colossal order is a finnish video game development company known for its business simulation game series cities in motion and for its city builder cities : skylines .

the company was founded in tampere , finland in 2009 .

its publisher is paradox interactive .

paradox tests , markets , sells and distributes all games by colossal order .

the ceo of colossal order is mariina hallikainen .

colossal order ( company )

colossal order is a game development studio that focused on simulation and strategy games . colossal order is a private company . mariina hallikainen is the ceo of colossal order and has an approval rating of 50 from owler members . colossal order ' s top competitor is traplight , led by riku rakkola , who is their ceo . colossal order has 67 followers on owler .
colossal order is a game development studio that focused on simulation and strategy games . colossal order was founded in 2009 . colossal order ' s headquarters is located in tampere , southern finland , fi 33100 . colossal order ' s ceo , mariina hallikainen , . . .
colossal order ' s ceo , mariina hallikainen , currently has an approval rating of 50 % . colossal order ' s primary competitors are
owler has collected 10 screenshots of colossal order ' s website since may 2015 . the latest colossal order website design screenshot was captured in jul 2017 .
colossal order currently has 5 , 466 followers on twitter . as of march 2017 colossal order had 4 , 391 followers . that ' s a 24 percent increase in 5 months
colossal order currently has 3 , 338 fans on facebook . as of april 2015 colossal order had 1 , 793 fans . that ' s a 86 percent increase in 3 years
traplight is perceived as one of colossal order ' s biggest rivals . traplight is headquartered in tampere , southern finland , and was founded in 2010 . like colossal order , traplight also operates in the systems software industry . traplight generates 37 % the revenue of colossal order .
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kopla games is one of colossal order ' s top competitors . kopla games is a private company that was founded in 2015 in tampere , southern finland . kopla games operates in the application software industry . compared to colossal order , kopla games has 1 more employees .
paradox interactive and colossal order today announced the next major expansion for cities : skylines . . . .
colossal order ’s team knew cities : skylines would be popular when it was still in the making .
the developers of cities in motion and cities : skylines , colossal order ltd . are a finnish company founded in 2009 by experience developers and fans of the rts genre .
initially started by a group of five friends , the finnish game design company colossal order sold its game cities : skylines over half a million copies in less than a week .
paradox interactive and colossal order have announced that cities : skylines will be getting a new exp . . .
colossal order : cities : skylines - concerts mini - expansion now available for $ 6 . 99 on pc
don’t forget : in order to bring about the studio’s dream , colossal order’s artists have been drawing contemporary buildings for more than six years . they need a change .
on the cusp of its third birthday , developer colossal order - together with paradox interactive - hav . . .
ferc order no . 888 on april 24 , 1996 , ferc issued its order no . 888 , a final rule regarding electric industry restructuring . order no . 888 :
kyy games has been one of colossal order ' s top competitors . kyy games was founded in 2009 in tampere , southern finland . kyy games competes in the internet software field . kyy games generates $ 300k more revenue than colossal order .
fortunately , chris bratt has a date with developer colossal order at gamescom this week , so we should know more soon .
colossal order ' s revenue is the third highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ .
colossal order has employees and is the seventh highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 98 .
colossal order knew what they wanted . a deep simulation with individually modelled entities : citizens with their own names , ages and workplaces .
colossal order took one element of the classic city builder - mass transit - and made it the focus of their first game , cities in motion .
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colossal , meanwhile , are still in tampere - and still “very laid back” .
cities in motion was built on tech that one of colossal’s original team had been working on and maintaining for six years before starting the company . and it would have to be scrapped . colossal had no choice : they planned to make “bigger and better games” .
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colossal order is a private finnish game developer founded in 2009 . the company has , among others , developed cities : skylines , which was released for pc in 2015 and based on ip belonging to paradox . the game is one of paradox’ most successful games to date .
although all the energy is now put into removing bugs and adding new features and updates to the newest game , colossal order looks further into the future , too .
the size of the team will stay moderate . hallikainen deems colossal order a bit like a family business , and the aim isn’t to employ people just for short projects .
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modders will continue to upload buildings and vehicles , and colossal order intend to improve their tools . but they’ll also focus on features players can’t so easily implement - like tunnels .
cities : skylines , the new game by the finnish game design company colossal order , topped the charts of the biggest online games store steam on the day of its publication . in less than a week the game sold over half a million copies , and the ceo’s mailbox is now flooding with job applications .
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there’s a sense , though , that colossal order have been handed the baton for the city builder genre . in the days before the release of skylines , ea closed the emeryville studio responsible for simcity .
colossal order ltd is an independent game development studio located in tampere , finland . founded in 2009 by experienced developers and serious fans of the genre , the company focuses on original ip strategy and simulation games for pc platform . the highly motivated and talented team is working on the first title cities in motion , which released in 2011 .
that nine - person team structure , born partly out of necessity , is something colossal want to keep .
colossal order ' s top 7 competitors are traplight , kopla games , kyy games , z2live , wildtangent , tinyco and koukoi games . together they have raised over 135 . 9m between their estimated 715 employees .
