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Company type | Private ownership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Private equity |
| Predecessor | Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Craig Burr, William P. Egan |
| Headquarters | 28 State Street Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Products | Venture capital |
| Website | altacomm.com |
Alta Communications is an American private equity firm primarily working with media and the communication sector.
Their equity funds are invested in about 100 companies.
Alta Communications is no longer related to Alta Partners, based in San Francisco.1
History
Alta Communications was formed in late 1996 as part of the dissolution of Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. (BEDCO),2 an early venture capital firm that had been founded in 1979.3
References
References
- Staff Writer (1 February 2005). "VCs Feel the Love from Wall Street -". Venture Capital Journal.
- Egan, William P. oral history. National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). 4 November 2010.
- Reports of the United States Tax Court. United States Tax Court. 1986. p. 762.