Bedford Funding was founded in October 2006 with available capital of up to $800 million. Bedford Funding is a private equity firm providing long-term capital to businesses in the consolidating and fragmented technology industry with experienced industry focus in the software and IT services sectors. The firm currently has $1.4 billion under management. The Bedford Funding principals all worked together while at Geac, an enterprise software company. Bedford Funding makes investments worldwide from its headquarters located in White Plains, New York. Bedford Funding offers flexible capital solutions for complex situations in the software and IT services sectors. The firm invests capital to assist managers to execute transformative strategies, including consolidation, without reliance on the availability of debt, using a variety of investment strategies and transaction structures: Open market and/or negotiated common stock purchases in public companies; Leveraged buy-outs, including public-to-privates; PIPES and convertible debt security investments; Recapital-izations; and Roll-ups/consolidations. Bedford funds are closed and no subscriptions for interests in any fund managed by Bedford is or will be accepted.