Zephyr Management, L.P.

Zephyr Management, L.P. is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in middle market, distressed/ vulture, seed/startup, early venture, emerging growth, mid venture, late venture, buyout, industry consolidation, recapitalization, mezzanine, turnarounds, industry consolidation, recapitalization, and private equity investments. The firm provides growth capital and prefers to invest in small and medium enterprises in financial services, business services, niche manufacturing, education, logistics, agri-business, packaging and labeling, telecommunications, distribution companies, environmental and facilities and services, travel and tourism services, publishing, healthcare, business-to-business, consumer products and services. It also invests in the rural segments with a focus on food, beverage, and agriculture and emerging markets. It seeks to invest in India, Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Benin, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Korea, Mexico, United States, Canada, and Europe. The firm invests between $0.2 million and $75 million in companies having enterprise values between $25 million and $150 million. It prefers to invest in companies generating revenues between $30 million and $300 million and having an EBITDA between $2 million and $50 million. The firm acquires both majority and minority stakes in firms. Zephyr Management, L.P. was founded in 1994 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices in Bangalore, India; Cayman Islands; Nairobi, Kenya; London, United Kingdom; and Mexico D.F., Mexico.