Vector Capital overview
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Vector Capital promotes two to managing director
California-based Vector Capital is promoting Alex Beregovsky and Andy Fishman
Vector Capital hires Matthew Blodgett as managing director
The California-based growth equity firm adds Blodgett for non-control investments.
Software company rebuffs Vector bid
The technology-focused private equity firm’s offer to buy Aladdin Knowledge Systems, as well as an Israel-based division on which Aladdin asked Vector to bid, was rejected on the basis that it ‘significantly undervalues the company’.
Vector nabs COO from Thomas Weisel
The Bay Area private equity firm has hired David Baylor to helm operations as the company grows.
Vector acquires Symantec unit
The San Francisco-based private equity firm has spun off a software vendor into a stand-alone business for the first time since 2000, and has tapped a Benchmark GP to run the company.
Vector raises $1.2bn for fourth fund
The San Francisco firm’s fourth, $1.2 billion fund is more than three times the size of its predecessor, allowing it to target more and larger investments.
Vector backs $26m software spin-out
Vector Capital has bought Tripos Discovery Informatics, a software company known for its “maniacal dedication” to science, for $26 million.
Vector Capital contact information
Offices
Contacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Contact | Job titleMD, Head of Marketing & Investor Relations | LocationSan Francisco, United States | Email |
| Key Contact | Job titleChief Investment Officer and Managing Director | LocationSan Francisco, United States | Email |
| Key Contact | Job titleFounder, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer | LocationSan Francisco, United States | Email |
Job titleManaging Director and Chief Operating Officer | LocationSan Francisco, United States | Email | |
Vector Capital funds managed
Closed funds: 6
| Fund | Fund size | Close date | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
Fund size | Close dateMar 2025 | Strategy | |
Fund size | Close dateFeb 2017 | Strategy | |
Fund size | Close dateJul 2007 | Strategy | |
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PEC adds 18 members, changes name
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Vector to buy software company for $160m
After rebuffing the San Francisco-based firm’s $13 per share offer last summer, Aladdin Knowledge Systems has accepted an offer of $11.50 per share.