James Illikman Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • B2B

  • Active Board Seats
  • 2

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

James Illikman General Information

Biography

Mr. James Illikman serves as a Partner at Peninsula Capital Partners. Mr. Illikman served as Chairman at Impact XM. He has over twenty years of corporate finance experience in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and operations management. His career comprises private and public sector investing from a strategic and financial investor perspective. Immediately before coming to Peninsula Capital Partners, Mr. Illikman held positions with Talon Equity Partners, a middle-market buyout firm, where he was responsible for investment origination and portfolio maintenance. Before that, he held positions with Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership, United Technologies, and the predecessor entity to Delphi Corporation. At these firms, Mr. Illikman was responsible for identifying, conducting due diligence, negotiating, and closing acquisitions consistent with the business development objective of both his Bachelor's and his Master's in Business Administration degrees from the University of Michigan. He is a member of the CFA Institute. He served as a Board Member at Smith Brothers Tool. He serves as a Chairman at Allstar Magnetics.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Partner, Peninsula Capital Partners
Education
University of Michigan (Ross), MBA (Master of Business Administration)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration)
Gender
Male
Email
il
Phone
+1 (313)
Address
  • One Towne Square
  • Suite 1400
  • Southfield, MI 48076
  • United States
+1 (313)

James Illikman Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Peninsula Capital Partners Investor Partner Southfield, MI PE/Buyout

James Illikman Board Seats (2)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Allstar Magnetics Distributors/Wholesale Privately Held (backing) Private Equity-Backed Vancouver, WA
Unique Fabricating Industrial Supplies and Parts Publicly Held Formerly PE-Backed Auburn Hills, MI

James Illikman Lead Partner on Deals (19)

James Illikman has been the lead partner on 19 deals. Their latest deal was with Touch Associates, a other commercial services company. The deal was made on 04-Mar-2025.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Touch Associates 04-Mar-2025 Buyout/LBO Completed Other Commercial Services Leatherhead, United Kingdom
Matrex Exhibits 29-Oct-2024 Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Addison, IL
Enigma Creative Solutions 22-May-2024 Completed Application Software Berkshire, United Kingdom
MorEvents 02-May-2023 Completed Other Commercial Services Denver, CO
Endo Networks (Software platform business unit) 16-Jan-2018 Completed Business/Productivity Software Oakville, Canada
Atlantic Exhibits 21-Jul-2017 Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Chantilly, VA
Imperial Packaging 11-Apr-2017 Completed Paper Containers and Packaging Westminster, MA
Aura XM 26-Feb-2015 Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Oakville, Canada
Impact XM 01-Feb-2015 Buyout/LBO Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Dayton, NJ
Seaboard Folding Box 06-Aug-2014 Buyout/LBO Completed Paper Containers and Packaging Westminster, MA

James Illikman Network (66)

Board Members (12)

Name Company Representing Location From
William Cooke Unique Fabricating Taglich Private Equity Auburn Hills, MI
William Cooke Unique Fabricating Taglich Private Equity Auburn Hills, MI
Impact XM Impact XM Dayton, NJ
Allstar Magnetics VergePointe Capital Vancouver, WA
Unique Fabricating Taglich Private Equity Auburn Hills, MI

Portfolio Executives (47)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Steven Felici Imperial Packaging President 11-Apr-2017 Westminster, MA
Gregg Theriault Imperial Packaging Controller & Chief Financial Officer 11-Apr-2017 Westminster, MA
Aura XM Chief Executive Officer & Founder 26-Feb-2015 Oakville, Canada
Aura XM President & Director of Sales 26-Feb-2015 Oakville, Canada
Impact XM Vice President Healthcare Strategy, Planning and Creative Service and Senior Vice President Strategy 01-Feb-2015 Dayton, NJ

Fund Team Members (7)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Andrew Wiegand Peninsula Capital Partners Peninsula Fund VI Southfield, MI
Ty Clutterbuck Peninsula Capital Partners Peninsula Fund VI Southfield, MI
Peninsula Capital Partners Southfield, MI
Peninsula Capital Partners Southfield, MI
Peninsula Capital Partners Southfield, MI

James Illikman Affiliated Funds (4)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Peninsula Fund VI Peninsula Capital Partners Mezzanine Closed 2016
Peninsula Fund VII Peninsula Capital Partners Mezzanine Closed 2020
Peninsula Fund III Peninsula Capital Partners Mezzanine Fully Invested 2001
Peninsula Fund V Peninsula Capital Partners Mezzanine Closed 2009

James Illikman FAQs

  • Who is James Illikman?

    Mr. James Illikman serves as a Partner at Peninsula Capital Partners.

  • How much does James Illikman typically invest?

    James Illikman's median deal size is .

  • What is James Illikman’s main position?

    James Illikman’s primary position is Partner.

  • What are the contact details for James Illikman?

    James Illikman’s email address is il and his phone number is +1 (313) .

  • How many active board seats does James Illikman hold?

    James Illikman holds 2 board seats including Allstar Magnetics and Unique Fabricating.

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