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HarbourVest Partners Promotes Five Investment Professionals
BOSTON — 27 October 2005 — HarbourVest Partners, LLC (the "Firm"), a leading global private equity investment firm, announced today the promotion of five of the Firm's 56 investment professionals.Peter B. Lipson, Alex A. Rogers, and John M. Toomey, Jr. have been named principals of the Firm. Corentin du Roy and Amanda M. Outerbridge have been promoted to senior associates.
"HarbourVest's key asset is our people," said Brooks Zug, senior managing director of HarbourVest.
"We are pleased to recognize the extraordinary contribution this group of professionals has made to the success of the Firm," said Edward W. Kane, senior managing director of HarbourVest.
Mr. Lipson, Mr. Rogers and Mr. Toomey started at HarbourVest as associates. Each of these individuals rejoined the Firm after completing his MBA.
Mr. Lipson received a BA in Economics from the University of California, San Diego in 1993, an MS in Information Systems from the University of Virginia in 1995, and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2001.
Mr. Rogers, with HarbourVest's London-based subsidiary, received a BA (summa cum laude) in Economics from Duke University in 1996 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2002, where he graduated with high distinction and was named a Baker Scholar.
Mr. Toomey received a BS (cum laude) in Chemistry and Physics from Harvard University in 1995 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2001, where he was awarded the Loeb Fellowship for outstanding achievement in finance.
Mr. du Roy, with HarbourVest's London-based subsidiary, joined the Firm in 2003. He received a BS (with distinction) in Business Administration from Paris IX Dauphine University in 1999 and received his CFA designation in 2002.
Ms. Outerbridge joined the Firm in 2000 after receiving a BS (summa cum laude) in Business Administration from Babson College in the same year.
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 141 employees, including 56 investment professionals, deployed in Boston, London, and Hong Kong. In 25 years of investing in private equity, the team has committed more than $10.8 billion to newly formed funds, representing relationships with 200 private equity managers. The team has also completed over $3.4 billion in purchases of secondary partnership interests and invested $2.2 billion directly in operating companies. The Firm's clients consist of 240 institutional investors, including pension funds, endowments, foundations, and financial institutions in U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. To learn more about HarbourVest visit http://www.harbourvest.com/.