Rank #2982
Lauren Leichtman
Net worth $1.3B
Private equity · United States
- Born
- Nov 03, 1949
- Age
- 76
- Source
- Private equity
- Residence
- Miami, Florida
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, California State University, Northridge; LLM, Columbia Law School; JD, Southwestern University School of Law
Net worth over time
Biography
- Lauren Leichtman cofounded the buyout firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners with her husband Arthur Levine in 1984, five years after the couple got married.
- LLCP has managed $16.4 billion of institutional capital across 15 funds since inception, and currently manages $11 billion in assets.
- The firm's target sectors include business services, franchising, education and training, and engineered products and manufacturing.
- Successful exits have included Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Wetzel's Pretzels and Nothing Bundt Cakes.
- Prior to entering private equity, Leichtman worked as a lawyer, including with the enforcement division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- As a couple, Leichtman and Levine share a fortune worth an estimated $2.6 billion.
- In October 2024, Leichtman and Levine bought the National Women's Soccer League's San Diego Wave FC for $113 million.