Investment Summary

TPG Invests In Genomatica

On March 25, 2010, private equity firm TPG invested in chemicals company Genomatica

Investment Highlights
  • This is TPG’s 3rd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is TPG’s 102nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is TPG’s 35th transaction in California.

Investment Summary

Date 2010-03-25
Target Genomatica
Sector Chemicals
Investor(s) TPG
Deal Type Venture

Target

Genomatica

San Diego, California, United States
Genomatica is a sustainable chemicals company that develops technologies to transform chemical production through bio-manufacturing. Genomatica was founded in 2000 and is based in San Diego, California.

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Investor

TPG

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 296.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TPG Capital is a global, mega-sized private investment firm that manages a family of funds focused on private equity, real estate, venture capital, public equity and debt investing. TPG invests in opportunities across a broad range of industries and geographies. TPG generally seeks to invest in established businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operational experience and connections. Industries of interest include consumer, retail, healthcare, industrials, digital media, natural resources, energy, real estate, technology, and software. TPG was formerly known as Texas Pacific Group and was originally established in 1992 by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price. The Firm is based in Forth Worth, Texas with additional offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia.


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Overall 144 of 451
Sector: Chemicals M&A 3 of 7
Type: Venture M&A Deals 38 of 93
State: California M&A 35 of 88
Country: United States M&A 102 of 298
Year: 2010 M&A 4 of 28
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