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HarbourVest Named North America Secondaries Firm of the Year by Private Equity International and PrivateEquityOnline.com
BOSTON — 15 March 2005 — HarbourVest was named the North America Secondaries Firm of the Year at the Private Equity International and PrivateEquityOnline.com Global Private Equity Awards. HarbourVest was also recognized as the North America Fund of Funds of the Year at this year’s awards ceremony.About the Global Private Equity Awards
The Private Equity International and PrivateEquityOnline.com Global Private Equity Awards deliver over 50 different awards to the private equity people and firms voted top of their class by their peers. Each year, the poll is decided on a one reader, one vote per category basis. There are no predetermined shortlists, nor are readers' choices reshaped by a panel of judges. The person or firm with the greatest number of votes wins.
About HarbourVest
HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an independent global private equity investment firm and 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 125 employees, including 53 investment professionals, deployed in Boston, London, and Hong Kong. In over 20 years investing limited partners' capital, the team has committed more than $9.8 billion to newly formed funds, representing relationships with 200 private equity managers. The team has also completed over $2.8 billion in purchases of 400 secondary partnership interests, and invested $2.1 billion directly in operating companies. The firm's clients include over 200 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/.