written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . september 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message summit partners type private ownership industry private equity founded 1984 founder e. roe stamps stephen woodsum gregory avis headquarters boston massachusetts united states key people peter y. chung managing director and ceo products growth capital venture capital recapitalizations mezzanine capital leveraged buyouts total assets more than 16 billion citation needed number of employees 150 website www.summitpartners.com summit partners is a growth equity investment firm that invests in exceptional companies . the firm provides growth equity venture capital and credit investments for growth recapitalizations and management buyouts . founded in 1984 summit is based in boston massachusetts and has offices in menlo park california ; and london england . the firm employs more than 85 investment professionals and more than 150 employees overall . since inception summit partners has raised more than 16 billion in capital through 18 equity and fixed income funds . in 2012 the firm raised a 2.7 billion growth equity fund a 550 million venture capital fund and a 520 million credit fund . in 2014 the firm raised a 1.05 billion credit fund . the firm has been ranked among the 50 largest private equity firms globally . contents 1 investments 2 history 3 funds 4 references 5 external links investments edit summit partners has invested in more than 400 companies globally . summit s portfolio includes a broad range of companies headquartered in north america and europe . the firm focuses on investments in the technology healthcare and life sciences and growth products and services sectors . some of summit s most notable investments include technology answers.com 1 avast 2 finisar hittite microwave 3 e tek dynamics 4 mcafee 5 jamba ag 6 webex wildfire interactive healthcare & life sciences healthcare partners lincare 7 mdvip 8 pediatrix 9 physicians formula 10 growth products & services fleetcor technologies 11 keystone rv 12 optionsxpress 13 ogone 14 snap fitness 15 tiny prints 16 vente privee.com 17 web reservations international 18 westwing home & living gmbh 19 history edit history of private equity and venture capital early history origins of modern private equity the 1980s leveraged buyout boom the 1990s leveraged buyout and the venture capital bubble the 2000s dot com bubble to the credit crunch v t e summit partners was founded in 1984 by stephen woodsum and e. roe stamps who had worked together at ta associates and before that at first chicago investment corporation the predecessor of madison dearborn partners . woodsum and stamps were joined shortly thereafter by greg avis who would open the firm s california office in 1993 . in 2001 summit partners completed its management succession led by bruce evans walter kortschak marty mannion tom roberts and joeseph trustey . on july 29 2015 trustey then managing director and chief operating officer for the firm was killed in a milwaukee plane crash along with his daughter anna . 20 funds edit since its founding in 1984 summit partners has raised 18 equity and fixed income funds fund inception date aum m summit ventures 1984 160 summit ventures ii 1988 230 summit ventures iii 1992 280 summit subordinated debt fund 1994 140 summit ventures iv 1995 610 summit subordinated debt fund ii 1997 335 summit ventures v 1998 1.12 bill summit accelerator fund 1999 170 summit ventures vi 2001 2.08 bill summit subordinated debt fund iii 21 2004 465 summit partners private equity fund vii 22 2005 3.10 bill summit partners venture capital fund ii 2005 310 summit partners europe private equity fund 23 2008 1.05 bill summit partners subordinated debt fund iv 840 million 23 2008 840 summit partners growth equity fund viii 2012 2.7 bill summit partners venture capital fund iii 2012 550 summit partners credit fund 2012 520 summit partners credit fund ii 2014 1.05 bill references edit source answers.com source summit partners pumps 100 million into antivirus software maker avast software . techcrunch august 23 2010 source summit partners invests 15 million in hittite microwave corp. allbusiness december 5 2000 source e tek profile . source mcafee case study . source summit partners in 273m technology exit . dow jones financial news online june 9 2004 source lincare case study . source smdvip receives investment from summit partners . allbusiness january 5 2005 source pediatrix case study . source physicians formula attracts equity investment from summit partners . focal point news november 2003 source fleetcor closes new 100 million series e equity financing . reuters online april 8 2009 source summit partners portfolio . source optionsxpress receives investment of approximately 90 million from summit partners . optionsxpress news release january 20 2004 source summit partners acquires majority stake in e payment services firm ogone . techcrunch may 17 2010 source snap fitness announces minority equity investment by summit partners . market wire june 2008 source tiny prints announces strategic investment from summit partners and technology crossover ventures . marketwire april 23 2008 source vente privee luxury goods website sees cut price sales soar in downturn . telegraph uk july 26 2009 source web reservations international receives investment from summit partners . allbusiness april 14 2004 westwing raises 50 million in financing round led by summit partners . http fortune.com 2015 07 30 private equity executive joe trustey killed in plane crash us summit partners closes 465m debt fund . altassets march 18 2004 us summit partners closes 3bn pe fund and 300m vc fund . altassets june 2005 a b boston private equity firm summit partners closes two funds . altassets april 28 2008 external links edit summit partners company website v t e private equity and venture capital investment firms investment strategy venture growth mezzanine secondaries leveraged buyout history history of private equity and venture capital early history of private equity private equity in the 1980s private equity in the 1990s private equity in the 2000s investors angel investor corporate venture capital commercial bank crowdfunding institutional investor insurance company investment bank endowment family office fund of funds high net worth individual merchant bank pension fund sovereign wealth fund private equity firms venture capital firms portfolio companies v t e largest private equity investment firms 3i group aac capital partners advent international alpinvest partners american capital apax partners apollo global management ares management bain capital bc partners berkshire partners the blackstone group bridgepoint capital candover the carlyle group ccmp capital cerberus capital management charterhouse capital partners cinven clayton dubilier & rice cvc capital partners doughty hanson & co encap investments eqt partners first reserve corporation fortress investment group general atlantic goldman sachs capital partners gtcr hellman & friedman h.i.g. capital jrk property holdings kkr trilantic capital partners leonard green & partners madison dearborn partners nordic capital oak investment partners oaktree capital management onex teachers private capital pacific equity partners pai partners permira providence equity partners sentinel capital partners silver lake partners summit partners sun capital partners ta associates terra firma capital partners thomas h. lee partners tpg capital warburg pincus welsh carson anderson & stowe private equity private equity firms venture capital firms portfolio companies retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title summit partners & oldid 743301875 categories private equity firms of the united statescompanies established in 1984venture 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