Spectrum Equity overview
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GIC and Silver Lake back Ancestry.com in $2.6bn deal
Current investors Permira, Spectrum Equity, Ancestry’s management and GIC will continue to own the majority of the company.
Spectrum hires IR head from General Atlantic(2)
Ronan Cunningham, former head of private equity at the Irish National Pensions Reserve Fund, has been named head of investor relations at Spectrum Equity.
Spectrum Equity in 3.2x healthcare exit
Spectrum and Great Hill Partners will sell healthcare payments company Passport Health Communications for $850m after investing in the company in 2008.
Spectrum hires IR head from General Atlantic
Ronan Cunningham, former head of private equity at the Irish National Pensions Reserve Fund, has been named head of investor relations at Spectrum Equity.
Spectrum sees profits without deal fees
Spectrum Equity generated a record volume of exits and refinancings last year while continuing its policy of not charging deal fees to its portfolio companies.
Spectrum Equity leads $122m RiskMetrics recap
The firm has agreed to invest in the financial risk management company alongside General Atlantic Partners and Technology Crossover Ventures.
Deal Round-up 08/06/01
Infopress printing money; Spectrum Equity storing value; First Hop, second round; YourNews closes second round
Spectrum Equity contact information
Offices
One International Place, 35th Floor, Boston, 02110, United StatesContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Key Contact Mr. Ronan Cunningham | Job titleManaging Director, Capital Raising | LocationBoston, United States | Email  ------- |
| Mr. Brian Regan | Job titleManaging Director and Chief Financial Officer | LocationSan Francisco, United States | Email ---------- |
| Mr. John Connolly | Job titleManaging Director | LocationSan Francisco, United States | Email ---------- |
| Mr. Mike Farrell | Job titleManaging Director | LocationBoston, United States | Email --------- |
Spectrum Equity funds managed
Funds in market: 1
| Fund | Fund size | Open date | Strategy |
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Fund size ------- | Open dateJul 2025 | Strategy ------ | |
Closed funds: 11
| Fund | Fund size | Close date | Strategy |
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Fund size ----- | Close dateJul 2022 | Strategy ----------- | |
Fund size ----------- | Close dateSep 2021 | Strategy ----- | |
Fund size --------- | Close dateMay 2020 | Strategy ----------- | |
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Which firms raised the largest funds in May?
Ardian raised the largest-ever secondaries programme at $19bn and Francisco Partners hauled in close to $9bn across two PE funds.
Spectrum deal takes Fund VI to 80% invested
The firm’s C$60m investment in Verafin marks the largest growth equity deal in Canada this year.
Chinese LPs to target offshore PE
Chinese investors continue to increase their offshore direct investments and will begin to target foreign private equity funds to diversify their portfolios, according to cross-border firm A Capital.
China’s Dalian buys PE-backed Sunseeker
Chinese property and entertainment giant Dalian Wanda Group has acquired Sunseeker from Irish private equity firm FL Partners as China outbound M&A picks up.
Mega-firms in $2.6bn cinema exit
Five private equity firms will sell interests in movie chain AMC following an initial investment by Apollo Global Management in 2001.
China’s Wanda Group buys AMC for $2.6bn
The Chinese private conglomerate has completed the largest buyout of a US company to date, underscoring China's cross-border M&A trend.