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Elevation loses founding partner
Co-founder of Elevation Partners Marc Bodnick is reportedly leaving the firm, whose future ability to raise funds has been thrown into uncertainty.
Albert: LPs will flock to established FoFs
Kevin Albert, who joined Pantheon recently, left Elevation Partners because of uncertainty surrounding its ability to fundraise.
Pantheon hires fund placement veteran Albert
Kevin Albert has left Elevation Partners, which he joined in 2005. Albert will work in Pantheon’s New York office.
Elevation sees small profit on Palm sale
The private equity firm, which has rocker Bono as a partner, will walk away from the struggling smartphone maker with $25m in winnings.
Elevation makes 2x on first exit(4)
Two years after merging video game developers BioWare and Pandemic, Elevation Partners has doubled its money by selling the combined company to Electronic Arts, led by former Elevation partner John Riccitiello.
Elevation makes 2x on first exit(3)
Two years after merging video game developers BioWare and Pandemic, Elevation Partners has doubled its money by selling the combined company to Electronic Arts, led by former Elevation partner John Riccitiello.
Elevation makes 2x on first exit(2)
Two years after merging video game developers BioWare and Pandemic, Elevation Partners has doubled its money by selling the combined company to Electronic Arts, led by former Elevation partner John Riccitiello.
Elevation makes 2x on first exit
Two years after merging video game developers BioWare and Pandemic, Elevation Partners has doubled its money by selling the combined company to Electronic Arts, led by former Elevation partner John Riccitiello.
Elevation Partners funds managed
Closed funds: 1
| Fund | Fund size | Close date | Strategy |
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From the archive: Jim Davidson on the birth of Silver Lake
In the week that it cemented its position as the preeminent technology-focused private equity investor, we revisit a 2010 conversation with co-founder Jim Davidson charting the firm’s meteoric early rise.
Facebook IPO reaps billions for private investors
Facebook has raised $16bn in its IPO, valuing it at $104bn. Accel, Greylock, Elevation, Goldman, Meritech and Millennium are among the firms with potential exits to celebrate.
Facebook sets price range for IPO
Venture capital and private equity shareholders are poised to generate exorbitant returns with Facebook’s IPO price range, which puts the social media site’s valuation at almost $100bn.
Friday letter Much tougher partners
Private equity fund investors are refusing to be lenient with managers who are not showing the expected results.
Pantheon closes fourth secondaries fund on $3bn
The $3bn fundraising total includes a $300m separate account with the Ohio Public Employees’ Retirement System.
IR to the fore
Changing LP appetites for private equity have resulted in firms beefing up their investor relations teams.
Much tougher partners
Private equity fund investors are refusing to be lenient with managers who are not showing the expected results, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
eBay exec joins Elevation
Rajiv Dutta has become a managing director at the private equity firm focused on consumer and technology investing.