Investment Summary

Northwood Ventures Invests In Spectrum Five

On January 1, 2014, private equity firm Northwood Ventures invested in communications company Spectrum Five

Investment Highlights
  • This is Northwood Ventures’ 7th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Northwood Ventures’ 50th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Northwood Ventures’ 3rd transaction in Texas.

Investment Summary
Date 2014-01-01
Target Spectrum Five
Sector Communications
Investor(s) Northwood Ventures
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Spectrum Five

Austin, Texas, United States
Spectrum Five formed to provide Direct Broadcast Satellite (“DBS”) wholesale services in North and South America from its valuable DBS orbital locations. These DBS spectrum assets, combined with new high capacity video delivery architecture, will create significantly more capacity than existing fleets of DBS satellites. Spectrum Five founded in 2003 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Northwood Ventures

Syosset, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1983
PE ASSETS 100M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Northwood Ventures is a private investment firm that invests at all stages of company development, including venture, buyout, consolidation, growth, recapitalization, and turnaround situations. Northwood prefers opportunities located within the US and will consider both minority and control situations. Northwood's typical investment ranges from $5 to $15 million. Target sectors include telecommunications, manufacturing, retailing/consumer, financial services, and service-oriented business industries. Northwood Ventures was formed in 1983 and is based in Syosset, New York.

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Overall 53 of 71
Sector (Communications) 7 of 9
Type (Growth Capital) 5 of 14
State (Texas) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 50 of 65
Year (2014) 2 of 3
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