Venture • Information Technology

Dolphin Equity Partners Invests In Overtone

On July 1, 2008, private equity firm Dolphin Equity Partners invested in information technology company Overtone

Investment Context
  • This is Dolphin Equity Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Dolphin Equity Partners’ 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Dolphin Equity Partners’ 3rd transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • Overtone was sold to a strategic buyer in 2011.

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Investment Summary

Date July 1, 2008
Target Overtone
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) Dolphin Equity Partners
Deal Type Venture

Target Company

Overtone

San Francisco, California, United States
Continuous brand monitoring and engagement firm.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

Dolphin Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 340M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Dolphin Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm focused on investing in technology-enabled service based companies. Specific areas of interest include software as a service, on demand software, mobile-enabled technology, communication services, and new media/internet. Dolphin looks for investment candidates operating primarily in North America and the UK. Dolphin prefers to invest in companies in need of expansion capital but will also consider early-stage businesses, recapitalizations, and buyouts. Dolphin Equity Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in New York City.Dolphin Equity Partners discontinued operations in 2012.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 13 of 14
Sector: Information Technology 2 of 2
Type: Venture 11 of 12
State: California 3 of 4
Country: United States 12 of 13
Year: 2008 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-01 Airband Communications

Dallas, Texas, United States

Airband Communications is a broadband communications provider of Voice over IP and high-speed data solutions primarily using broadband fixed wireless technology. airBand currently offers its data services in 5 U.S. markets including the Baltimore, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Philadelphia and Phoenix metropolitan areas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-04-08 TouchCommerce

Agoura Hills, California, United States

TouchCommerce, Inc. is a provider of cloud platform increases eCommerce sales and improves the customer service experience.

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