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]

• General Colin L. Powell
• Gaston Caperton
• Timothy J. Fitzpatrick
• Thomas F. McLarty
• Barry A. Munitz
• Guillermo Nigaglioni
• Roderick R. Paige
• Richard W. Riley
• Alec Ross
• Timothy P. Shriver

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.

References

External links

• Leeds Equity Partners (company website)

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