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predecessor fremont partners founded 1991 founder bob jaunich jim farrell headquarters san francisco california u.s. products leveraged buyout total assets 3 billion number of employees 25 website www.caleracapital.com calera capital is a private equity firm focused on investments in middle market companies . founded in 1991 calera capital has 2.8 billion of assets under management . the firm is currently investing out of its fourth fund calera capital partners iv which was raised in 2008 . calera capital has offices in san francisco and boston . 1 contents 1 investment criteria and transaction types 2 history 3 current portfolio companies 4 prior portfolio companies 5 references investment criteria and transaction types edit calera capital makes equity investments in operating companies with enterprise values up to 1 billion . the firm seeks to deploy between 50 million and 250 million in each transaction . many of calera capital s investments have involved founder or family owned businesses and the firm reports that existing shareholders have re invested over 420 million in transactions with calera capital . 2 the firm pursues several types of transactions including leveraged recapitalizations corporate spin offs take private transactions investments to facilitate growth or acquisitions and restructurings . 3 calera has made investments across a range of industries including financial services building products food consumer healthcare industrial products natural resources business services and retail . 4 history edit calera capital was founded in 1991 as a partnership between the investment professionals and the fremont group a private investment company based in san francisco . calera capital s initial pool of funds was provided by the fremont group . calera capital raised its first institutional fund calera capital partners ii in 1996 with a diverse group of investors . calera capital partners iii was raised in 2001 further expanding the firm s investor base . prior to 2007 calera capital was known as fremont partners a name the firm derived from the fremont group . the name change to calera capital occurred as the firm began raising its fourth and current fund calera capital partners iv and reflected the firm s transition to an entirely independent entity owned by the investment professionals and no longer affiliated with the fremont group . 5 current portfolio companies edit competitor group inc. 6 direct general 7 8 first republic bank 9 10 grandpoint 11 12 ips corporation 13 14 ironshore 15 16 loopnet 17 18 modspace 19 20 rock it cargo 21 22 sterling infosystems 23 prior portfolio companies edit kinetic concepts 24 mccormick packaging 25 specialty brands 26 vantage building products 27 juno lighting 28 kerr group 25 resun leasing software architects tapco international 29 coldwell banker 30 crown pacific 31 petro stopping centers references edit calera capital website calera investment criteria calera transaction types calera investments by industry calera name change empfield dan november 29 2012 . competitor sold to calera capital . slowtwitch.com . retrieved december 1 2012 . direct general investment direct general website first republic investment first republic website grandpoint investment grandpoint website ips investment ips website ironshore investment ironshore website loopnet investment loopnet website modspace merger with resun modspace website rock it investment rock it website sterling investment kci exit a b kerr exit sbi investment vantage investment juno exit tapco exit coldwell banker exit crown pacific ipo 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 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