June 29, 2010

AltAssets

Private Equity Investing for High Net Worth Families and Individuals: The Time is Now

Over the next several years, the opportunity for wealth creation in private equity should be significant, particularly for high net worth families and individuals, writes Dan Lubeck, founder and managing director of Solis Capital Partners.

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March 31, 2010

Inc.com

9 Ways to Make Your Business More Attractive to Investors

A private equity investor outlines how an entrepreneur can position his or her business to attract potential backers.

Dan Lubeck, managing partner of Solis Capital Partners: The decision to bring outside investors into your company will be one of the most important of your life. Raising money through angel investors, private equity, or venture capital can put you on a path to great expansion and market share.

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March 15, 2010

Orange County Business Journal

Good Values

Public Companies Have Seen a Run-Up in Value, Set Benchmark for Potential M&A Deals

“The S&P 500 has improved in that same period, but not nearly as much as OC companies,” said Dan Lubeck, managing director at the private equity firm. “So there’s a good deal of optimism by investors surrounding the sectors that larger OC companies participate in—technology and healthcare.”

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March 15, 2010

Orange County Business Journal

Private Equity Spending Again, Targeting Smaller Cos.

FINANCE: Pent-up demand likely to increase deals by end of this year

Solis Capital is starting a $100 million private equity fund with an eye on midsize companies that are deemed undervalued and considered strong long-term investments. Solis is going to run the fund much like a charitable giving commitment, where investors commit to give a certain amount of money to the company over a designated period of time to invest as it sees fit.

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March 1, 2010

Orange County Business Journal

Life After Crash for Private Equity

FINANCE: Deals slowed in 2009 but didn’t stop; $4B-plus in 2 years

“What happened wasn’t just tied to the economy,” said Dan Lubeck, managing director at Solis Capital Partners LLC, a private equity firm in Newport Beach. “It was also symptomatic of private equity’s growing pains as an industry.”

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February 22, 2010

Orange County Business Journal

2010 Excellence in Entrepreneurship

Dan Lubeck, managing director, Solis Capital Partners, was nominated for this prestigious award. The award honors the entrepreneurial spirit through vision, execution and business accomplishments.