Talk:TowerBrook Capital Partners

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I am a representative of Towerbrook Capital Partners and would like to suggest to the community that some of the information on this page should be amended.

Specifically, the section titled “2017 - Towerbrook Portfolio Company Sued For Fraud” contains content that is inaccurate and not appropriately sourced (the press release the entry links to is no longer online), which is a clear breach of Wikipedia’s policy on identifiable, reliable sources for all information.

We would like to replace this section with the following content which provides appropriate references. We will await community feedback for a period of 7 days before making this change.

Litigation

In 2017, Vistage, a former portfolio company of TowerBrook, was sued by Direct List and member Eran Salu alleging misuse of information shared in a meeting by a Vistage employee (1). The complaint was originally filed in 2015. In 2016 a summary judgement dismissing the case was granted by the United States District Court, San Diego, California (2). In September 2017 Eran Salu and Direct List filed a new complaint in the Superior Court in San Diego.

References:

1 - https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180124006318/en/Direct-List-Long-Time-CEO-Group-Member

2 - https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20161104c87 Asturgess (talk) 17:15, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

Suggested edits

After three and a half years I have not had any response to my previous suggested edit(see below). Out of respect for the guidelines on conflict-of-interest editing and the importance of a neutral point of view, I am engaging here on the Talk page to propose further wording for your consideration. This material includes a number of references to publicly available information.

Overview

TowerBrook Capital Partners, L.P. (TowerBrook) is an investment management firm headquartered in London and New York City. The firm pursues private equity and structured opportunities strategies and by the end of June 2016 had raised approximately $9.4 billion from investors(1).

The firm is led by Neal Moszkowski and Ramez Sousou, former co-heads of Soros Private Equity Partners (SPEP)(2). They are co-CEOs of TowerBrook and are based in New York and London and respectively.

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Type Limited partnership

Industry Private equity

Founded 2001

Co-CEOs Neal Moszkowski, Ramez Sousou

Headquarters New York (USA) and London (UK)

Products Private equity funds, structured opportunities fund

Funds raised from investors $9.4 billion

Number of employees 90 (at December 2016)

Website www.towerbrook.com

Investment funds

From 2001, when TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P. (then a subsidiary of Soros Fund Management LLC) launched its first fund, through June 2016, the firm raised a total of $9.4 billion from investors in four private equity funds and one structured opportunities fund, and invested in 45 companies across a range of sectors in Europe and the US(3).

Strategy

TowerBrook’s private equity strategy is to pursue control-oriented investments in large and mid-market companies, principally on a proprietary basis and often in situations characterized by complexity. The firm’s structured opportunities universe includes multiple asset classes, from stressed and distressed debt instruments in both primary and secondary markets to structured equity and structured assets. TowerBrook does not consider investing in armaments, tobacco, sexual exploitation and unregulated gambling(4).

Social engagement

The TowerBrook Foundation is a charitable organization set up by the partners of the firm in 2006(5). Its primary focus is on supporting young people not in education, employment or training in the communities in which TowerBrook operates. Since 2006 the TowerBrook Foundation has provided resources in cash and kind to help charities such as City Year6 and other organizations directly engaged in this objective. From the end of 2010 through October 2016, Ramez Sousou donated £279,500 to the Conservative Party in the UK(7).

References:

1. TowerBrook website: http://www.towerbrook.com/about-us/

2. SPEP launched in 1999: https://www.pehub.com/buyouts/soros-launches-1-billioneuropean-buyout-business/

3. TowerBrook website: http://www.towerbrook.com/news/

4. TowerBrook website: http://www.towerbrook.com/responsible-investing/

5. TowerBrook Foundation IRS filing (US):https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/copies-of-scanned-eo-returns-available

6. TowerBrook Foundation supports City Year (US and UK): https://www.cityyear.org/sites/default/files/AnnualReport2015vFinal_lowRes%281%29.pdf

http://www.cityyear.org.uk/about-city-year-uk/annual-report/

7. Ramez Sousou, The Electoral Commission (UK): http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/

Categories

Private equity firms of the United Kingdom

Private equity firms of the United States

The article as it stands is now substantially out of date and materially inaccurate. In the interests of accuracy I intend to make the changes set out above. Please don’t hesitate to contact me on my Talk page if you have any questions about my proposal or can make further improvements to this article. Thanks. Asturgess (talk. contribs) --Asturgess (talk) 12:58, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

I am Andrew Sturgess and I have been engaged by TowerBrook Capital Partners (TowerBrook) to ensure publicly available information on Wikipedia about TowerBrook is accurate and up to date. I recognize that there is a potential COI and have familiarised myself with the Wikipedia guidelines on this. I will therefore refrain from editing the article directly and instead suggest amendments for your consideration here on the talk page.

Currently (6th June 2013) TowerBrook are described as;

“TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P. is an American private equity firm based in the New York City, New York. They have additional offices are in London, San Francisco, and New York City.”

Using www.towerbrook.com as the reference this should read;

“TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P. is a private equity firm based in Europe and the USA. They have offices in London and New York City.” — Preceding unsigned comment added by Asturgess (talk • contribs) 13:10, 6 June 2013 (UTC)