verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message olympus partners type private equity partnership industry private equity founded 1988 founder robert s. morris headquarters stamford connecticut united states products private equity funds leveraged buyout growth capital total assets 5.5 billion number of employees 20 website www.olympuspartners.com olympus partners is a private equity firm founded in 1988 to make equity investments in middle market leveraged buyouts and minority ownership financings . although the firm invests in a wide array of industries over time it has developed deep knowledge and experience in the following sectors business services logistics and transportation services healthcare manufacturing and services financial services consumer and restaurants software and it services . the firm is headquartered in stamford connecticut with approximately 20 employees . among the firm s most notable current and prior investments are tank holding corp. centerplate churchill financial national pizza corporation phoenix services the waddington group ann s house of nuts ariel re entrust k mac enterprises nebraska book company new vision television symmetry medical tempest re and travelcenters of america . since its inception olympus has made investments in over 60 companies . contents 1 history 2 performance 3 references 4 external links history edit olympus partners was founded in 1988 and has eight general partners . the general partners average over 16 years of experience at olympus and over 20 years of experience within private equity . since its inception in 1988 olympus has raised six institutional private equity funds with total investor commitments of approximately 5.5 billion 1990 olympus private placement fund 101 million 1994 olympus growth fund ii 268 million 1998 olympus growth fund iii 505 million 2003 olympus growth fund iv 758 million 2007 olympus growth fund v 1.53 billion 2013 olympus growth fund vi 2.3 billion olympus is also well known for its blog on investments in private equity . performance edit olympus partners has been recognized by preqin ltd. a provider of alternative asset research and data as one of the most consistent private equity managers in the world with three of its four buyout funds ranked in the top quartile . references edit olympus partners company website external links edit olympus says tanks a million bloomberg june 13 2012 carlyle buys churchill financial to expand lending before public offering bloomberg november 18 2011 bofa to sell biggest u.s. pizza hut franchisee to olympus bloomberg november 7 2011 harbour group sells homax unit for 100 million . st. louis business journal february 9 2004 company news ; 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