Ripplewood is an American

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based in

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that focuses on

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s, late stage venture,

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, management buyouts,

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s and other illiquid investments. Ripplewood was founded by its current CEO, Tim Collins. Managing partners include Lawrence Lavine, Harris Williams and Michael C. Duran. The company's main interests range from telecommunications to banking to entertainment. The firm manages more than $10 billion in capital. Founded in 1995, Ripplewood manages about $4.0 billion in four institutional private equity funds: Ripplewood Partners, L.P.; Ripplewood Partners II, L.P.; RHJ International, L.P. and New LTCB Partners C.V. The company invests in education publishing, telecom, automotive retail,

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, consumer products & food manufacturing, and industrial products. Ripplewood has invested in nearly a dozen industry groups and in companies with more than $20 billion of revenue. It has led several of the largest

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transactions, including its takeover of the Long-Term Credit Bank, renamed

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, which helped restructure the

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Investments

*Honsel International Technologies * Kraton Polymers *

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* Denon * Lillian Vernon *

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- known to the public as "Hostess Brands" and "Twinkies" - filed for bankruptcy *

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(the company filed for bankruptcy in August 2009 and Ripplewood lost its entire investment) *SAFT Power Systems (now renamed as AEG Power Solutions (acquired from

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) *Edwards Fine Foods (sold to

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in 2001)

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