private industry private equity founded 1985 founder donaldson lufkin & jenrette headquarters new york city new york united states key people head of dljmb nicole arnaboldi managing director steven c. rattner former products financial services total assets 12 billion 1 website aprioricapital.com apriori capital partners is a private equity investment firm focused on leveraged buyout transactions . the firm was founded as an affiliate of credit suisse and traces its roots to donaldson lufkin & jenrette the investment bank acquired by credit suisse first boston in 2000 . the private equity arm also manages a group of investment vehicles including real estate private equity international private equity growth capital mezzanine debt infrastructure energy and commodities focused fund of funds and secondary investments . apriori has offices in new york london los angeles and detroit . contents 1 history 2 examples of current and prior investments 3 see also 3.1 notable current and former employees 4 references 5 external links history edit dljmb was founded in 1985 to invest capital in leveraged buyouts alongside private equity firms that were dlj clients off of the bank s balance sheet as well as capital contributed by employees . in 1992 the firm raised its first institutional private equity fund dlj merchant banking partners lp with 1 billion in investor commitments . in 1997 the firm raised its second fund with 3 billion in investor commitments and three years later in 2000 raised its largest fund to date at 5.3 billion . after the acquisition of dlj the group which was led by thompson dean and larry schloss faced significant turnover . in 2004 dljmb co head larry schloss completed a spinout from dljmb to form a new private equity firm diamond castle holdings . 2 the following year in 2005 a team of professionals led by thompson dean and steven webster completed a spinout of dljmb to form a new private equity firm avista capital partners which raised its own 2 billion fund in 2007 . 3 six years after its previous fund in 2006 the firm was able to raise 2.1 billion in investor commitments for dlj merchant banking partners iv lp more than doubling the 1.0 billion the company was reportedly seeking due to high investor interest . the firm is reportedly seeking to raise its fifth fund in 2009 2010 which targets 3.5 billion in investor commitments . in 2008 nicole arnaboldi was named head of the firm after steven c. rattner resigned in the middle of fundraising for its fifth fund . 4 in 2014 dljmb was spun out as apriori capital partners . 5 examples of current and prior investments edit neiman marcus specialty retailer of apparel and accessories mgm producer of motion pictures tv programming and other media music and merchandise advanstar provider of marketing solutions for business professionals and consumers accellent provider of manufacturing and design services to medical device makers healthmarkets life and health insurance company nuveen investments investment management and financial services company rockwood holdings manufacturer of specialty chemicals and materials geokinetics provider of seismic data services symetra financial life and health insurance company nibc bank asset management and financial services firm education and adventure travel group uk travel packager for school children guala closures group manufacturer of closures for consumer products and industrial companies den mat holdings producer of cosmetic and restorative dental products wastequip manufacturer of waste management equipment and products deffenbaugh industries environmental and facilities services company specialized technology resources manufacturer of solar encapsulants for the photovoltaic solar module industry & provider of quality assurance services for general consumer merchandise . rathgibson manufacturer of industrial and machinery products total safety u.s. provider of safety service solutions to the industrial markets see also edit diamond castle holdings notable current and former employees edit nicole arnaboldi steven c. rattner references edit thomson reuters reports that dljmb controls approximately 12 billion of assets under management . 1 moore heidi n. dlj wall street s incubator wall street journal march 10 2008 avista fund challenges credit suisse buyouts june 14 2007 . cached version on wall street reputation is fragile . new york times august 5 2008 davis polk advises credit suisse on the spinout of dlj merchant banking . retrieved 2015 01 04 . external links edit official website v t e private equity and venture capital basic investment types buyout venture mezzanine growth secondaries equity co investment history history of private equity and venture capital early history of private equity private equity in the 1980s private equity in the 1990s private equity in the 2000s terms and concepts buyout financial sponsor management buyout divisional buyout buy sell agreement leveraged recapitalization 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investors private equity firms venture capital firms angel investors portfolio companies v t e merchant banking private equity groups current and prior abn amro aac capital partners bank of america ridgemont equity partners merrill lynch global private equity barclays capital barclays private equity barings bank baring vostok capital partners gp investments bear stearns irving place capital fka bsmb cibc world markets trimaran capital partners citigroup metalmark capital court square capital partners cvc capital partners credit suisse dlj merchant banking avista capital partners diamond castle holdings deutsche bank midocean partners first chicago bank defunct madison dearborn partners gtcr goldman sachs goldman sachs capital partners jpmorgan chase ccmp capital fka jpmorgan partners one equity partners lazard lazard alternative investments lehman brothers defunct trilantic capital partners morgan stanley metalmark capital morgan stanley capital partners nomura terra firma capital 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