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SGE's portfolio companies are leaders in their respective fields, bringing innovative solutions to their customers.
 
Netformx
Invested December 2009 | Santa Clara, CA | www.netformx.com
 
Netformx delivers a network design and sales management solution to the enterprise communications industry. Service providers, systems integrators, and equipment vendors use the solution to discover, design, quote, and propose deployable network solutions.

Sector:     Software and internet                     
Transaction type:     Growth equity and recapitalization
SGE Board Members:     Jonathan Klahr, Amir Goldman


 

 
TradeHelm
Invested July 2009 | Chicago, IL | www.tradehelm.com
 
TradeHelm, through its ACTrader® and Adaptive Modeling Interface™, provides complete end-to-end solutions for multi-asset class execution, market data recording, algorithm development, back-testing, and deployment.

Sector:     Capital markets technology           
Transaction type:     Growth equity
SGE Board Member:     Vincenzo La Ruffa, Scott Feldman


 

 
Ballista
Invested June 2009 | New York | www.ballistasecurities.com
 
Ballista is a registered broker/dealer offering the Ballista ATS, a new destination for institutional option traders to execute block-sized volatility, complex multi-leg strategies, and directional orders.

Sector:     Capital markets technology
Transaction type:     Growth equity
SGE Board Member:     Vincenzo La Ruffa 


 

 
Quadriserv
Invested September 2008 | New York, NY | www.quadriserv.com
 
Quadriserv provides market data, transaction, technology, and credit solutions for the securities lending market. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Automated Equity Finance Markets, Inc., Quadriserv operates the AQS® platform, a fully automated trading environment.

Sector:     Capital markets technology
Transaction type:     Consortium financing
SGE Board Member:     Vincenzo La Ruffa


 

 
Derivix
Invested July 2008 | Boston, MA | www.derivix.com
 
Derivix provides institutional traders and hedge funds with a competitive edge through tools that offer advanced real-time options analytics and pricing, risk management, and broker-neutral access to execution providers.

Sector:     Capital markets technology
Transaction type:     Growth equity
SGE Board Member:     Vincenzo La Ruffa

 

 
Plimus
Invested June 2008 | San Jose, CA | www.plimus.com
 
Plimus is a flexible payment solutions provider delivering a customizable and rich platform to global online businesses such as software publishers, web hosting companies, and online retailers. The company's award-winning platform helps companies and publishers of all sizes maximize online revenues, monetize assets, and process transactions at reduced cost.

Sector:     Transaction processing and payments
Transaction type:     Growth equity and recapitalization
SGE Board Members:     Jonathan Klahr, Amir Goldman

 

 
HMP Communications
Invested April 2008 | Malvern, PA | www.hmpcommunicationsholdings.com
 

HMP Communications is an information services company that owns and operates leading medical journals, trade publications, annual symposia, webcasts, regional meetings, and continuing medical education events for medical and healthcare professionals.

Sector:     Information services
Transaction type:     Acquisition financing
SGE Board Member:     Scott Feldman

 

 
Wisair
Invested February 2008 | Tel Aviv, Israel | www.wisair.com
 
Wisair is a fabless semiconductor company providing Ultra Wideband (UWB) and Certified Wireless USB solutions based on its CMOS single chip. Adopted by leading brands around the world, Wisair's host and device solutions are recognized for their superior coverage, range, and throughput.

Sector:     Software and internet      
Transaction type:     Growth equity
SGE Board Member:     Jonathan Klahr

 

 
ESP Technologies
Invested May 2007 | New York, NY | www.fastesp.com
 
ESP provides settlement aggregation via advanced post-trade management technology, network, and services. ESP connects to over 250 Algo, Broker, and DMA venues worldwide through a single fix connection to our broker-neutral global routing network.

Sector:     Capital markets technology
Transaction type:     Buyout/growth equity
SGE Board Member:     Amir Goldman

 

 
29West
Invested February 2007 | Warrenville, IL | www.29west.com
 
29West provides high-performance, low-latency messaging solutions for financial institutions worldwide.

Sold to Informatica Corporation March 2010

Sector:     Capital markets technology
Transaction type:     Growth equity and recapitalization
SGE Board Member:     Vincenzo La Ruffa 


 

 
CashEdge
Invested January 2007 | New York, NY | www.cashedge.com
 
CashEdge is the leader in Intelligent Money Movement services, enabling financial institutions to provide a single point of access for multiple, easy-to-use consumer and small business transfer routes. CashEdge's solutions include end-to-end online account opening and funding, funds transfer, and data consolidation.

Sector:     Transaction processing and payments
Transaction type:     Growth equity and recapitalization
SGE Board Member:     Amir Goldman