Nettie Richardson

21st Century Group was co-founded in 1998 by John L. Ware and the partners of HM Capital Partners (formerly Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst). 21st Century, with $166 million of committed capital, seeks to acquire an equity interest, usually controlling interest, in lower middle market companies focused on emerging domestic and underserved markets in urban and metropolitan areas. These companies possess stable, high quality cash flows and a strong strategic profile. The firm's typical transaction values range from $15 million to $100 million. 21st Century seeks investment opportunities across the US in a broad range of industry sectors including Packaging, Non-branded Consumer Products, Healthcare Services, and Business Services. The firm targets businesses with revenues of $15 million to $150 million and EBITDA of $ 5 million to $20 million.