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HarbourVest Celebrates 25th Anniversary
BOSTON — 02 January 2007 — HarbourVest today announced that it is celebrating its twenty-fifth year providing institutional clients with investment vehicles in venture capital and buyout markets in the U.S., Europe and Rest of World markets through primary partnerships, secondary investments and direct investments. Over the last twenty-five years HarbourVest remained innovative and forward thinking to hold its rank as one of the leading global private equity firms.“This is an exciting year as HarbourVest celebrates 25 years of private equity leadership,” said Brooks Zug, senior managing Director at HarbourVest. “The relationships that we have built with investors, general partners, and management teams remain the cornerstone of our success, and we thank all of our partners who have put their trust in us over the past 25 years.”
About HarbourVest
HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an independent global private equity investment firm and an SEC registered investment advisor, providing vehicles for institutional investors to invest in the venture capital and buyout markets in the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere through primary partnerships, secondary purchases, and direct investments. HarbourVest and its subsidiaries have 165 employees, including 63 investment professionals deployed in Boston, London, and Hong Kong. In 25 years of investing in private equity, the team has committed more than $15.7 billion to newly formed funds, representing relationships with 200 private equity managers. The team has also completed over $3.8 billion in secondary purchases of partnership interests and invested $2.7 billion directly in operating companies. The firm’s clients consist of 240 institutional investors, including pension funds, endowments, foundations, and financial institutions throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and Japan. To learn more about HarbourVest, visit http://www.harbourvest.com/. This communication has been approved for issue in the United Kingdom by HarbourVest Partners (U.K.) Limited, which is regulated by the Financial Services Authority.