Glickman Capital

About The Fund

Glickman Capital is a prominent private equity firm with a predominant focus on acquiring majority ownership positions in businesses located primarily in Southern California. They specialize in leveraging transactions involving enterprise values ranging from $5 to $50 million. Their investment preferences target family-owned businesses undergoing transitions of generational ownership, management-led buy-outs, orphaned assets — which include divisions of larger corporations or portfolio companies held by other private equity firms — as well as the privatization of micro-cap public entities. With a deep-rooted commitment to collaborating with iconic individuals and enterprises, Glickman Capital is known for investing in innovative companies and transformative ideas that align with their ethos of adding joy, creativity, and value to all stakeholders involved. Their investment strategy seeks to ensure that the essence of each business is preserved while providing them with the resources needed to thrive in today's fast-paced market. Glickman Capital's website highlights a number of sectors they invest in, ranging from Software solutions like Web Marketplaces and SaaS (Software as a Service), to more industrial fields such as Hardware Manufacturing, Energy, Logistics and Distribution, Material Science, and Aerospace & Defense. Not only does their multidimensional investment approach emphasize majority stake acquisitions but it also reveals their adaptability and comprehensive understanding of various market dynamics. Furthermore, David Glickman, the seasoned entrepreneur leading the firm, has a two-decade-long history of successfully founding and guiding firms, including notable mobile carriers Ultra Mobile and Mint Mobile — both acquired by T-Mobile in 2024 for $1.35 billion. This track record demonstrates the firm's capability to identify and scale businesses with significant growth potential.