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Office Locations:
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One Maritime Plaza, Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-217-7400
Fax: 415-217-7447
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Business Services
Consumer Products & Services
Education & Training
Life Sciences & Healthcare
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Founded in 1995, Gryphon is a private equity firm that focuses on the lower-end segment of the middle market. Initial target investments range from $50 to $300 million, with a possible $25 to $50 million of follow-on equity for synergistic add-on acquisitions that will drive market dominance. Gryphon has over $4.8 billion of capital under management, a blue-chip cast of limited partners, and has executed over 50 middle market equity transactions including traditional buyouts, leveraged build-ups, and growth equity investments. Gryphon's initial fund, Gryphon Partners, LP raised in 1996, enabled the firm to lead over $100 million of equity investments in 1997 and 1998. Raised in 1999, Gryphon Partners II, LP is a $424 million investment fund. Gryphon's three core areas of interest are Business Services, Consumer Products & Services, and Healthcare & Education, and is interested in companies with EBITDA of up to $60 million.
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Investment Firm Key
VC = Venture Capital
PE = Private Equity
A = Angel
I = Incubator
MB = Merchant Bank
VD = Venture Debt
FI = Family Investment Office
FOF = Fund of Funds
ED = Economic Development Office
TT = Technology Transfer Office
CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
SEC = Secondary Purchaser
HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
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| COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
| Venture Capital | |
Seed Stage
(includes "pre-seed," or
concept stage) | No Revenue |
| Early Stage | Minimal
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Growth Stage
(also called Mid-stage) | $2M-$7M |
Expansion Stage
(also called Late-stage) | $7M and greater |
| Private Equity | |
| Lower Middle Market | $10M-$249M |
| Middle Market | $250M-$499M |
| Upper Middle Market | $500M-$1B |
| Large Cap | >$1B |
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