
Penn Venture Partners, L.P.
PE/Buy-Out · Harrisburg (United States)
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Penn Venture Partners, L.P. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in growth, expansion, and later stage small businesses and leverage buyout and mergers and acquisitions in basic industries. It does not consider investments in companies whose principal business is re-lending or re-investing such as investment firms, leasing companies, and banks; real estate projects; single purpose projects; offshore businesses; passive businesses; and businesses using 50 % or more of the funds to buy goods or services from an associated supplier. The firm prefers to invest in manufacturing, computer hardware and software, interactive media, networking, educational products and services, control systems, industrial automation, energy, telecommunications technology, biotechnology , life sciences, basic industries including material and material technology, printing, powdered metals, tool and die, agribusiness, and environmental technology. It may occasionally invest in other types of innovative product or service companies. It typically invests in companies based in the Commonwealth of the Pennsylvania with a focus on certain underserved markets in Central and Northern Pennsylvania. The firm initially invests between $0.5 million and $1.25 million and seeks to provide total investments not more than $2 million in a company, including follow on financing. It primarily invests in companies with annual profit after tax not greater than $2 million, net worth not greater than $6 million for each of the prior two years, and revenues in excess of $1 million. It can invest as a lead or can co-invest with other qualified institutional investors, private equity funds, and strategic partners. It primarily invests in equity and equity-like securities and may also provide operational assistance grant funding to current and potential portfolio companies. The firm typically holds its investments from two to five years in each portfolio company. Penn Venture Partners, L.P. is based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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