# Soros Private Equity Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Soros Private Equity Partners is a private equity. 8 investments on record, latest Sept 2004. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/soros-private-equity-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Soros Private Equity Partners

Last cheque observed Sep 2004. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Private equity

Venture Series C Series B Impact Investing

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **8077** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$24M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Sole investor **3 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 80%**

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## Soros Private Equity Partners highlights

- 01 8 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series C: 86% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $5.0M
- 04 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Impact Investing
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances**

- **2004** 1 round
- **Sept** **[College Sports Television](https://millionrounds.com/company/college-sports-television)** Venture **$25M** Sole investor
- **2003** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Native Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/native-networks)** Series C · GB **$12M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Oculan](https://millionrounds.com/company/oculan)** Series C · US **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **2002** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Bluefly](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluefly)** Venture · US **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **2000** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[Sphera Optical Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/sphera-optical-networks)** Venture · US **$70M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Whale Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/whale-communications)** Venture · US **$23M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Broadband Access Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/broadband-access-systems)** **$44M** With 4 others
- **1999** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Chromatis Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/chromatis-networks)** Series B **$38M** With 4 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **5 in all**

**[Whale Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/whale-communications)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **$75M** May 2006

**[College Sports Television](https://millionrounds.com/company/college-sports-television)** Bought by [CBS](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cbs) **Undisclosed** Nov 2005

**[Oculan](https://millionrounds.com/company/oculan)** Bought by Raritan **Undisclosed** Jun 2005

**[Sphera Optical Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/sphera-optical-networks)** Bought by OnFiber Communications **Undisclosed** Mar 2002

**[Broadband Access Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/broadband-access-systems)** Bought by [ADC Telecommunications](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adc-telecommunications) **$2.3B** Sept 2000

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

## The cheque

Venture Series C Series B

Median round joined **$24M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.0M**

Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 3 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2004
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *4*
- Series C *2*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1999 2004

Often in the room with

- [Anschutz Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anschutz-investment) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Anschutz Investment** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anschutz-investment)

## Quick answers about Soros Private Equity Partners

### What does Soros Private Equity Partners invest in?

Soros Private Equity Partners invests most often at Venture and Series C (86% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Impact Investing.

### How active is Soros Private Equity Partners?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2004.

### How big are Soros Private Equity Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $24M.

### Does Soros Private Equity Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Soros Private Equity Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%) and the United Kingdom (20%).

### Is Soros Private Equity Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2004.

### Who does Soros Private Equity Partners invest alongside?

Most often Anschutz Investment (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Soros Private Equity Partners?

Soros Private Equity Partners is a private equity firm.

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