Profil
Mr. Fred C.
Sands is Co-Founder & Chairman at Vintage Fund Management LLC.
Prior to co-founding the firm in 2000, he has been active for the last twenty years acquiring underperforming middle market companies in a variety of industries and successfully turning them around.
He has achieved a 37% annual internal rate of return on these investments with a holding period of up to ten years and, more importantly, achieved an 8.6x cash-on-cash return.
He was named one of the top 25 CEOs of the decade by California Business Magazine.
For decades, Mr. Sands was the Chairman and CEO of the second largest real estate and financial services company in California, including wholly-owned and operated entities in the areas of title insurance, home warranty, mortgage banking and escrow, with 3,000 agents and 1,000 salaried people employed in 67 offices (including franchised operations) generating $9.4 billion in volume per year.
The company, excluding the franchised operations, was ultimately merged into Coldwell Banker.
He was also Chairman of Sands Commercial, which was one of the top ten commercial brokerages in Los Angeles.
In 1997, he merged this company into the Charles Dunn Company.
Mr. Sands was appointed by President George W.
Bush to the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts and serves on its finance committee, and liaison to The Kennedy Center.
In addition, he was appointed to the California Arts Council by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
He is a founder and currently serves as a Trustee of the Museum of Contemporary Art, and is also a member of its investment committee.
He is on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Opera, serving on its executive committee, as well as its investment committee.
He is also on the Board of Chrysalis, a charity that rehabilitates homeless people.
He attended UCLA.
Anciens postes connus de Fred C. Sands
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Vintage Fund Management LLC
Vintage Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vintage Fund Management (VFM) executes structured investments in middle-market businesses typically headquartered in California and the Western US. The firm generally invests $5 million to $20 million in companies with revenues ranging of $20 million to $250 million. They seek companies with sustainable EBITDA greater than $3 million. VFM prefers to support management teams that have a significant portion of their net-worth invested in their business that are in need of capital to support growth, acquisitions, balance sheet restructurings, majority or minority recapitalizations or in support of an MBO. VFM utilizes a flexible investment approach with the ability to invest combinations of debt and equity securities to create capital structures appropriate for the operating plan and cash flow characteristics of each business. VFM will serve as lead investor and provides value-added sponsorship typically resulting in a meaningful equity position. Their willingness to provide flexible capital solutions can help to minimize equity dilution to the business owner. VFM seeks investments in basic industries with positive industry dynamics and limited technology risks. They do not invest in fashion-related industries. | Fondateur | 31/12/2015 |
California Arts Council
California Arts Council General GovernmentGovernment Engages in art services | Corporate Officer/Principal | 23/10/2015 |
Los Angeles Opera Co.
Los Angeles Opera Co. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Promotes & supports culture, education and sciences | Membre du Comité d'Investissement | 23/10/2015 |
Vintage Capital Group LLC
Vintage Capital Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Alternative investment manager | Président | 23/10/2015 |
Chrysalis
Chrysalis Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Provides chemical dependency and mental health programs | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 12/02/2010 |
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BlueLine Grid, Inc.
BlueLine Grid, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides identity-based mobile communications platform | Technology Services |
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Los Angeles Opera Co.
Los Angeles Opera Co. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Promotes & supports culture, education and sciences | Commercial Services |
California Arts Council
California Arts Council General GovernmentGovernment Engages in art services | Government |
Chrysalis
Chrysalis Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Provides chemical dependency and mental health programs | Health Services |
Vintage Fund Management LLC
Vintage Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vintage Fund Management (VFM) executes structured investments in middle-market businesses typically headquartered in California and the Western US. The firm generally invests $5 million to $20 million in companies with revenues ranging of $20 million to $250 million. They seek companies with sustainable EBITDA greater than $3 million. VFM prefers to support management teams that have a significant portion of their net-worth invested in their business that are in need of capital to support growth, acquisitions, balance sheet restructurings, majority or minority recapitalizations or in support of an MBO. VFM utilizes a flexible investment approach with the ability to invest combinations of debt and equity securities to create capital structures appropriate for the operating plan and cash flow characteristics of each business. VFM will serve as lead investor and provides value-added sponsorship typically resulting in a meaningful equity position. Their willingness to provide flexible capital solutions can help to minimize equity dilution to the business owner. VFM seeks investments in basic industries with positive industry dynamics and limited technology risks. They do not invest in fashion-related industries. | Finance |
Vintage Capital Group LLC
Vintage Capital Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Alternative investment manager | Finance |
The Museum of Contemporary Art, United States
The Museum of Contemporary Art, United States Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates a gallery for contemporary art | Consumer Services |
Vintage Real Estate LLC
Vintage Real Estate LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Invests, operates and manages shopping centers | Finance |
















