Founded in 1984, Summit Partners is a private equity firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with offices in London, England and Palo Alto, California. The firm has over $11 billion of capital under management, and employs more than 160 staff, including over 85 investment professionals.
Summit Partners has raised 14 private equity funds investing in over 300 companies across the globe, with a broad range of transaction types including recapitalizations, leveraged buyouts, mezzanine capital, and venture capital investments. The Summit Partners investment strategy is generally a minimal-interference growth equity investment approach, and has contributed to over 115 strategic sales or mergers and over 120 public offerings among portfolio companies.
Summit Partners offers three types of investments to businesses seeking capital, including private equity fund investments, with transactions in the $30 million to mover $500 million range, venture capital investments, with transactions between $5 million and $30 million, and subordinated debt financing up to $125 million in conjunction with an equity investment by Summit Partners.
Prominent portfolio companies of Summit Partners include home audio products maker Tivoli Audio, robotic drilling solutions provider Welltec International, and integrated healthcare software developer Meditech.
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