Profile
Grace Yang re-joined Advent in 2002, after originally joining the firm in 1997.
Before Advent, she was a founding principal with ArrowPath Venture Capital, a spin-out of E*TRADE's corporate venture arm.
At ArrowPath, Grace completed over a dozen technology investments, was involved at the board level at three software companies and successfully helped raise $320 million of capital commitments from corporate and institutional limited partners.
Previously, she was the director of corporate development at E*TRADE Group, where she managed strategic acquisitions, business development and minority investments for the company.
Grace has also worked as an investment banker with Volpe, Welty & Co., where she completed 20 software and Internet-related public offerings and strategic advisory assignments.
She began her career as a financial analyst with Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate investment company.
At Advent, Grace has participated in two investments: CVC Inc. (Nasdaq: CVCI, subsequently acquired by Veeco Instruments) and PaySys International (acquired by First Data).
She holds a BSc in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
SECTOR SPECIALIZATION(S)
Information technology, with an emphasis on systems infrastructure and enterprise software
Former positions of Grace Yang
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Advent International LP
Advent International LP Investment ManagersFinance Advent International LP (Advent) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1984 by Henry H. Haight. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | 25/04/2005 |
Volpe Welty & Co. LLC | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Grace Yang
University of Pennsylvania | Undergraduate Degree |
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Advent International LP
Advent International LP Investment ManagersFinance Advent International LP (Advent) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1984 by Henry H. Haight. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Volpe Welty & Co. LLC | Finance |
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