CI Capital Partners

Infobox_Company
company_
company_name = CI Capital Partners
company_type = Private Ownership
foundation = 1993
founder = Frederick Iseman
location =
industry = Private Equity
products = Private equity funds, Leveraged buyouts
assets = $2 billion
homepage = [http://www.cicapllc.com/ www.cicapllc.com]

CI Capital Partners (formerly Caxton-Iseman Capital) is a private equity firm based in New York that specializes in middle market leveraged buyouts. It is estimated that CI Capital Partners manages approximately $2 billion in assets. [ [http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/11/magazines/fortune/demos_privateequity.fortune/ Private equity Remember the little guys] (Fortune 2007)]

The firm, founded in 1993 by Frederick Iseman, is headquartered in New York City.

History

Frederick Iseman [ [http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Business/2008/01/17/woman_who_sued_caxton-iseman_exec_indicted/2515/ Woman who sued Caxton-Iseman exec indicted] ] , CI Capital Partners’ chairman, formed the firm (then called Caxton-Iseman Capital) in 1993 with [http://www.caxton.com Caxton Associates] , a New York investment management firm with $11 billion in assets under management.

On December 21, 2007, Caxton-Iseman Capital announced that it had completed its spin-off from Caxton Associates. Caxton-Iseman Capital subsequently changed its name to CI Capital Partners LLC. [ [http://www.thebillionaireslist.com/2007/12/21/caxton-iseman-capital-announces-spin-off-from-caxton-associates/ Caxton-Iseman Capital Announces Spin-Off From Caxton Associates] ]

Current Investments

* [http://www.vngas.com Valley National Gases] (industrial gas distribution)
* [http://www.plygem.com Ply Gem Industries] (housing components)
* [http://www.ars.com American Residential Services] (heating and ventilation)
* [http://www.conney.com Conney Safety Products, LLC] (distributor of safety products)
* [http://www.prodigyhealthgroup.com Prodigy Health Group] (health care services)
* [http://www.electrograph.com Electrograph Systems] (flat screen media distribution)
* [http://www.kikcorp.com KIK Custom Products] (consumer goods manufacturer)
* [http://www.covantmgmt.com CoVant Technologies] (Federal information technology)

Notable Current & Prior Investments

*Buffets, Inc. - an operator of buffet style restaurants (Ryan's, HomeTown Buffet) [ [http://www.thedeal.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=TheDeal/TDDArticle/TDStandardArticle&bn=NULL&c=TDDArticle&cid=1200998315027 Buffets gets in line for Chapter 11] (TheDeal.com, 2008)]
* Anteon International Corporation - formerly listed ANT on the NYSE, an information technology company that was acquired by General Dynamics in 2006)
* Magnavox Electronics - defense electronics contractor acquired from Phillips N.V.

References

* [http://www.cicapllc.com/ CI Capital Partners]