Since establishing our private equity strategy in 1989, we have invested in over 415 private equity investments in 42 countries.
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Nurture
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Country United States | Sector Industrial | Description Processor of materials derived from cereal grains | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Oct 1993 |
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Interlink Computer Sciences
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Country United States | Sector Technology | Description Software and services enabling customers to transport, access and manage data across distributed client/server environments | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Jan 1994 |
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Transcend Therapeutics
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Country United States | Sector Healthcare | Description Company formed to develop novel pharmaceuticals for the critical-care market | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Apr 1994 |
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PCs Compleat
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Country United States | Sector Retail, Consumer & Leisure | Description Retailer of brand-name personal computer systems, software, peripherals and related products to professional end users in the small-office/home-office market | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date May 1994 |
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Creative Multimedia
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Country United States | Sector Technology | Description Publisher of multimedia CD-ROM software | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Sep 1994 |
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Wireless (merger of Multipoint Networks and Wireless)
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Country United States | Sector Technology | Description Manufacturer of metropolitan-area and campus-area wireless radios | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Sep 1994 |
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Maurice
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Country United States | Sector Retail, Consumer & Leisure | Description Retailer of men's and women's casual clothing | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Oct 1994 |
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Telik
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Country United States | Sector Healthcare | Description Developer of novel pharmaceuticals to treat cancer and metabolic diseases (merged with MabVax Therapeutics) | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Nov 1994 |
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Original San Francisco Toymakers
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Country United States | Sector Retail, Consumer & Leisure | Description Creator and marketer of toys and consumer products | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Nov 1994 |
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Rite Industries
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Country United States | Sector Industrial | Description Formulator and distributor of dyestuffs | Deal type Carve-out | Invest. date Jan 1995 |
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LeCroy
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Country United States | Sector Industrial | Description Manufacturer of high-performance digital storage oscilloscopes | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Mar 1995 |
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3i - Implant Innovations Inc.
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Country United States | Sector Healthcare | Description Manufacturer of dental implants | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date May 1995 |
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NetEdge Systems
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Country United States | Sector Technology | Description Equipment for carrier-provided ATM networks | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Aug 1995 |
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Progressive System Technologies
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Country United States | Sector Industrial | Description Automated handling equipment for the semiconductor and flat panel industries | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Jan 1996 |
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Physicians' Online
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Country United States | Sector Healthcare | Description Provider of online medical information and communication services to physicians | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Feb 1996 |
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Lightbridge
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Country United States | Sector Technology | Description Software and services enabling communications providers to improve customer acquisition and retention | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Apr 1996 |
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Tweeter Home Entertainment Group
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Country United States | Sector Retail, Consumer & Leisure | Description Specialty retailer of consumer electronics | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date May 1996 |
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Kirkland's
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Country United States | Sector Retail, Consumer & Leisure | Description America's largest mall-based specialty retailer of decorative home accessories and gifts | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Jun 1996 |
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Inframetrics
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Country United States | Sector Industrial | Description Thermography systems and thermal imagers | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Sep 1996 |
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CountryBanc
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Country United States | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description Consolidator of rural community banks | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Oct 1996 |
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OK International
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Country United States | Sector Industrial | Description Supplier of precision repair, rework and related production equipment for the electronics industry | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Nov 1996 |
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Lionbridge Technologies
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Country United States | Sector Technology | Description Globalization and localization solutions for worldwide deployment of technology and content | Deal type Carve-out | Invest. date Dec 1996 |
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Subscriber Computing
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Country United States | Sector Technology | Description Developer and marketer of billing, customer care and real-time software solutions for wireless communications | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Dec 1996 |
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Homemaker Industries
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Country United States | Sector Retail, Consumer & Leisure | Description Manufacturer and distributor of braided area rugs | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Jan 1997 |
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Internet Securities Inc. (d.b.a. ISI Emerging Markets)
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Country United States | Sector Technology | Description Publisher of online financial information on emerging markets | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Mar 1997 |
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Wyncom
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Country United States | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description Producer of seminars for prominent business speakers | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Apr 1997 |
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Long Distance International
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Country United States | Sector Technology | Description Marketer and provider of long-distance telephone services | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Jul 1997 |
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Managed Healthcare Associates
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Country United States | Sector Healthcare | Description Provider of contract purchasing services to long-term-care pharmacies | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Oct 1997 |
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National PetCare Centers
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Country United States | Sector Healthcare | Description Network of veterinary hospitals | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Oct 1997 |
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Ciraden (formerly MainStreet Dental Management)
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Country United States | Sector Healthcare | Description Dental management service organization | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Dec 1997 |
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Contact East
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Country United States | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description Direct mail distributor of electronic tools and production supplies | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Dec 1997 |
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Americus Dental Labs
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Country United States | Sector Healthcare | Description Full-service dental laboratory offering restorative, reconstructive and cosmetic products to dentists | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Dec 1997 |
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WNP Communications
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Country United States | Sector Technology | Description Owner of broadband wireless spectrum | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Jan 1998 |
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RedPrairie
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Country United States | Sector Technology | Description Provider of warehouse, transportation and labor management software | Deal type Carve-out | Invest. date Oct 1998 |
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CVC
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Country United States | Sector Industrial | Description Cluster tool equipment for the manufacture of semiconductor devices and other electronic components | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Dec 1998 |
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Dollar Express
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Country United States | Sector Retail, Consumer & Leisure | Description America's third-largest single-price retailer | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Feb 1999 |
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Advanced Radio Telecom
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Country United States | Sector Technology | Description Broadband wireless carrier owning spectrum licenses | Deal type Growth equity, PIPE | Invest. date Nov 1995, Jun 1999 |
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DTI Networks
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Country United States | Sector Technology | Description Manufacturer and distributor of low-cost central office switches | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Mar 2000 |
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Resort Sports Network (now Outside Television)
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Country United States | Sector Technology | Description National cable TV and Web network for outdoor enthusiasts in resort communities | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date May 2000 |
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ScoreBoard
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Country United States | Sector Technology | Description Wireless network management and spectrum optimization solutions | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Jun 2000 |
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Datek Online Holdings
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Country United States | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description Leading online brokerage and provider of day-trading software and securities clearing technology (merged with Ameritrade) | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Dec 2000 |
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The Island ECN
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Country United States | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description No. 1 electronic communications network (merged with Instinet) | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Dec 2000 |
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GFI Group
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Country United States | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description Leading inter-dealer broker of over-the-counter derivatives | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Jun 2002 |
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American Radiology Services
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Country United States | Sector Healthcare | Description Regional provider of fully integrated diagnostic imaging services | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Mar 2003 |
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Aspen Technology
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Country United States | Sector Technology | Description A leading provider of software and services to the process industries | Deal type Growth equity, PIPE | Invest. date Oct 1991, Aug 2003 |
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Keystone Automotive Operations
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Country United States | Sector Industrial | Description Catalog distributor of aftermarket specialty automotive parts and accessories | Deal type Buyout, Secondary buyout | Invest. date Mar 1998, Oct 2003 |
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Long Term Care Group
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Country United States | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description Leading US provider of outsourced services to the long-term-care insurance industry | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Apr 2004 |
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Shoes For Crews
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Country United States | Sector Retail, Consumer & Leisure | Description Leading designer and marketer of non-slip footwear for the restaurant and foodservice industry | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Jul 2004 |
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National Bankruptcy Services
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Country United States | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description No. 1 US provider of bankruptcy monitoring and processing services to secured lenders | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Dec 2004 |
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Making Memories
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Country United States | Sector Retail, Consumer & Leisure | Description Supplier of scrapbooking products and craft supplies | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date May 2005 |
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