Founded in 2001, Wasserstein & Company is one of the leading, independent private equity and investment firms in New York. The firm focuses on middle market leveraged buyout investments and related investment activities. It has expertise in a variety of media, consumer products and other buyout transactions. Wasserstein & Company targets investments of between $30 million and $150 million. The firm also manages a portfolio of debt and equity securities and other investments on the behalf of its stockholders and other investors. It manages more than $2 billion of capital on the behalf of institutional and individual investors, including foreign governmental entities, endowments and foundations, and public and corporate pension funds.