Investment focus: privately held early-stage and emerging growth companies and selective leverage buy-outs of established companies.

Focus: private equity investment firm seeking to partner with successful management teams to complete leveraged acquisitions or recapitalizations of leading middle-market companies.

Investment focus: operating-oriented private equity firm focused on the healthcare industry.

Focus: affiliate of Advent International investing in Turkish companies.

Investment focus: emerging technology niches in telecommunications, semiconductors and Internet infrastructure.

Investment focus: private equity firm that partners with the founders and management teams of profitable businesses experiencing rapid growth.

Investment focus: growth-oriented businesses in the technology, media, telecom and business services sectors.

Focus: partners with fundless sponsors to acquire profitable manufacturing companies.

Investment focus: profitable and near profitable companies, as well as start-up companies with a short term path to profitability.

Investment focus: established, growing, niche-dominant manufacturing and service businesses.