[1] Founded in 1981 as Bigler/Crossroads, the firm focused on investing as a limited partner in venture capital funds and, to a lesser extent, other private equity strategies including middle market U.S. leveraged buyout investments and mezzanine capital.

Crossroads was also an early investor in secondary interests in existing private equity partnerships.

[2][3] At the time of its acquisition in 2003, Crossroads managed approximately $2 billion of capital on behalf of its investors.

[4] In 1999, Crossroads acquired a $340 million portfolio of direct investments in large to mid-cap companies from Electronic Data Systems (EDS).

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