ABRY Partners

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.abry.com

Extra! Extra! ABRY Partners specializes in financing companies that get the word out. The private equity firm has invested in more than 450 media concerns, from newspaper companies to broadband providers. Its portfolio includes Muzak, Atlantic Broadband, Charleston Newspapers, Country Road Communications, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Operations include leveraged buyouts, expansions, acquisitions, and recapitalizations. The company usually invests $20 million to $150 million in equity transactions, or $15 million to $50 million in mezzanine capital. The company has about $3 billion in capital under management. ABRY Partners was founded in 1989 by chairman Andrew Banks and president Royce Yudkoff.

Officers:
Chairman: Andrew Banks
President: Royce G. Yudkoff
Managing Partner: Peggy Koenig

Competitors:
Apollo Advisors
Thomas H. Lee Partners
Wingate Partners

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ABRY Partners

Type	Private Ownership, Limited liability company
Founded	1989
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Industry	Private Equity
Products	Investments, private equity funds
Total assets	$2.8 billion
Employees	20
Website	www.ABRY.com

ABRY Partners is a private equity firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts that focuses on investments in media. Since 1989, the firm has completed over $18.0 billion of leveraged transactions and other private equity and mezzanine investments, representing investments in more than 450 media properties.

Current and previous areas of investment include cable television, publishing, radio and television broadcasting, and other media and communications sectors.

Notable past and present investments include Cygnus Business Media, Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Muzak Holdings, Legendary Pictures, Consolidated Theatres, F+W Publications Inc., Language Line, and Citadel Broadcasting

Senior Investment Professionals at ABRY Include: Andrew Banks, Royce Yudkoff, Peggy Koenig, Jay Grossman, Erik Brooks, Peni Garber and John Hunt.

External links

• Company Website

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