company traded as bm & f bovespa gpiv11 industry private equity founded 1993 headquarters s o paulo brazil hamilton bermuda key people antonio bonchristiano ceo fersen lambranho ceo products investments in four main asset classes private equity real estate infrastructure and liquid investments revenue us 78 million 2012 net income us 10 million 2012 total assets the neutrality of this article is disputed . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met . june 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message us 982 million 2012 number of employees 75 website www.gp.com.br gp investments also gp investimentos is a leading alternative investment firm in latin america with a strong presence in asset management principally private equity funds . the firm s shares are listed on the luxembourg stock exchange and trade on bm & fbovespa the brazilian stock exchange via brazilian depositary receipts bdrs . since its foundation in 1993 gp investments has raised us 5 billion from investors worldwide and has completed investments in more than 50 companies in 15 different industries . gp investments is based in hamilton bermuda . the firm also has offices in s o paulo brazil new york usa and zurich switzerland . contents 1 history 1.1 1993 to 2005 1.2 since 2005 2 investments 3 references 4 external links 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 1993 to 2005 edit gp investments was founded in 1993 to focus on investments in latin america what was at that point a nascent market in private equity . in 1994 gp raised its first investment fund with us 500 million of investor capital which it followed up with its us 800 million successor fund gp capital partners ii in 1997 . in 2001 the firm completed fundraising for its first local private equity fund raising r 130 million to focus on technology investments . in 2003 the current executive partners antonio bonchristiano and fersen lambranho assumed the leadership of the firm as part of a natural succession plan and the following year they completed the acquisition of 100 % control of gp investments . since 2005 edit by the mid 2000s gp was once again growing rapidly . in 2005 the firm under its new leadership was able to raise its third private equity fund gp capital partners iii which closed on us 250 million of investor capital in 2005 . the firm underwent a novel structural change in 2006 selling shares to the public to raise permanent capital for future transactions . that year gp completed a us 308 million initial public offering listing its shares on the capital markets and becoming the first listed private equity company in latin america . the firm has used the capital to make investments on behalf of the firm s balance sheet alongside its family of private equity investment funds . 1 2 the following year in 2007 the firm raised its largest fund to date with us 1.3 billion of capital as interest in emerging markets and the bric countries increased dramatically . 3 also in 2007 the firm was able to raise us 190 million of debt through an offering of perpetual notes followed in 2008 by a us 232 million follow on equity offering which increased its permanent capital base . 4 5 after raising gp capital partners v in 2010 with total commitments of us 1.1 billion the company has also investments in real estate and infrastructure beyond its original private equity focus and in addition to its direct and controlling stake in brz investimentos an asset management subsidiary . in 2013 more investments were made . on february gp investments has announced a capital invested increase in empresa brasileira de agregados mineirais 6 company from the mineral aggregates market . in may the firm bought a stake in apen 7 a swiss investment company . one more transaction occurred in late june gp investments acquired one third of beleza natural 8 a brazilian beauty institute chain . investments edit the firm invests across a range of industries in latin america with bigger focus in brazil . among the firm s most notable current investments are bhg brazilian hospitality group magnesita 9 san antonio centauro apen beleza natural references edit committed investors balance out hot money . euroweek september 8 2006 private equity takes root . september 1 2007 gp investments closes 1.3 bn fund . altassets oct 22 2007 fitch gp investments ratings unaffected by share pledge . july 2 2007 gp investments brings follow on . latinfinance february 2008 gp investments invests brl100 million in ebam latin america . empea . retrieved 31 october 2014 . gp investments buys stake in switzerland s apen . bloomberg . retrieved 31 october 2014 . gp investments announces an investment in beleza natural latin america . empea . retrieved 31 october 2014 . gp investments agrees two major deals in latin america . altassets august 13 2007 external links edit gp investments company website v t e private equity and venture capital basic investment types buyout venture mezzanine growth secondaries equity co investment 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 terms and concepts buyout financial sponsor management buyout divisional buyout buy sell agreement leveraged recapitalization dividend recapitalization venture angel investor business incubator post money valuation pre money valuation seed money startup company venture capital financing venture debt venture round structure private equity firms and funds limited partnership limited liability company carried interest management fee publicly traded private equity business development company venture capital trust private investment in 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