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| industry = Investment
| industry = Investment
| founded = 1994
| founded = 1994
| founders =
| founders = William Collatos
| ownership = Privet
| ownership = Private
| headquarters = One International Place, 29th Floor, Boston, MA
| headquarters = One International Place, 29th Floor, Boston, MA
| country = USA
| country = USA
Their investment activity is focused on business services, entertainment, communications, information services, media, and related growth sectors. Spectrum invests in companies who are leaders in their industries, have well established business models and have significant opportunity for future growth. The types of companies they invest in include private companies, public companies and divisions of large companies.
Their investment activity is focused on business services, entertainment, communications, information services, media, and related growth sectors. Spectrum invests in companies who are leaders in their industries, have well established business models and have significant opportunity for future growth. The types of companies they invest in include private companies, public companies and divisions of large companies.
They typically invest between $25 million - $100 million in a given company or project. They are capable of taking up much larger investments with their partners. Their investments are mainly focused across North America and Western Europe.<ref>[http://www.spectrumequity.com/aboutSpectrum/index.html About Spectrum]</ref>
They typically invest between $25 million - $100 million in a given company or project. They are capable of taking up much larger investments with their partners. Their investments are mainly focused across North America and Western Europe.<ref>[http://www.spectrumequity.com/aboutSpectrum/index.html About Spectrum]</ref> A list of their investments can be seen [http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/spectrum-equity-investors here].
==Team==
==Team==
Current principals of the company are Stephen M. LeSieur and Adam J. Margolin.<ref>[http://www.spectrumequity.com/team/index.html The Team]</ref>
Current principals of the company are Stephen M. LeSieur and Adam J. Margolin.<ref>[http://www.spectrumequity.com/team/index.html The Team]</ref>
==Investments==
In 2007, Spectrum Equity Investors was one of several investment companies that bought out [[Demand Media]]. The company has since been taken public, in January 2011; it has not been profitable since the Spectrum purchase, and it's continued viability has been questioned given [[Google]]'s desire to move away from supporting "content farms".<ref>[http://www.webpronews.com/can-demand-media-live-up-to-its-15-billion-valuation-2011-01 Can Demand Media Live up to its 1.5 billion valuation? WebProNews.com]</ref>
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