe II SCSp, which closed in 2020 with €463 million of committed capital. LLCP has offices in Los Angeles, London, The Hague, Stockholm, Frankfurt, New York, Chicago, Charlotte and Miami.