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Founders Jean Deleage, Garrett Gruener, and Guy Nohra had been partners at venture capital firm Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co., before they left in 1996 to form Alta Partners. Alta Partners offers companies an alternative to raising cash on their own. The firm invests venture capital primarily in life science companies; Alta Partners also invests in information technology ventures. It has backed more than 150 companies and has about $2 billion in committed capital. Alta Partners funds both early- and late-stage companies through stage-specific funds. Its portfolio has included such companies as Cellomics, Occam Networks, and Xelerated.

Apax Partners, private equity firm Altamir Amboise co-invests in high-growth potential companies from several industries including technology, telecom, retail, consumer goods, health care, and business services. Its portfolio includes more than 20 companies including French consulting firm Altran Technologies, optical retailer Alain Afflelou, and Vizada, a leading telecom company. Altamir invests at all stages, including late-stage venture companies to more established businesses nearing the buy-out stage, and prefers to actively manage its holdings. The average holding period is five years. Chairman and CEO Maurice Tchenio owns 15% of the company.

Altin was founded in 1996 and it includes more than 30 underlying funds representing 10 diverse investment strategies. Altin began disclosing its portfolio holdings in 2009. The somewhat rare move toward transparency was made in the wake of the the global economic crisis, during which many investors withdrew from hedge funds. Altin is a closed-end investment firm that manages hedge funds. It concentrates on holding a stable portfolio that will reward investors with long-term capital appreciation. The funds it holds are drawn from the Asian, North American, and European markets. It operates through its Altin (Cayman) subsidiary in the Cayman Islands and trades on both the Swiss and London (AIM) exchanges.

Amadeus Capital Partner Limited was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom with an additional office in London, United Kingdom. Amadeus Capital Partners company targets enterprises in Europe, Ireland, Israel, and the UK in the computer hardware, software, Internet, e-commerce, and life sciences industries. Current investments include driver safety software developer Greenroad, mobile display screen producer Liquavista, biotechnologist Vermillion, wireless security management designer Red-M, and processor developer XMOS.

American Capital, Ltd. (American Capital) is an equity firm and a global asset manager. The Company invests in private equity, private debt, private real estate investments, early and late-stage technology investments, special situation investments, alternative asset funds managed by the Company and structured finance investments. On April 1, 2009, the Company completed the combination of three portfolio companies within its Financial Services Group to create Core Financial Group, a diversified commercial finance holding company. On July 13, 2009, American Capital completed the sale of its portfolio company, People Media to Match.com. On September 15, 2009, it completed the sale of its portfolio company, Axygen BioScience Inc., including its subsidiaries Axygen Inc. and Sorenson BioScience Inc. On October 13, 2009, the Company completed the sale of its portfolio company, Imperial Supplies Holding Inc.

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