Many people hear the name of Stephen Murray CCMP Capital and wonder about its history. The name reflects its continued successful investment strategy started in 2006. The investment firm was created by members of J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC and others. The name is actually a nod to the investment firm’s past and include predecessors:
• Chemical Venture Partners
• Chase Capital Partners
• Manufacturers Hanover
CCMP Capital’s Investment Focus
The company is a private equity firm which focuses on business in North American and across Europe. The firm’s is devoted to helping businesses with growth equity investments and buyouts. It typically invests up to $500 million of equity each transaction in businesses that range from $250 million to $2 million.
The goal of the equity investment company is to help build estate diversification solutions to founders of businesses. It also wants to assist in taking private companies public, help them grow and manage buyouts.
The Company Focuses on Its Industry Expertise
CCMP Capital has a deep understanding in multiple business cycles and varying market conditions. It uses this deep understanding to establish partnerships and address specific business issues in the following sectors:
Industrial
Consumer/retail
Energy
Healthcare
CCMP Always Partners Experts with Mangers
The company does more than invest and operate. They collaborate closely with management teams at each phase of a company’s investment process. The partners work with management to develop a collaborative vision for the future for each a business. How is this done? By defining the company’s most important goals for its future. CCMP professionals actively monitor the company’s progress and frequently interact with the portfolio business management.
CCMP provides a sense of diversity, teamwork and integrity which are critical for the success in every investment.
A Look at an Important Partner at CCMP Capital
Stephen P. Murray, or “Steve” as he liked to be called, was a private equity investor. He was also the president and chief executive officer at CCMP Capital. He, along with another co-founder, started CCMP Capital, a spinout of JP Morgan Chase, in 2006. The next year, Murray became President and CEO. Before that he’d spent time at Manufacturers Hanover Corporation and MH Equity Corporation.
Murray graduated from Boston College with a degree in economics and Columbia Business School with a graduate degree in business administration.
Murray died in March 2015, but his legacy lives on at CCMP and through his philanthropy work. He supported many charities such as Make-a-Wish Foundation.
