Ventizz ranks among the largest 300 firms worldwide in the private equity sector, number 1 in the German-speaking region (PEI magazine)
May 29, 2009
The private equity company Ventizz Capital Partners ranks among the largest 300 companies worldwide in this sector. It even ranks among the largest private equity firms in the German-speaking region and within Europe. This is the finding of the specialist magazine “Private Equity International” (PEI) in its annual ranking of private equity firms by size. Ventizz is the largest firm headquartered within German-speaking region with an accumulated fundraising volume of USD 851 million over the past five years. The company ranks 64th in Europe and 288th worldwide.
The 2009 PEI 300 rankings were published in the May 2009 edition of the PEI magazine. “Our excellent ranking is a major factor for our success. It once again confirms that we have not only been able to establish an excellent position on the market over the past few years, but also that we have gained enormous trust among our investors,” commented Dr. Helmut Vorndran, Ventizz Capital Partners CEO on the great results. “In addition, the results also clearly show how much investors set high value on our industry expertise and knowledge of high-potential, high-growth companies in our target sectors,” he added.
“Being ranked within the PEI 300 means a firm has secured major capital commitments from investors over the most recent five-year period – it is an indication of momentum within a highly competitive market," commented David Snow, Executive Editor of PEI Media, the publisher of Private Equity International. “As private equity continues to globalise, we expect regional champions to grow in stature, and Ventizz has shown itself to be a contender in this regard through its appearance on the PEI 300."
Ventizz has already made 31 investments in technology-oriented high-growth companies since 2001. Its target industries include, for example, renewable energies and medical technology. And Ventizz keeps on growing: The Ventizz Capital Fund IV L.P. has EUR 450 million available for buying additional companies in the coming years.
Company profile:
Ventizz Capital Partners was formed in 2000 and has offices in St. Gallen and Düsseldorf. Ventizz Capital Partners exclusively advises the Ventizz private equity funds that offer equity capital for the growth of high-tech companies in the German-speaking region. Ventizz has three partners: Dr. Helmut Vorndran, Reinhard Löchner and Willi Mannheims. Together with a team of 13 professionals they currently advise four funds with capital under management totaling EUR 675 million. Ventizz Capital Fund IV L.P. is the largest of the four funds set up to date. After six months of fund-raising, this fund was closed at the end of 2007 with a volume of EUR 450 million and is thus one of the largest private equity funds for venture capital and medium-sized tech buy outs in the German-speaking region.
To date, Ventizz funds have invested in 31 companies focusing on renewable energy, medical technology, information and communication technology and on high value-added manufacturing industries. In addition to a large number of trade sales, Ventizz has successfully placed three of its participating interests (ersol, SAF, PV Crystalox Solar) on the stock exchange.
Further information about the PEI 300 can be found at www.peimedia.com/pei300
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