New England Partners

New England Partners is out of business. It is a private equity and venture capital firm that invests in early, mid, and late stage companies. The firm also participates in all stages of equity financing needs, from a first institutional round of equity to a mezzanine round before an IPO. It makes equity investments in technology, healthcare, and consumer product sectors. Within the technology sector, the firm concentrates on Internet, software, hardware, and communications industries. In healthcare, it targets biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and e-health companies. For consumer products, the firm seeks to invest in companies that can offer distinctive products in a mass-market retail channel setting. It typically, invests between $5,00,000 and $10 million. However, the firm also syndicates with other venture capital or strategic investors for companies with greater financial needs. It prefers to acquire a board seat in its portfolio companies. The firm exits its portfolio companies by way of a sale to a financial investor or strategic buyer, IPO, or through recapitalization. It is a licensed Small Business Investment Company. New England Partners was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts with additional office in Boston, Massachusetts