Martin Sarafa
Founder at Century Park Capital Partners, Inc.
Profile
Marty is one of the founders of Century Park Capital Partners and has been with the firm since its formation in 1999.
He is responsible for sourcing, closing, and managing investments structured as leveraged recapitalizations and leveraged buyouts.
He is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee and currently sits on the Board of Accelalpha, MCCi, and NCP Coatings, Inc.
Previously, Marty was a Managing Director in the Los Angeles offices of Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin where he was responsible for managing the firm’s private equity investments through Churchill ESOP Capital Partners from 1995.
In that capacity, he originated and negotiated buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth financings for private middle-market companies.
Prior to his involvement with Churchill, Marty spent seven years in Houlihan’s Investment Banking Group where he advised on private middle market mergers, acquisitions, and leveraged financings.
Marty began his career as an entrepreneur.
He founded and operated Information Dynamics Corp., a computer systems consulting firm focused on software development for manufacturing automation processes.
Marty earned a B.S.
degree in Economics and Computer Science from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A.
from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Martin Sarafa active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Century Park Capital Partners, Inc.
 Century Park Capital Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Century Park Capital Partners, Inc. (Century Park Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Martin A. Sarafa and Charles W. Roellig. The firm is headquartered in El Segundo, California. | Founder | 23/07/2010 |
Ryan's Express Transportation Services, Inc.
 Ryan's Express Transportation Services, Inc. Other TransportationTransportation Ryan's Express Transportation Services, Inc. provides motorcoach and chauffeured transportation services. It serves domestic and international tour groups, corporations, destination management companies, hotels and resorts. The firm also offers a range of ground transportation services for personal travel, business travel, road shows, meetings and conventions, school excursions and intercollegiate athletics. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Torrance, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
CPC MCCi Holdings LLC
 CPC MCCi Holdings LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance CPC MCCi Holdings LLC operates as a holding company which conducts business with international governments. The company is headquartered in El Segundo, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Century Park Capital Partners LLC
 Century Park Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of Century Park Capital Partners, Inc., Century Park Capital Partners LLC is a private equity firm that partners with owners and managers to build successful middle-market companies. The company is based in El Segundo, CA, and was founded in 1999 by Martin A. Sarafa and Charles W. Roellig, who have been the CEOs since its establishment. The company specializes in facilitating owner liquidity by bringing industry and operational resources to accelerate the growth of businesses. Century Park Capital Partners focuses on tangible value creation, not financial engineering, and invests in healthy, profitable, middle-market companies that are owned by the entrepreneurs that operate them. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/1999 |
Former positions of Martin Sarafa
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Churchill Capital, Inc.
 Churchill Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Churchill Capital is a private equity investment firm founded in 1987, the firm Headquartered in Minneapolis. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Martin Sarafa
| University of Pennsylvania | Masters Business Admin |
| University of Michigan | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. | Finance |
| Private companies | 5 |
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Century Park Capital Partners, Inc.
Century Park Capital Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Century Park Capital Partners, Inc. (Century Park Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Martin A. Sarafa and Charles W. Roellig. The firm is headquartered in El Segundo, California. | Finance |
Churchill Capital, Inc.
Churchill Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Churchill Capital is a private equity investment firm founded in 1987, the firm Headquartered in Minneapolis. | Finance |
Century Park Capital Partners LLC
Century Park Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of Century Park Capital Partners, Inc., Century Park Capital Partners LLC is a private equity firm that partners with owners and managers to build successful middle-market companies. The company is based in El Segundo, CA, and was founded in 1999 by Martin A. Sarafa and Charles W. Roellig, who have been the CEOs since its establishment. The company specializes in facilitating owner liquidity by bringing industry and operational resources to accelerate the growth of businesses. Century Park Capital Partners focuses on tangible value creation, not financial engineering, and invests in healthy, profitable, middle-market companies that are owned by the entrepreneurs that operate them. | Finance |
Ryan's Express Transportation Services, Inc.
Ryan's Express Transportation Services, Inc. Other TransportationTransportation Ryan's Express Transportation Services, Inc. provides motorcoach and chauffeured transportation services. It serves domestic and international tour groups, corporations, destination management companies, hotels and resorts. The firm also offers a range of ground transportation services for personal travel, business travel, road shows, meetings and conventions, school excursions and intercollegiate athletics. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Torrance, CA. | Transportation |
CPC MCCi Holdings LLC
CPC MCCi Holdings LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance CPC MCCi Holdings LLC operates as a holding company which conducts business with international governments. The company is headquartered in El Segundo, CA. | Finance |
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