RESQ Investment Partners

The firm manages capital for Jonathan D. Sokoloff, a former managing partner at Leonard Green & Partners. He joined LGP in the 1990s and was instrumental in the firm's growth into one of the largest private equity platforms in North America. RESQ serves as his exclusive family investment vehicle.

RESQ is financially and operationally separate from Leonard Green & Partners, though the two share a common lineage through Jonathan Sokoloff's long tenure at LGP. RESQ does not manage LGP fund capital nor does LGP manage RESQ assets. The relationship is historical and personal, not structural.

RESQ pursues a multi-asset-class strategy spanning private equity (direct investments and co-investments), real estate, and select venture capital. Sector exposure historically favors consumer, business services, healthcare, and industrial technology, mirroring the domains Sokoloff knows from his LGP career.

Yes, the firm participates in co-investment opportunities alongside institutional private equity sponsors, including but not limited to Leonard Green & Partners. RESQ also makes direct investments in operating businesses and real estate assets that fall outside the mandate of a typical committed-fund structure.

The wealth was generated through Jonathan Sokoloff's partnership at Leonard Green & Partners, one of the most consistently successful North American private equity firms. His carried interest and co-investment returns across multiple LGP fund vintages form the core of the family's capital base.

RESQ is a strict investment entity. Philanthropy is conducted through the Sokoloff Family Foundation, a separate legal structure with its own governance. The foundation focuses on education, Jewish community organizations, and medical research and does not make for-profit investments.

Real estate is a core component of the portfolio, typically in the form of direct equity positions in commercial and residential properties. The indefinite hold horizon of family-office capital allows RESQ to own real assets across cycles without the forced sale timelines of institutional real estate funds.