colossal order ltd . is a finnish game development studio founded in 2009 , and currently located in tampere . they specialize in business simulation and city - building games , with a big focus on public transportation .
”even when we started the company , we owners ate noodles and employees were paid a decent salary , ” hallikainen mentions followed by a laugh .
but for colossal order , there is only one version of skylines , and it’s the pc version . and in the current culture of post - release development , that means that they can be conscious of that moving forward .
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initially started by a group of five friends , colossal order is now looking to expand its 13 - member team further . currently available positions have been open since last autumn , but it’s been hard to find the right people – until now .
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colossal order had previously made the cities in motion games , complex traffic and transport simulations , and while they have been modded , the support for modding was minor compared to what the developer has done with skylines . was it ever considered a risk ?
colossal order was founded in 2009 , and cities : skylines is the company’s third game . the two previous ones , cities in motion 1 and 2 , gained popularity as well . hallikainen points out that the newest game interests masses more than its predecessors ; in cities in motion the player builds a public transportation system into an already existing city , whereas in cities : skylines the player creates the whole city from scratch .
there’s another reason skylines turned out as well as it did . colossal order do their best to nail their designs in prototype , to make sure they’re fun and working - and work extra space into the schedule to ensure there’s time for a few reworks .
cities in motion ( cim ) is a city - based mass transportation simulator for the pc . players operate their own transportation company , building a public network . . .
and modders embraced skylines wholeheartedly . colossal order had learned the impact of modding early on , when cities in motion players broke the game to pieces ( “we had no idea what was happening” ) . they were determined to provide the right tools for skylines , and players have taken advantage : importing custom buildings , and tweaking values in the api to produce first - person meandering mods - much to colossal’s surprise .
…now i think about , since cim is about running a transportation company , and not the city itself , why the hell do you have to foot the bill for the big things like tube lines yourself ? surely , even in super - capitalist americaland , a city like new york pays a substantial amount of money up front to whatever company it’s giving a contract too .
the studio will total 15 in september ; mariina is aiming for 18 . she’s evidently wary of throwing out her company’s culture and ethos in pursuit of an ever - higher staff count .
colossal order’s designers don’t necessarily have coding experience , either . that’s something they like - it means they’re “not limited by the technical aspects of making games” , and can think outside those constraints . it’s then the job of those two programmers to work out how to make the designs work .
rome’s traffic systems and waste works weren’t built in a day . the construction of cities : skylines began six years ago in populous tampere , the city between two seemingly terraformed lakes in southern finland . there , five developers founded colossal order with the intention of one day making a city builder .
in an chat on one quill18’s streams , mariina hallikainen , the ceo of colossal order , said that tunnels and european - style buildings were both on the post - release list of things to be done . whether this will include mixed res / com or just different art assets remains to be seen .
on march 4 , 1997 , ferc issued order no . 888 - a , which provided detailed guidelines on implementing the
open access
rule .
the last point was particularly tricky . there’s always a trade - off in development between performance and memory - presumably the same maxis wrestled with and eventually compromised on . colossal order had to get “really creative” to make their maps happen - in one instance coding on top of unity to get dynamic water working .
ferc issued order no . 889 , requiring the posting of available capacity on an electronic bulletin board ; open access same - time information system ( oasis ) .
any of the classical orders used in such a way that the columns or pilasters extend through two or more stories of a building . also called giant order .
1985 ferc order no . 436 required that natural gas pipelines provide open access to transportation services , enabling consumers to negotiate prices directly with producers and contract separately for transportation ;
there’s a question mark over what colossal order can do without stepping on modders’ toes . but as mariina points out , while its most popular mod has around 300 , 000 subscribers , cities is owned by over a million . it’s easy to forget : for any given pc game , the majority play vanilla . modding is a threshold many never cross .
avg said its new privacy policy was more intended to be more
transparent
. a spokesperson for the company confirmed users would have the choice to opt - out should it start selling anonymised search and browser history data to advertisers
dyn estimated that the attack had involved ‘100 , 000 malicious endpoints’ , and the company said there had been reports of an extraordinary attack strength of 1 . 2 terabits ( 1 , 200 gigabytes ) per second . photograph : alamy
there’s an internal wiki page where colossal order staff pitch in on the design process . after work concluded on cities in motion 2 , that wiki filled up with new game ideas . one , from mariina , was a stable manager sim ( “i love horses - i think that would be huge in germany” ) . another was the city builder they’d dreamt of .
instead colossal conceived chirpy , the portal to the twitter - like service on which citizens divulged their needs . he’s since inspired ‘kill the bird ! ’ threads and the chirpy exterminator mod .
in 1996 , apo built a 13 , 000 square foot manufacturing and office facility in bartlett , tennessee . the new manufacturing facility had a complete line of gluing , folding and die - cutting machinery , making apo the only vertically - integrated company in the market . these complete , in - house production capabilities provided apo with a key competitive advantage to execute quickly on large - scale projects . the new facility was instrumental in the company winning several large , high - profile orders .
security firm avg can sell search and browser history data to advertisers in order to
