Oak Investment Partners
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Oak Investment Partners
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| Type | Private Equity Investment Firm |
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| Industry | Private equity |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Headquarters | Westport, Connecticut, United States |
| Products | Venture capital |
| Website | www.oakinv.com |
Not to be confused with Oak Hill Capital Partners, Oaktree Capital Management.
Oak Investment Partners is a private equity firm focusing on venture capital investments in companies developing communications systems, information technology, new Internet media, healthcare services and retail.
The firm, founded in 1978, is based in Westport, Connecticut with offices is Minneapolis and Palo Alto, Califorina. Since inception, Oak had invested in more than 480 companies and had raised more than $8.4 billion in investor commitments across 12 private equity funds.[1]
In May 2006, Oak raised its 12th fund, at $2.56 billion reportedly the largest venture capital fund ever raised.[2]
Investments
Oak invests across a range of stages: funding startup companies, funding spinouts of existing divisions and assets, and providing growth capital to later-stage companies. Oak also selectively invests in public companies through PIPE investments.
In December 2008, Oak invested 25 million dollars in the online media outlet Huffington Post. [3]
Other notable Oak investments include Dick's Sporting Goods, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Office Depot, Petsmart, Polycom, nLIGHT, Sandisk, and Seagate.
References
- ^ Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology, July 21, 2006 Oak's $2.5B fund, closed in Q2, is nation's largest
- ^ Thomson, July 17, 2006 Mega Funds Drive Private Equity Fundraising To New Heights In Second Quarter Of 2006
- ^ Huffington Post Nabs $25 Million in Funding–Here’s a BoomTown Interview With Oak Investment’s Fred Harman All Things Digital, December 1, 2008
External links
- Oak Investment Partners (Company website)
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