Castle Harlan, Inc. · New York, NY United States

Castle Harlan is a private equity firm that has investments in restaurant chains, industrial and manufacturing firms, shipping and transportation support companies, and other concerns in the US and Australia. The hands-on company sniffs out established enterprises with steady earnings; it often partners with the existing management of an acquired business, places directors on its board, and eventually seeks a profitable exit. Castle Harlan owns stakes in about a dozen companies in all. Its restaurant holdings include well-known names Perkins & Marie Callender's and Morton's. The firm was co-founded in 1987 by Leonard Harlan and chairman John Castle, a former CEO of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. To read the full description, subscribe now.