Profile: Merrill Lynch Global Private equity group
The buyout unit of a global financial services leader, the Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity group participates in a diverse array of deals, often investing alongside the buyouts of its investment banking clients.
MLGPE eschews venture capital, choosing instead to take large stakes in established businesses and market leaders.
MLGPE maintains staff in New York, London, São Paulo, Bangkok, Tokyo, Sydney and Hong Kong; its portfolio reflects the global reach of its professionals.
Portfolio
Seeking a pattern to MLGPE's holdings? Good luck -- the banking giant's private equity arm keeps its portfolio diverse in both industry and geography. Household names include rental-car leader Hertz; HCA Inc., the United States' top provider of healthcare services; and Debenhams, the second-largest department store chain in the United Kingdom.
Notable business-to-business backbones include Advantage Sales & Marketing, which services more than 1,200 manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of consumer packaged goods; France's Rexel, the global leader in electrical parts distribution; and Convermex, Mexico's top maker of disposable plastic tableware which counts among its clients consumer superheavyweights like Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Wal-Mart.
Also among MLGPE's overseas holdings: Brazilian hospital supplier Cremer S.A.; Italy's N&W Global Vending S.p.A., globally the top manufacturer of vending machines, and Chinese pharmaceutical leader Tongjitang Chinese Medicines Company.
Contact Information
Merrill Lynch
4 World Financial Center, 250 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10080
Phone: 800-637-7455
Fax: 212-449-9418
www.merrilllynch.com
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