Los Angeles-based private equity firm <>b>Levine Leichtman Capital Partners said yesterday that it has promoted Kimberly Pollock and Aaron Perlmutter to General Partners of the firm. The firm focuses on middle market investments. Pollock has been at the company since 2001, having previously been at Allied Capital Corporation and First Chicago Corporation. Perlmutter has been at the firm since 2003, previously serving at One Equity Partners.