JLL Partners
300 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY, 10022, United States
Overview
JLL views management as the most important ingredient in making an investment. They only invest in situations where they can partner with experienced executives who have proven track records. They work closely but not intrusively with management to develop growth strategies, enhance profitability, and make acquisitions. They may back strong incumbent management teams already operating good companies or They may team up with experienced managers to acquire companies in their industry. They are always interested in meeting proven executives with a perspective on an industry and a vision for growth and value creation. JLL aligns its interests with senior management through very significant equity-based compensation programs. They firmly believe that management teams should share generously in the equity value they help create.
- Total investments
- 2
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 5
Sector focus
- Finance
- Financial Services
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- THREAD
Participated · Equity · Aug 2020
Thread is a Tustin, Calif.-based provider of decentralized clinical research that offers a proprietary decentralized research platform and supporting services. Its product is used by biopharma, CROs and life science organizations to remotely capture data from participants and sites during, in-between and in lieu of in-clinic visits. The platform supports Virtual Visits and includes features such as eConsent, eCOA/ePRO, sensors, reminders and telehealth to enable remote data capture, hybrid virtual studies and fully decentralized studies across key therapeutic areas. Thread says its solutions reduce study launch timelines and study budgets by bringing studies from the clinic to patients’ homes. Led by President John Reites and COO Sean Vassilaros, the company intends to use newly raised funds to continue expanding operations and business reach. In August 2020 the company raised $50M in funding.
- American Sentinel University
Led · Equity · Mar 2010
American Sentinel University is an accredited online university offering degree programs aimed at professionals. The university is based in Aurora, Colorado. On August 3, 2010 it received a $9.0M growth equity investment from JLL Partners. The company issued $9.0M of new preferred stock as part of the transaction. Capstone Capital Markets acted as the sole placement agent for the deal. Proceeds are intended to allow the university to execute on its growth strategy going forward.
Team
Paul Levy
Co-Founder & Senior Managing Director
Brett Milgrim
Managing Director
Mark D. Edwards
Senior Principal
Daniel Agroskin
Managing Director
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