Summit Partners

Founded in 1984, Summit Partners has raised nearly $15.0 billion in capital and invested in more than 350 businesses. These companies have completed more than 125 public offerings and in excess of 130 strategic sales or mergers. Summit makes growth equity investments in rapidly growing companies with proven business models, records of revenue and earnings growth. Summit's investments range from $30 million to $500 million for its private equity funds, and from $5 million to $30 million for its venture capital funds. Combined with Summit's subordinated debt funds, the firm can invest in excess of $500 million per company. Summit has more than 90 investment professionals in its Boston, Palo Alto, and London offices. Summit Partners focuses on business services, communications technology and services, consumer products, energy, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, industrial products, Internet and information services, media and entertainment, semiconductors and electronics, software, and other growth industries. The company currently has more than $9 billion invested worldwide in capital.