HarbourVest Partners

HarbourVest Partners is a private equity fund of funds and one of the largest private equity investment managers globally. The firm invests in all types of private equity funds, including venture capital and leveraged buyout funds, and also directly in operating companies.

HarbourVest Partners
TypePrivate Ownership, LLC
IndustryPrivate Equity
PredecessorHancock Venture Partners
Founded1982 (1982)
HeadquartersOne Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
ProductsFund of funds, Secondaries, Equity co-investment, Mezzanine capital
Total assets$106 billion (2022)
Number of employees
340+ (2016)
Websitewww.harbourvest.com

Founded in 1982 as Hancock Venture Partners, a subsidiary of John Hancock Insurance, HarbourVest is based in Boston, Massachusetts with offices in Beijing, Bogota, Seoul, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Toronto, London and Hong Kong.[1] HarbourVest has approximately 80 investment professionals globally and manages approximately $75 billion of investor commitments.

Investors in HarbourVest funds include various types of institutional investors such as public and corporate pension funds, endowments, foundations and financial institutions.

In 2001, HarbourVest Partners was inducted into the Private Equity Hall of Fame.[2]

Investments

According to the companies SEC 13F-HR filing in August 2017,[3] the companies investments included:

Secondary transactions

HarbourVest has completed a number of significant secondary market investments in private equity:

See also

References
  1. "Offices | HarbourVest". HarbourVest. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  2. "HarbourVest Partners inducted to PEA's Private Equity Hall of Fame". HarbourVest Partners. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26.
  3. "EDGAR Filing Documents for 0000950123-17-007910".
  4. "Macquarie Capital will spend $836m to go private Archived 2009-02-04 at the Wayback Machine". The Australian, June 17, 2008
  5. "Macquarie Capital soars on buyout plan Archived 2008-08-03 at the Wayback Machine". The Sydney Morning Herald, June 16, 2008
  6. CalPERs private equity stakes under microscope. Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Reuters 'Dealzone' November 20, 2008.
  7. Craig, Catherine. Five buy record $3bn Calpers portfolio. Financial News, February 5, 2008.
  8. Tracy, Tennille. Calpers, and where private-equity funds go to die. Wall Street Journal's Deal Journal blog, November 5, 2007.
  9. "American Capital Raises $1 Billion Equity Fund; Expands Its Asset Management Business; Will Host 9 am Conference Call". American Capital Strategies. PR Newswire. 2006-10-04. Archived from the original on 2010-09-20.
  10. American Capital raises $1bn fund Archived 2009-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. (AltAssets)
  11. ACS spins off stakes into $1B fund (TheDeal.com)
  12. HarbourVest transactions Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
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