Company Overview
Highlights
Invests in profitable, privately held companies with strong business models, records of revenue and earnings growth, and the leadership capable of sustaining that growth.
Invests in a broad range of industries (from technology to health care to consumer products) and geographies (North America, Europe, and Asia)
One of the leaders in later-stage investing, Boston-based Summit Partners has a capital base of nearly $9 billion, which includes private equity, venture capital, and subordinated debt funds. The firm supports outstanding management teams that have self-financed their companies to profitability and market leadership. It offers flexible financing and is equally comfortable taking a minority or majority position. Through its offices in Boston; Palo Alto, California; and London, Summit has financed more than 280 companies, resulting in more than 100 public offerings and 100 strategic sales or mergers. Notable companies financed by Summit Partners include B&W Loudspeakers, Clontech Laboratories, E-TEK Dynamics, iPayment, Jamba, Keystone RV Company, Lincare, McAfee, OPNET Technologies, OptionsXpress, and Pediatrix Medical Group.