private industry private equity predecessor baml capital partners 2009 10 bank of america capital investors 1993 2009 merrill lynch global private equity 1996 2009 founded 1993 predecessor 2010 spinout headquarters charlotte north carolina total assets us 5 billion number of employees 25 parent bank of america merrill lynch prior website www.ridgemontep.com ridgemont equity partners is a private equity firm focused on making investments in middle market companies in the u.s. within certain industries such as basic industrial energy healthcare telecommunications media and technology . the firm focuses on investments of us 25 million to us 75 million . prior to forming ridgemont in 2010 the team previously had been known as baml capital partners and prior to that bank of america capital investors . since 1993 ridgemont and its predecessors have invested over us 3 billion of equity capital . the firm is based in charlotte north carolina . contents 1 predecessors 1.1 merrill lynch global private equity 2 references 3 external links predecessors edit bank of american merrill lynch capital partners logo ridgemont equity partners completed a spinout from bank of america in 2010 prior to which it was known as baml capital partners . in turn baml capital partners traced its roots back to 1993 with the formation of bank of america capital investors . from 2009 through 2010 baml capital partners was the private equity and mezzanine investment unit of bank of america merrill lynch . baml capital partners was formed in 2009 following the merger of bank of america and merrill lynch from the combination of each bank s respective private equity units bank of america capital investors baci and merrill lynch global private equity mlgpe . following the acquisition of merrill lynch by bank of america mlgpe ceased making new investments . bank of america capital investors a private equity division of bank of america has historically made much smaller investments than mlgpe . the two units were integrated in early 2009 with the elimination of much of the mlgpe team . merrill lynch global private equity edit see also merrill lynch merrill lynch global private equity logo merrill lynch global private equity mlgpe was the private equity investment arm of merrill lynch prior to its merger with bank of america . the mlgpe business was focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments across a range of industries . mlgpe was among the most active investment banking sponsored merchant banking programs in the mid 2000s buyout boom . the firm which is based in new york city was founded in 1996 . since inception mlgpe has invested more than us 5 billion of capital across more 30 companies . among the group s most notable investments are some of the largest leveraged buyout transactions of the last decade including the hertz corporation 1 hospital corporation of america 2 debenhams and rexel . references edit private investors to buy hertz for 15 billion . new york times september 9 2005 sorkin andrew ross . hca buyout highlights era of going private . new york times july 25 2006 . merrill lynch charges into private equity . june 13 2008 external links edit ridgemont equity partners company website v t e bank of america divisions bank of america home loans bank of america merrill lynch merrill lynch u.s. trust historical components bank of america securities bank of america los angeles bank of italy bank of new england bankboston barnett bank benj . franklin savings and loan boatmen s bancshares cassatt & company central bank and trust citizens & southern national bank commercial national bank continental illinois countrywide financial e.a. pierce & co. farmers and merchants bank of los angeles first franklin first republic bank corporation fleet bank fourth financial corporation g. h. walker & co. gibraltar savings and loan lasalle bank mercury asset management mbna maryland national bank michigan national bank montgomery securities nationsbank 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