GE Equity

GE Equity, a division of General Electric, focuses on maximizing returns on the company's investment capital through strategic equity investments. Established with a blend of extensive equity investing experience and the operational expertise of GE, the division primarily seeks minority ownership stakes in established companies that exhibit high growth potential. GE Equity emphasizes various investment strategies, including growth capital, buy-out co-investments, secondary direct purchases, recapitalizations, and limited partner investments. The division leverages GE's global reach and industry knowledge to identify and capitalize on promising investment opportunities across diverse sectors.

Markus Best

Director, Germany, CEE, Benelux, Energy

Alec Burger

Vice President

Edward Coco

MD of Eastern Region and North America Debt

Patrick Davenport

VP Business Development

Frank Ertl

Chief Financial Officer

Michael S. Fisher

Senior Managing

Hugh Golden

Managing Director

Mark F. Huang

Senior Vice President

Shin Kimura

VP, Infrastructure

Patrick Kocsi

Senior Managing

Anand Trivedi

Managing Director

Nisha Varma

VP, Pacific Rim

Past deals in Virginia

Loehmann's

Venture Round in 2009
Loehmann's, Inc. operates as an off-price retailer of designer fashions. It offers ladies sportswear, dresses, career, and casual collections; and accessories, including handbags and jewelry for plus men, juniors, and children, as well as shoes. Loehmann's, Inc. was formerly known as LH Holdings Inc. and changed its name to Loehmann's, Inc. in September 1981. The company was founded in 1921 and is based in Bronx, New York. It has store locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. Loehmann's, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Loehmann's Holdings, Inc.

Mesa Communications Group

Venture Round in 2002
Mesa Communications Group is a network of clustered community towers designed to accommodate wireless communication operators. It provides tower space to the wireless communications industry. The company develops a network of clustered community towers designed to accommodate wireless communication operators, including broadband wireless carriers, and FM and TV broadcasters, as well as paging, government, and other private land mobile radio operators. Mesa Communications Group was founded in 1999 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.

AirPrime

Series C in 2001
The company develops code division multiple access chipsets for wireless voice and data products.

Plateau Systems

Private Equity Round in 2001
Plateau Systems is a provider of Talent Management Systems that provides SaaS solutions that allow organizations to develop, analyze and manage organizational talent, one of the key factors that affect workforce productivity and operating performance. Plateau is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia with offices across the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. Plateau Systems was founded in 1996 by Paul Sparta, Chairman and CEO, and Brad Cooper, Senior Vice President, Product Strategy – both of whom still serve as Plateau executives. Plateau Systems developed one of the industry’s first Learning Management Systems (LMS), systems usually used by Human Resources departments for the management and delivery of learning and training across organizations. Plateau's customers include major global organizations and government agencies. In early 2000, Plateau Systems delivered an integrated J2EE-based talent management platform, which allowed organizations to link learning and training with employee performance to measure whether employee goals were aligned with corporate objectives. In 2007, Plateau acquired Nuvosoft, a provider of Web-based compensation management software and integrated Nuvosoft’s functionality into its talent management platform. Plateau Systems’s major offering is the Plateau Talent Management Suite (TMS), which comprises - Learning Management - Performance Management - Career & Succession Planning - Compensation Management Additional products: - Plateau Talent Gateway combines social networking and collaboration technology with content management and user management functionality. - Plateau Analytics, a business intelligence system, monitors the adoption, effectiveness, and performance of the Talent Management Suite - iContent, a content management system and Content-as-a-Service solution, manages the testing, validation, deployment and security for all online content These enterprise-class applications can be deployed independently or together as an integrated multi-tenant SaaS solution.

eMotion

Venture Round in 2000
eMotion, Inc. provides hosted business applications for managing digital media assets and marketing content. It offers hosted digital asset management software, which enables corporations, advertising agencies, and nonprofit organizations to develop, manage, and distribute media, such as digital photos, adobe or quark files, video, and audio. This product also enables users to distribute marketing materials across dispersed offices, sales teams, and vendors. The company offers its product for business applications, such as brand portals, marketing extranets, and digital asset libraries. It serves blue-chip companies, entertainment and broadcast companies, advertising agencies, and government agencies. EMotion, Inc. was formed from the merger of Cinebase Software and Picture Networks International in 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. eMotion, Inc. formerly operated as a subsidiary of Corbis Corporation. The company also has an additional office in Vienna, Virginia. As of July 10, 2008, eMotion, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Artesia Technologies, Inc.