BV Investment Partners

Accel-KKR is a leading mid-market software and technology investor, established in 2000 as a joint venture between leading venture investor Accel Partners and leading private equity firm KKR. Accel-KKR brings capital, expertise and a network of relationships to our portfolio companies, enabling them to grow faster and more profitably. Throughout the years, the firm has taken a collaborative approach to working with our management teams so that, together, we can help our companies reach their full potential. Accel-KKR focuses primarily on three types of transactions: buyouts of divisions, subsidiaries and business units from public companies; acquisitions and recapitalizations of closely-held private companies; and going-private transactions of small public companies.

Boston-based growth equity firm partnering with founders to accelerate business growth and scale innovative, high-potential companies.

Lightyear Capital is a private equity firm focused on investing in financial services in the United States. We have deep expertise in the sector, having been investing since 2000 across multiple market cycles and environments. We invest in all areas of financial services including asset management, banking, brokerage, payments, insurance and speciality finance. We offer substantial operational, transactional and regulatory support to our investee companies.

Battery Ventures is a US-based investor that invests in global technology opportunities, either in venture capital or private/growth equity. Battery Venture's venture capital practice invests in seed and growth-stage technology companies, and looks for potentially cutting-edge, category-defining businesses in markets including application software, IT infrastructure and consumer Internet/mobile. In private equity, Battery provides highly flexible capital that can participate in buyouts of family or founder-owned companies, public to privates, and divisional carve-outs of business units. Our deep technology expertise differentiates us from other investors. In private equity we look for companies with revenue between $5m and $200m who can become global technology leaders. Battery Ventures has offices in Boston, San Francisco, Tel Aviv and London.

The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm focused exclusively on mid-market growth businesses valued at up to $400 million. Since its founding in 1988, Riverside has invested in more than 520 transactions. We bring strong operational and financial resources and pride ourselves on being a good partner. We prefer to partner with sellers seeking to remain involved in the company as we work together to enhance processes, expand product offerings and attract new customers. We move quickly for compelling opportunities, and can close transactions within 30 to 90 days.

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors and geographies. With over $19 billion in cumulative committed capital since the firm's founding in 1977, NEA invests in technology and healthcare companies at all stages in a company's lifecycle, from seed stage through IPO. The firm's long track record of successful investing includes more than 210 portfolio company IPOs and more than 360 acquisitions.