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Social venture capital is a form of investment funding that is usually funded by a group of social venture capitalists [1] or an impact investor [2] to provide seed-funding investment, usually in a for-profit social enterprise, in return to achieve an outsized gain in financial return while delivering social impact to the world.
Acumen's model is to invest as equity or debt in social enterprises, both for-profit or nonprofit organizations, that are serving people living below, at or slightly above the poverty line. Key to their model is patient capital, allowing an extended timeline for a return (7–12 years). [ 8 ]
Impact investing occurs across asset classes; for example, private equity/venture capital, debt, and fixed income. Impact investments can be made in either emerging or developed markets, and depending on the goals of the investors, can "target a range of returns from below-market to above-market rates". [6]
Diagram of the structure of a generic private equity firm. A private equity firm or private equity company (often described as a financial sponsor) is an investment management company that provides financial backing and makes investments in the private equity of a startup or of an existing operating company with the end goal to make a profit on its investments.
A low-profit limited liability company (L3C) is a legal form of business entity in the United States. [1] Commonly referred to as a hybrid structure, it has characteristics of both for-profit and non-profit entities. [ 1 ]
In 2016, TPG partnered with Bono and Jeff Skoll to launch The Rise Fund, a social impact investment fund. [45] In August 2016, TPG Growth, the growth equity and smaller buyout investment arm of TPG Capital, acquired technology staffing firm Frank Recruitment Group [46] in a deal that valued the company at £200 million. [47]
In-Q-Tel (IQT), formerly Peleus and In-Q-It, is an American not-for-profit venture capital firm based in Arlington, Virginia.It invests in companies to keep the Central Intelligence Agency, and other intelligence agencies, equipped with the latest in information technology in support of United States intelligence capability. [2]
In 2022, Private Equity International ranked THL Partners 82nd among the top 300 private equity firms based on funds raised in 2021. [5] The firm's Management Committee consists of Chairman Tony DiNovi, and Managing Director Tom Hagerty. [6] The firm's namesake, Thomas H. Lee, left the company and formed Lee Equity Partners in 2006. [7]