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Marc J. Leder
Born1962 (age 61–62)
NationalityUnited States
Alma materB.S. Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Occupationinvestor
Known for--co-founder of private equity firm Sun Capital Partners, Inc.
--co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Devils.
SpouseLisa J. Weisbein (divorced)
Childrenfour

Marc J. Leder (born 1962) an American businessperson who currently serves as the co-chief executive officer of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., which is based in Boca Raton, Florida, United States.

Early life and education

Leder was born in 1962[1] to a Jewish family[2] and raised in the Long Island suburbs of New York City.[1] In 1979, Leder graduated from John L. Miller Great Neck North High School and in 1983, earned his Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[3] He currently serves as a member of the University of Pennsylvania Huntsman Program Advisory Board[4] and is on the Board of Institutional Arts.

Career

In 1987, he accepted a position as an analyst at Lehman Brothers working his way up to Senior Vice president. In 1995, he left Lehman with fellow Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni and friend Rodger Krouse to found Sun Capital Partners, Inc. Leder originally served as Sun Capital Partners, Inc. managing director from May 1995 to September 2004,[3] and currently serves as CO-CEO.

Sun Capital Partners

Main article: Sun Capital Partners

Sun Capital Partners, Inc. is an American privately held global investment firm focused on leveraged buyouts, equity, debt, and other investments. The company has invested in more than 360 companies worldwide and has offices in Boca Raton, Florida, Los Angeles and New York, and affiliates in London and Shenzhen. Sun Capital has over $10 billion of Cumulative Capital Commitments (Cumulative Capital Commitments includes all commitments from current and prior funds - current AUM is $6.2 billion as of March 31, 2018). Sun Capital targets companies with up to $1.5 billion or more of revenues, but many of its transactions are with businesses with sales between $50 million and $500 million.[5]

Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils

Leder is a member of the investment group that won a $280 million bid for the purchase of the Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers. The other members of the investment group are: Joshua Harris of the private equity firm Apollo Global Management, portfolio manager Art Wrubel, and former NBA agent and Sacramento Kings executive Jason Levien,[6] as well as former Vail Resorts CEO Adam Aron, Martin J. Geller, David B. Heller, Travis Hennings, James Lassiter, David S. Blitzer, Michael Rubin, Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith, and Indonesian businessmen Handy Soetedjo & Erick Thohir.[7] Comcast-Spectacor began talks with the investment group in the summer of 2011. The deal was announced on July 13, 2011.[8] The NBA formally approved the deal on October 13.[9] On August 15, 2013 it was announced that a group let by Harris and partner David Blitzer purchased a majority stake in the New Jersey Devils of the NHL, which includes the rights to operate the Prudential Center arena in Newark, New Jersey. The transaction was reportedly for over $320 million. Leder, as minority owner, serves on the board of the Philadelphia 76ers and the NJ Devils.[10]

Philanthropy and accolades

The Sun Capital Partners Foundation has partnered with many local charities, among which is Boca Helping Hands, a non-profit organization based in South Florida that works to fight poverty and hunger in the area, and has donated more than $165,000 to the non-profit organization.[11] The Foundation has also donated over $100,000 to Operation Homefront Florida, an organization that works to provide financial assistance to military service members and their families.[12] The Foundation also hosts a half marathon and 5k that raises money for the Boca Raton Police Athletic League and Boca Raton Firefighters. Overall, the Sun Capital Partners Foundation has donated to over 275 charities.[13] Leder and his business partner each personally donated $125,000 to a PAC supporting Romney.[14] He is a member of the International Council Board of the Museum Berggruen in Berlin.[15] He has recently been named director of the Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation.

Leder was an honoree at the Art for Life 2011 to honor the creative energy of New York City youth and professional accomplishments and philanthropic efforts of individuals in the community.[16] The Marc J. Leder Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit corporation based in Boca Raton, that partially funds the Sun Capital Partners Foundation as well as makes grants to institutions such as the University of Pennsylvania.[17] Leder received the 2003 Buyout Magazine Pros of the Years by Thomson Venture Economics, a Thomson Financial company and publisher of Buyouts Newsletter[18] and received a leadership award by the M&A Advisor in 2013.

Personal life

In 1987, Leder married Lisa J. Weisbein; they have three children. They divorced in 2009. In January 2012 Leder had another daughter with his girlfriend at the time.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b Bloomberg: "Blackstone, Apollo Outshone as Sun Capital Buys Boston Market" By Kambiz Foroohar October 2, 2008
  2. ^ The Jewish Daily Forward: "Romney Trashes Two-State Solution in Video" By Nathan Guttman September 18, 2012
  3. ^ a b http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=104964&ticker=CALAQ:US&previousCapId=340880&previousTitle=LOUD%20TECHNOLOGIES%20INC
  4. ^ http://huntsman.upenn.edu/page/advisory_board.html Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "About Us | Sun Capital Partners". suncappart.com. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  6. ^ Philadelphia Inquirer: "Those who know him say Joshua Harris, soon-to-be Sixers owner, lives for competition and success" By Kate Fagan August 02, 2011
  7. ^ ESPN: "Group led by Joshua Harris completes purchase of Sixers" October 18, 2011
  8. ^ Sale of 76ers to Joshua Harris finished. ESPN, 2011-07-13.
  9. ^ Group led by Joshua Harris completes purchase of 76ers. Philadelphia 76ers, 2011-10-13.
  10. ^ http://www.nba.com/sixers/front_office.html
  11. ^ http://www.bocahelpinghands.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.details&ArticleId=92&returnTo=boca-helping-hands-in-the-news
  12. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20120429055106/http://www.operationhomefront.net/florida/highlights.aspx. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/bigo/2011/09/boca_pal_announces_half_marath.html
  14. ^ Jewish Daily Forward: "Romney PAC Attracts New Jewish Donors - Hedge Fund Managers and Developers Top List of Supporters" By Josh Nathan-Kazis March 12, 2012
  15. ^ http://icmuseumberggruen.de/en/international-council/members
  16. ^ http://www.rushphilanthropic.org/news/artforlife2011/
  17. ^ http://visulate.com/rental/visulate_search.php?CORP_ID=N10000001150
  18. ^ http://www.suncappart.com/news_article_49.php
  19. ^ The Palm Beach Post: "Sun Capital co-founder worth more than $400 million, wife says" by Jeff Ostrowski July 10, 2009

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