Leeds Equity Partners

Leeds Equity Partners

Type	Private
Industry	Private equity, Knowledge Industries
Founded	1993
Founder	Jeffrey T. Leeds, Robert A. Bernstein
Headquarters	New York, NY, United States
Products	Leveraged buyout, Growth capital
Total assets	$1.2 billion
Number of employees	18
Website	www.leedsequity.com

Leeds Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on investments in the Knowledge Industries. The firm is investing its fifth private equity fund, Leeds Equity Partners V, L.P., the largest fund focused exclusively on investing in this sector. The firm's investors include a broad range of leading institutions, public and private pension plans, endowments, foundations, financial institutions, family offices and high-net-worth individuals.

History

The firm was founded in 1993 by Jeffrey T. Leeds and Robert A. Bernstein and raised its first private equity fund in 1995.^[1] In 2010, the firm established Leeds Global Partners which provides education advisory and implementation services.^[2] A distinguished group of individuals serves on the Advisory Board:^[3]

Investment funds

Advance Capital Partners, L.P.
Leeds Equity Partners II, L.P.
Leeds Equity Partners III, L.P.
Leeds Equity Partners IV, L.P.
Leeds Equity Partners V, L.P.
Leeds Novamark Capital I, L.P.

Selected investments

BarBri Inc. - A bar exam test preparation provider in the United States.
Campus Management Corp. - A provider of administrative software systems to higher education institutions, non-profits, community service and health care organizations
Datamark, Inc. - A provider of data-driven enrollment marketing services exclusively to higher education
Education Management Corporation - The second largest provider of private career-focused postsecondary education in North America
EduK Group - The largest for-profit provider of post-secondary education in Puerto Rico and with a growing presence in the mainland United States
eInstruction - A leading provider of proprietary content-based assessment systems designed to improve student academic performance and increase effectiveness of instructors, administrators and parents
Ex Libris - A leading provider of enterprise software solutions for academic, research and national libraries, offering the only comprehensive product suite for the discovery, management, and distribution of electronic, digital and print materials
INTO University Partnerships - A global partnering organization that forms long-term joint ventures with globally ranked, research intensive universities in the U.S., U.K. and Asia
Knowledge Factor Inc. - Provider of technology-enabled adaptive learning and assessment solutions to higher education institutions, test-preparation providers, publishers and Fortune 500 companies
Miller Heiman, Inc. - A leading provider of sales performance improvement solutions that enable its clients to fundamentally improve the effectiveness of their sales organizations
Nobel Learning Communities Inc. - A leading provider of preschool and K-12 education through over 180 nonsectarian private schools and its global private online K-12 online K-12 college preparatory school
RealPage, Inc. - A leading provider of a broad range of property management solutions for apartment communities and single family rentals enabling property owners and managers to increase revenues and reduce operating costs
Ross University School of Medicine - An international medical school in Dominica offering the Doctor of Medicine degree
Sagus International - A manufacturer of furniture and casework for the educational, commercial, pharmaceutical and hospitality markets
SeatonCorp - A leading provider of staffing solutions for Fortune 500 companies that use contingent labor and high turnover permanent labor

References

↑ Investors See Room for Profit In the Demand for Education. New York Times, November 4, 1999
↑ http://www.leedsequity.com/team.cfm?section_sub_id=4&team_id=36
↑ http://www.leedsequity.com/team.cfm?section_sub_id=5

External links

Leeds Equity Partners (company website)

Private equity and venture capital

Basic investment types

History

Terms and concepts

Buyout	Financial sponsor Management buyout Divisional buyout Buy–sell agreement Leveraged recapitalization Dividend recapitalization

Venture	Angel investor Business incubator Post-money valuation Pre-money valuation Seed money Startup company Venture capital financing Venture debt Venture round

Structure	Private equity firms and funds Limited partnership Limited liability company Carried interest Management fee Publicly traded private equity Business Development Company Venture capital trust Private investment in public equity (PIPE) Pledge fund

Investors

Related financial terms

Private equity and venture capital investors
Private equity firms
Venture capital firms
Angel investors
Portfolio companies

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