Ampersand Ventures Company Description
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. Portfolio companies include business software provider FirstRain & plastics machinery manufacturer Kortec. Ampersand was spun off from PaineWebber (which was acquired by UBS) in 1988 to focus on specialty materials & chemicals.
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of Ampersand Ventures's organization from inception to current status.
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