Global Innovation Partners is an international private equity fund which provides growth and acquisition financing for technologyrelated businesses and strategic real estate assets. Global Innovation Partners funds experienced management teams in late-stage venture backed businesses, management led buy-outs, and technology related asset acquisitions. The Fund was closed in March of 2001 with $526 million of committed capital provided by CalPERS and CB Richard Ellis Investors.
TSG Equity Partners is a private equity investment firm providing growth and acquisition financing to expansion stage and middle-market companies. The firm focuses on companies in the Northeast U.S. with defensible competitive advantages and unique products and services. TSG's principals have successfully invested more than $250 million of equity capital in over 30 companies. Its limited partners include CEOs and senior executives of recognized public and private corporations. TSG targets equity investments ranging in size from $1.25 - $2.25 million. The firm prefers to invest in companies generating revenues of $5 to $20 million that have operating profits or are close to break-even. TSG typically invests in expansion financings, later stage special situations, recapitalizations and leveraged acquisitions. When reviewing an investment, TSG looks to build partnerships with strong, proven management teams whose mission objectives and exit strategies align closely with those of the firm. In addition to providing management teams and business owners with expertise in structuring and executing successful transactions, its investment professionals offer TSG portfolio companies a unique blend of industry-specific knowledge and critical resources in operations and financial markets. TSG gives first priority to companies located in New England and engaged in industries where its investment professionals have extensive experience and demonstrated success. 1997 - 2007 TSG Equity Partners LLC.
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That makes Ballast Point the only Florida fund to raise new money for investments since 2000, according to data gathered by the National Venture Capital Association through the first quarter of this year. Nationwide, $42.2-billion in new capital was raised during the same 15-month period, compared with $105.2-billion in new investments made in 2000. The dramatic decline in new money flowing into venture funds accompanied a sharp reduction in the number of venture capital deals. In the first quarter of 2002, $6.2-billion was invested by venture capital companies, down 50 percent from year-ago levels. Despite the sudden evaporation of new deals and new money, Drew Graham, Ballast Point's managing partner, said his group decided the timing was perfect for a new fund. "No one said we were nuts," Graham said of investors' response to the group's seven-month fundraising campaign. "But quite a few told us we were trying to do this at the worst possible time. To us, that makes it the best time to do investing." Ballast Point intends to use the money to fund early-stage companies in the Southeast. Startups need not apply; the fund wants companies with a minimum of $2-million in revenues and the opportunity to triple sales within three to five years. Areas of interest include health care, consumer products, business and financial services and technology. Ballast Point's average investment will be $3-million to $5-million, and the partners hope to finalize two or three investments in the first year. Ballast Point hit a snag early in its fundraising. "We were sitting in Tampa airport on the morning of Sept. 11, heading to Houston to make our first presentation," Graham said. "That kind of short-circuited us. But after an appropriate delay, we decided to get out and tell our story." Though Ballast Point is a new entity, it entered the investment community with powerful ties. The fund, organized in mid-2001, is an affiliate of Raymond James Financial, with the St. Petersburg financial services company investing approximately $7.5-million in the fund. And Don Burton, founder of a longstanding Tampa venture fund, South Atlantic Partners, is a special limited partner in Ballast Partners. Burton's support and the past success of South Atlantic's funds held considerable clout with investors. About 40 percent of the individuals who had invested with Burton's funds - and reaped average returns of 23 percent over the years - invested with Ballast Point. "Investors have an appreciation for our conservative strategy," said Graham, who worked with Burton at South Atlantic for five years. "Many funds have the strategy that they can lose on 60 to 70 percent of their companies but make big money on a few winners. We want to make money on 80 to 90 percent of our companies." Other members of Ballast Point's management team include Richard Brandewie, another former partner in South Atlantic funds with experience running portfolio companies, and Paul Johan, who had been a vice president of the communications investment banking group at Raymond James. Johan said Tom James, chairman and chief executive at Raymond James, became interested in starting a venture fund in late 2000. Burton, whose South Atlantic funds had attracted investments from Raymond James over the years, had declared in mid-2000 that the market was overpriced and he had no interest in raising new money. "Then when Tom saw valuations of companies collapse, he got excited," Johan said. "He thought he saw good investments for a fund and instead of turning it over to a peer to run, he wanted us to run it ourselves."
Gabriel Venture Partners® is an early-stage venture capital firm committed to fostering innovation by actively assisting entrepreneurs in technology and technology-enabled businesses. Gabriel seeks investment opportunities in capital-efficient companies that have the potential to be market leaders. Gabriel is based in Silicon Valley and has over $260 million under management. Gabriel's investment team consists of seasoned technology entrepreneurs and industry executives, each with international operating experience and strong domain expertise. Representative investments include Placeware (acquired by Microsoft), NetScaler (acquired by Citrix), and Iridigm (acquired by Qualcomm), as well as India investments such as Allsec (IPO), IL&FS Investsmart (IPO), and Provogue (IPO).
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