Private Equity Firm: Credit Suisse Private Equity

April 6, 2012

Credit Suisse Private Equity is a private equity firm started as The Sprout Group, formed in 1969. The firm currently manages more than $ 3 billion of private equity assets. Credit Suisse Private Equity offers investment opportunities to corporate and municipal pension funds, foundations, endowments and high net worth individuals.

Investment strategies:

Buyout: DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (New York, Los Angeles and London)

  • Focus: Healthcare, Energy and Power, Media, Industrials and Financial Services
  • Geographies: Mainly North America and Europe
  • Investment Size: From $ 20 to $ 200 million of equity capital in $ 200 million to $ 2 billion companies.

Mezzanine: DLJ Investment Partners, invests in subordinated debt often include an equity component

  • Focus: Mainly used to finance middle-market buyout transactions
  • Geographies: Mainly North America
  • Investment Size: From $ 25 to $75 million.

Secondary PE: has raised over $10 billion of capital commitments, completed more than 600 transactions and acquired more than 1,200 limited partnership interests

  • Focus: Leveraged buyout, Mezzanine, Real estate, Venture capital, Fund of funds, Infrastructure and Distressed debt
  • Geographies: Global
  • Investment Size: From a single LP interest of $ 250,000.

Sector Strategies

  • Partners: Global Infrastructure Partners, Mubadala Investments, Hudson Clean Energy and Ospraie Special Opportunities
  • Focus: Energy, Transportation, Water / Waste, Utilities Communications, Health, accommodation and education facilities
  • Geographies: Selected regions / countries
  • Investment Size: Various.

Regional Strategies

  • Partners: China Harvest, China Spring, Gulf and DLJ South American Partners
  • Focus: Private equity and equity-related investments
  • Geographies: China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Member countries of the Gulf Cooperative Council (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Yemen), South America (Argentina, Brazil and Chile).
  • Investment Size: Various.

Funds of PE Funds: Customized Fund Investment Group

  • Focus: Customized Separate Accounts, Private Label Strategies, Co-mingled Strategies and Structured Products
  • Geographies: Global
  • Investment Size: Various.

PE 3rd Party Fundraising

  • Focus: PE 3rd party fundraising
  • Geographies: Global
  • Investment Size: From $ 300 million to $ 2 billion.

 

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