TORONTO, July 7, 2010 — Kensington Capital Partners Limited, is pleased to announce a commitment of $3,000,000 by the Kensington Global Private Equity Fund to Georgian Partners Growth Fund I, L.P. Georgian Partners, based in Toronto, is a growth equity firm investing in expansion and later-stage enterprise software and information aggregation companies.
The Kensington Global Private Equity Fund offers individual investors a diversified portfolio of world-class private equity investments, including hard-to-access private equity funds and direct investments in private companies. Traditionally, investments in private equity have only been available to investors who could meet very high minimum investment thresholds. The Kensington Global Private Equity Fund was established to make these investment opportunities available to the broader investing public.
About Kensington:
Kensington is a leading Canadian private equity investor, founded in 1996. To date, Kensington has committed over $500 million to private equity investments through its private equity programs. Institutional investors such as pension funds and professional asset managers, as well as high net-worth individuals and retail investors, hold Kensington funds. For more information on Kensington and current offerings, please visit www.kcpl.ca.
Media requiring further information please contact:
Rick Nathan
Managing Director
416.362.9000 / rnathan@kcpl.ca
Ally O’Keefe
Media & Investor Relations
416.362.7264 / aokeefe@kcpl.ca
