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Peninsula Capital

Last cheque observed Dec 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Series ASeries BGrowthMiddle-market

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque4702days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$13MRounds led0 of 5Exits2 from the portfolioMostly inChina, 80%
Pitch Peninsula Capital

Peninsula Capital highlights

  1. 01

    5 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 80% of its rounds

  3. 03

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Peninsula Capital Partners is a private investment company that provides unique private equity and junior capital solutions to superior middle-market companies.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Series ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Middle-market
Based in
Southfield, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2013

    1 round

  2. Dec
    RancardSeries B · GH · otekbits.comUndisclosedWith 2 others
  3. 2006

    1 round

  4. Apr
    99BillSeries B · CN$15MWith 2 others
  5. 2005

    1 round

  6. Aug
    99BillSeries A · CN$2.0MWith 1 other
  7. 2004

    1 round

  8. Jun
    BaiduSeries C · CN · marketwatch.com$100MWith 8 others
  9. 2000

    1 round

  10. Sept
    BaiduSeries B · CN$10MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration5 named

DADennis Andrew MurphyChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
JPJon Peter KrempelDirector, Fund AdministrationiForm ADV
SAScott Anthony ReillyManaging Partner and Chief Investment OfficeriForm ADV
WFWilliam Frank MckinleySenior PartneriForm ADV
WYWilliam Yates CampbellSenior PartneriForm ADV

We also hold 13 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$1.0Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Peninsula Capital Partners, L.L.C.
SEC number
CRD 157354

Funds on its Form ADV

3 private funds, $848M in gross assets · filed Mar 2024

  1. THE Peninsula Fund VII L.P.Private equity27 investors$414M
  2. THE Peninsula Fund VI L.P.Private equity37 investors$313M
  3. THE Peninsula Fund V L.P.Private equity32 investors$122M

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

1 of 53 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

99BillBought by WANDA GroupUndisclosedDec 2014
BaiduListedUndisclosedAug 2005

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Peninsula Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Peninsula Capital

What does Peninsula Capital invest in?

Peninsula Capital invests most often at Series B and Series A (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Middle-market.

How active is Peninsula Capital?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2013.

How big are Peninsula Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M.

Does Peninsula Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Peninsula Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in China (80%) and Ghana (20%).

Is Peninsula Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2013.

Who does Peninsula Capital invest alongside?

Most often DCM Ventures (2 rounds together) and Integrity Partners (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Peninsula Capital?

Peninsula Capital is a VC firm based in Southfield, United States.

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