Michael Martinez: Primerica-Financial Services

HM Capital, formerly known as Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Incorporated, is a private equity firm that leverages its sector expertise to acquire, change and build strategically relevant businesses. Founded in 1989, the firm s investment team has more than 125 years of collective private equity experience. Its investments include acquisitions of divisions or assets from large corporations, acquisitions or recapitalization of privately owned or publicly traded businesses, and acquisitions of loss-making businesses either through a restructuring or bankruptcy process. The company s transactions range in value from $100 million to above $1 billion. The firm actively participates in its portfolio companies in extending product lines, expanding into new geographies, streamlining production and administrative costs, and pursuing a buy-and-build strategy. HM Capital is headquartered in Dallas.