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Office Locations:
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7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 900
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 240-744-7856
Fax: 240-744-7857
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Business Services
Communications & Networking
Consumer Products & Services
Defense & Homeland Security
Manufacturing & Industrial
Media & Digital Media
Retail & Restaurant
Transportation & Distribution
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RLJ Equity Partners is a middle market private equity firm founded by Robert L. Johnson and The Carlyle Group.The RLJ Companies, founded by Robert L. Johnson, is an innovative business network that provides strategic investments in a diverse portfolio of companies. Within The RLJ Companies portfolio, Johnson owns or holds interests in businesses operating in hotel real estate investment; private equity; financial services; asset management; insurance services; automobile dealerships; sports and entertainment; and video lottery terminal (VLT) gaming. RLJ Equity makes control investments in North American companies with enterprise values between $50 and $250 million, and a history of consistent growth with operating profits greater than $5 million and operating margins greater than 10%. RLJ Equity's typical investment size is between $15 million and $40 million per transaction and the firm has the ability to pursue larger transactions in collaboration with strategic partners. Preferred industries include: Aerospace & Defense, Automotive & Transportation, Business Services, Consumer & Retail, Media & Telecom, and General Industrial. As of November 2013, RLJ Equity Partners had seven portfolio companies.
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Investment Firm Key
VC = Venture Capital
PE = Private Equity
A = Angel
I = Incubator
MB = Merchant Bank
VD = Venture Debt
FI = Family Investment Office
FOF = Fund of Funds
ED = Economic Development Office
TT = Technology Transfer Office
CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
SEC = Secondary Purchaser
HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
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COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
Venture Capital | |
Seed Stage (includes "pre-seed," or concept stage) | No Revenue |
Early Stage | Minimal Revenue |
Growth Stage (also called Mid-stage) | $2M-$7M |
Expansion Stage (also called Late-stage) | $7M and greater |
Private Equity | |
Lower Middle Market | $10M-$249M |
Middle Market | $250M-$499M |
Upper Middle Market | $500M-$1B |
Large Cap | >$1B |
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