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Top performing private equity firms you should invest in

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:

Professor Oliver Gottschalg of Paris-based HEC Business School, also known as Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Paris has released his annual ranking of the top performing private equity firms.

The 2014 HEC-DowJones Private Equity Performance Ranking, as reported by SWF Institute, analyzes the historic performance of private equity firms and provide projection on "future competitiveness" based on a number of criteria. The rankings help denote which private equity investors generate top performance over a period of years.

Texas-based buyout shop Vista Equity Partners, which was founded by Robert Smith and Brian Sheth in 2000 is ranked number one. The former Goldman Sachs technology bankers have amassed a veteran team of private equity executives, allocating capital to investments like Misys, Lanyon, Tibco and Autotask. Vista Equity Fund III generated a net IRR of 29.8% as of June 2014. Vista Equity Partners came in second in 2013.

Coming in second is Netherlands-based Waterland Private Equity Investments B.V. whose investment portfolio has notable firms such as Perrigo Company plc and FleetPro. The number 3 spot goes to Tom Gores’ Platinum Equity, LLC which was founded in 1995. Portfolio companies include: MegaPath, Ryerson, Quark, Terratest and Transworld Systems.

Top 15 – 2014 HEC-Do......................

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