Ampersand Ventures

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.ampersandventures.com

The health care & industrial sectors are where Ampersand Ventures likes to invest its money. The middle-market private equity company focuses on later stage investments & prefers to be the first & usually sole institutional investor. The strategy allows Ampersand to play a major role in the development & growth of its portfolio companies. The firm generally invests more money in fewer companies & holds on to them for longer periods of time. Its current portfolio includes around a dozen companies, including business software provider FirstRain & plastics machinery manufacturer Kortec. Ampersand's health care holdings focus on such areas as medical products, laboratory services & pharmaceutical development.

Officers:
Managing General Partner: Richard A. (Rick) Charpie
Managing General Partner: Herbert H. (Herb) Hooper
General Partner: Stuart A. Auerbach

Competitors:
MPM Capital
Oxford Bioscience Partners
Safeguard Scientifics