| 1939 |
We trace our roots back to E.M. Warburg & Co., an investment banking and private investment counseling firm, founded in New York by Eric Warburg |
| 1966 |
Lionel I. Pincus & Co., a venture capital, investment and financial consulting firm, acquired E.M. Warburg & Co. and opened office headquarters in New York, NY |
| 1967 |
John L. Vogelstein joined Lionel I. Pincus and together they transformed the firm and, in doing so, helped create the private equity industry |
| 1973 |
We joined the National Venture Capital Association as a founding member, which aims to foster greater understanding of the importance of venture capital to the United States economy and to support entrepreneurial activity and innovation |
| 1978 |
We helped lead discussions with the U.S. Department of Labor that created opportunities for pensions funds to invest in alternative asset classes such as private equity |
| 1983 |
We became one of the first U.S. private equity firms to begin investing in Europe |
| 1987 |
We opened an office in London, England |
| 1994 |
Our first Asian office opened in Hong Kong, making us one of the first global private equity firms to enter the Chinese market |
| 1996 |
We became one of the first global private equity firms to begin investing in India |
| 2000 |
We successfully completed our leadership succession and Co-Chief Executive Officers Chip Kaye and Joe Landy assumed leadership from our founders, representing one of the first generational transitions in private equity |
| 2001 |
Our Mumbai, India office opened |
| 2002 |
We joined as a founding member of the China Venture Capital Association |
| 2010 |
We became an active investor in Brazil, opening an office in São Paulo |
| 2013 |
Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner joined as our President |
| 2014 |
We celebrated our 20th anniversary of investing in China |
| 2016 |
We opened our Singapore office, our fifth office in Asia and celebrated our 20th anniversary of investing in India |
| 2019 |
We expanded our network in Europe with the opening of our Berlin, Germany office |
| 2021 |
We became a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment |
| 2022 |
We joined as a founding partner of Ownership Works |
| 2024 |
We completed a successful leadership transition with Jeffrey Perlman assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer and Chip Kaye becoming Chairman alongside Timothy F. Geithner |
