General Atlantic

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General Atlantic Service Company, L.P.
Company type Private
Industry Private equity
Founded1980;44 years ago (1980)
Founder Charles F. Feeney
Headquarters New York, NY, United States
Number of locations
16 offices
Key people
 Bill Ford
(CEO)
Anton Levy
Gabriel Caillaux
Martín Escobari
(co-presidents)
Products Growth capital
AUM US$84.4 billion (2022) [1]
Number of employees
496 (2022) [1]
Website generalatlantic.com

General Atlantic, legal main entity General Atlantic Service Company, L.P., (also known as "GA") is an American growth equity firm providing capital and strategic support for global growth companies, headquartered in New York, United States. [2] The firm was founded in 1980 as the captive investment team for Atlantic Philanthropies, a philanthropic organization founded by Charles F. Feeney, the billionaire co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers Ltd. [3]

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As of November 2021, General Atlantic has over $86 billion in assets under management and focuses on investments across five sectors, including Technology, Consumer, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Life Sciences. The firm has 185 investment professionals based in New York City, Stamford, Palo Alto, Sao Paulo, London, Munich, Amsterdam, Beijing, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Shanghai, Mexico City, Singapore, and Jakarta. [4] [5]

In June 2023, General Atlantic were ranked ninth in Private Equity International's PEI 300 ranking of the largest private equity firms in the world. [6] [7]

History

General Atlantic was founded in 1980 as the captive investment team inside of Atlantic Philanthropies, founded by billionaire Charles F. Feeney a co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers Group. Two of the world's richest men, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, credit Feeney as a major inspiration for both the $30 billion-strong Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Giving Pledge, which has enlisted more than 90 of the world's richest to (eventually) grant half their wealth to charity. [8] [9]

The firm was initially led by CEO Edwin Cohen, previously a partner of McKinsey & Company. Cohen was joined by Steven A. Denning, also from McKinsey & Company, as a founding member of the firm. Steven Denning served as General Atlantic's CEO from 1995 to 2006 and is now chairman Emeritus. William (Bill) E. Ford, who joined the firm in 1991, is the current chairman and CEO of General Atlantic. [10] In November 2019, General Atlantic announced the appointments of Gabriel Caillaux, Martín Escobari, and Anton Levy to Co-Presidents of the firm, expanding its senior leadership team with the newly-created roles. [11] [12] In December 2019, General Atlantic's Global Co-Head of Financial Services Paul Stamas was selected as one of GrowthCap's Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors of 2019. [13]

General Atlantic focused initially on investments in computer software, oil and gas exploration, real estate and retailing. Among the firm's first major investments was United Health Services, which tripled in value in three years for the firm. By the late 1980s, General Atlantic began to expand its funding sources to include other family offices, as well as foundations and endowments. [14]

Coincident with General Atlantic's expansion of its funding source, the firm began exploring expanding its presence overseas. Starting in 1999, General Atlantic began to open offices in Europe and Asia and currently has 16 offices globally. [5] In 2018 General Atlantic invested in UK investment start-up Greensill Capital in an attempt to challenge traditional lending systems. [15] In 2019 the firm continued its investments in EMEA region by acquiring majority share in Kiwi.com. [16]

In October 2023, General Atlantic acquired a minority stake in India-based travel-tech platform TBO for an undisclosed amount. [17] In November 2023, General Atlantic acquired a majority stake in Joe & The Juice for $641 million. [18]

Investments

General Atlantic backed Royalty Pharma ahead of the company's 2020 IPO, which was among the largest U.S. IPOs that year and was the second-largest pharmaceutical listing ever. [19] The firm also expanded its footprint in Asia in 2020 with an $870 million investment in India's digital services platform Jio Platforms. [20]

In 2018, General Atlantic entered into a joint venture, Nucom ecommerce, with German mass media company ProSiebenSat.1 Media. [21] Later that year, NuCom purchased U.S.-based online dating website eHarmony. [22]

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References

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  3. ↑ Lipen, Steve (April 19, 2000). "AIG Will Disclose Plans to Invest in Venture Fund". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ "About General Atlantic" . Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "General Atlantic Offices". General Atlantic. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  6. ↑ "PEI 300 | The Largest Private Equity Firms in the World". Private Equity International. June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  7. ↑ Farman, Madeleine (June 1, 2023). "Blackstone once again crowned largest private equity fundraiser in PEI 300". Private Equity International. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ "About Atlantic History and Founder". The Atlantic Philanthropies. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  9. ↑ Bertoni, Steven (September 19, 2012). "Chuck Feeney: The Billionaire Who Is Trying To Go Broke". Gates Notes. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ "William E. Ford". Bloomberg Business. Bloomberg. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  11. ↑ Gottfried, Miriam (November 5, 2019). "General Atlantic Taps Three for Roles Near Top of Firm". The Wall Street Journal.
  12. ↑ "General Atlantic Announces Expansion of Senior Leadership Team". Business Wire. November 5, 2019.
  13. ↑ "GrowthCap's Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors of 2019 | GrowthCap" . Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  14. ↑ Conor O'Clery, The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Made and Gave Away a Fortune Without Anyone Knowing ( ISBN   1586483919).
  15. ↑ Gottfried, Miriam. "General Atlantic Invests $250 Million in Lending Startup Greensill". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  16. ↑ Fox, Linda (June 3, 2019). "Kiwi.com takes big investment as General Atlantic becomes majority owner". PhocusWire .
  17. ↑ "General Atlantic to acquire minority stake in travel-tech platform TBO". The Economic Times. October 22, 2023. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  18. ↑ "General Atlantic to gain majority stake in Joe & The Juice". Yahoo Finance. November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
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