General Atlantic
| General Atlantic | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Limited Liability Company |
| founding | 1980 |
| Seat | new York |
| Branch | Finance industry |
| Website | www.generalatlantic.com |
General Atlantic is a global financial investor providing capital and strategic support to companies with high growth potential.
Holdings worldwide
As of October 31, 2019, the company had interests in 114 companies worldwide, including Airbnb , Uber and Adyen . The total value of all investments ( assets under management ) is around 35 billion US dollars.
The average annual sales growth of all investments is given as around 25 percent. General Atlantic holds a minority stake in most companies. 70 percent of the portfolio companies are based outside the United States.
Employees and offices
General Atlantic has around 340 employees worldwide who represent 37 nationalities. The team includes around 170 investment professionals in 14 offices: New York (headquarters), Amsterdam , Greenwich (Connecticut) , Hong Kong , Jakarta , London , Mexico City , Mumbai , Munich , Palo Alto , Beijing , São Paulo , Shanghai and Singapore .
Participations in Germany
In Germany, the company is involved in FlixMobility ( Flixbus ), Qontigo (subsidiary of Deutsche Börse ), Nucom Group (subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 ), Control Expert and Powercloud (as of October 31, 2019).
Jörn Nikolay has been the Managing Director in the Munich office since 2012 . Achim Berg , who is also president of the Bitkom digital association , has been operating partner since 2016 .
Company history
General Atlantic was founded in 1980 as the in-house investment team of Atlantic Philanthropies , a private foundation founded by billionaire Charles F. Feeney . Feeney was a co-founder of the Duty Free Shoppers Group and is considered one of the greatest philanthropists in the world. Two of the richest men in the world, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett , named Feeney as a primary inspiration for both the $ 30 billion Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and The Giving Pledge , a philanthropic campaign that is particularly wealthy Wants to encourage people to donate their wealth for the common good.
In the late 1980s, General Atlantic began to raise and invest capital from other family offices, foundations, and endowments. From 2000, the company expanded outside of the US and opened offices in Europe, Asia and South America.
Individual evidence
- ↑ General Atlantic - Portfolio.Retrieved October 31, 2019
- ↑ General Atlantic - Who we are. Retrieved November 5, 2019
- ↑ General Atlantic - Who we are. Retrieved October 31, 2019
- ↑ General Atlantic - Our global reach.Retrieved October 31, 2019
- ↑ General Atlantic - Our global reach.Retrieved October 31, 2019
- ↑ General Atlantic - Who we are. Retrieved October 31, 2019
- ↑ Wirtschaftswoche: "Flixbus is becoming a European traffic giant". Accessed on October 31, 2019
- ↑ Press release: With Qontigo, Deutsche Börse creates a leading provider of investment information. Accessed October 31, 2019
- ↑ Finance Magazin: General Atlantic strengthens the digital division of Pro Sieben Sat.1. Accessed October 31, 2019
- ↑ Press release: Control Expert and General Atlantic agree on strategic partnership. Accessed October 31, 2019
- ↑ Press release: powercloud and General Atlantic Announce Strategic Partnership.Retrieved January 17, 2019
- ↑ General Atlantic - Joern Nikolay Retrieved October 31, 2019
- ↑ Manager Magazin: Watch out for Jörn Nikolay - This man teaches the railway to fear. Accessed October 31, 2019
- ↑ Manager Magazin: Ex-Arvato boss Achim Berg becomes private equity partner. Accessed November 5, 2019
- ↑ General Atlantic - Achim Berg.Retrieved October 31, 2019
Web links
- General Atlantic , company website