make money
from its free antivirus software , a change to its privacy policy has confirmed .
skylines’ future is all but secured . colossal have had none of the usual problems with convincing publishers to fund patches and free updates - investments from which they won’t see an immediate or tangible return .
the autobots must stop a colossal planet consuming robot who goes after the autobot matrix of leadership . at the same time , they must defend themselves against an all - out attack from the decepticons .
but that desire isn’t the only reason skylines has been successful . a big portion of that success has to be laid at the feet of the game’s thriving modding scene , both in how easy the game’s developers , colossal order , have made it to mod skylines , and also how easy it is to add those mods into your game , through a seamless integration of steam’s workshop .
avg is the third most popular antivirus product in the world according to market analysis from software firm opswat . the company has a 8 . 6 percent share of the global market , behind microsoft on 19 . 4 percent and avast on 21 . 4 percent . in its privacy policy , avast , which also provides free security software , explains that it is able to collect certain non - personal information and sell it to advertisers . the company does not specify that this includes browser and search history data .
”everyone has got a vision of what a city should be like . city - building games appeal to both mathematical and creative players , as you can build your city as optimally functioning or as visually attractive as possible , ” the company’s ceo mariina hallikainen explains .
taking place after revenge of the fallen , the war between autobots and decepticons continue to rage on . in order to bring down the heroes , megatron plans to unleash a powerful transformer named shockwave .
at colossal order , we are focused on the simulation genre . after the cities in motion series , we are broadening our horizon with our newest title cities : skylines , an old - school citybuilder . we are always looking for talented awesome people to join our ranks . whatever it is you do , if it is related to what we do and you do it great , we want to hear from you !
in 1992 ferc issued order no . 636 ( the restructuring rule ) . this mandated unbundling of sales services from transportation services , providing customers with full choice of providers and opening these markets to competition ; and
if you watch through some lps , then it’s more than apparent , that there’s a limited number of building variations per zoning type . in an interview with the ceo of colossal order , she acknowledges the limited assets , due to their small dev - team size . ( i believe it’s around 13 people now ) . though i strongly believe more amazing variation for all assets will become available through means of the integrated modding tools .
cities : skylines has already been sitting pretty at the top of steam’s top sellers list for a good number of days ( at least three , i think ) so pre - order sales are already quite good .
i never hesitate to explore new business sims , so it ' s with excitement that i took on cities in motion . developed by finland - based colossal order ltd . and published by paradox interactive , cities in motion tasks you to create a profitable mass transit system in several european cities . you are in charge of planning routes , building transit stops , buying vehicles , and handling financial concerns to maximize your coverage of the city while making the whole system pay for itself .
that’s not to say that walling off certain things as ‘moddable’ and others as not is a super effective strategy when it comes to players tinkering with your game . within a few days modders had hacked access to systems that morello thought would take them a month . it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing , but it meant that modders were playing around with systems that weren’t as stable as colossal order would have liked , and creating mods that did far more than the developer had anticipated .
“the decision happened really early in the project , ” says damien morello , a graphics and gameplay programmer at colossal order who ' s closest to the development of the modding tools . “pretty much at the same time as when we discussed with paradox what the game was going to be , modding was considered from the beginning . we started to actively work on it two months after the project started , and we tried to design the systems so that we would be able to integrate the workshop with them quite easily . ”
the victim was the servers of dyn , a company that controls much of the internet’s domain name system ( dns ) infrastructure . it was hit on 21 october and remained under sustained assault for most of the day , bringing down sites including twitter , the guardian , netflix , reddit , cnn and many others in europe and the us .
because it has so many internet - connected devices to choose from , attacks from mirai are much larger than what most ddos attacks could previously achieve . dyn estimated that the attack had involved “100 , 000 malicious endpoints” , and the company , which is still investigating the attack , said there had been reports of an extraordinary attack strength of 1 . 2tbps .
and so cities in motion 2 was made in unity , by a team of seven . it incorporated new features at the behest of colossal’s budding community : day / night cycles ; rush hour ; custom timetables . remarkably , it took just a year and a half to build .
as a result of their expanded jurisdiction the fpc and the nation faced an energy crisis . there was a colossal backlog of applications for natural gas permits , while there were chronic brownouts in the 1960s and the opec embargo in the 1970s . this called for reorganization of the fpc .
“quick , we need video material for the trailer” “didn’t we order frank to do it ? ” “frank’s busy cleaning the kitchen and making coffee” “well damn . any other suggestions ? ” “we have this powerpoint from a couple of days ago…” “that will do… that will have to do…”
cities : skylines ’ success isn’t purely one of the right kind of game at the right kind of time . while it’s undeniable that there’s demand for a citybuilder at the moment , a demand that skylines definitely met with confidence and aplomb , it was the heritage of cities in motion that has kept it so consistently popular . building on the traffic model ( as we learn about in our design deep dive on the subject ) , as well as the other systems , was a chief priority for colossal order , and one that worked in the favour of the modding scene .
as we’ve seen with games like minecraft , if you open up your game enough , the mods that people will make will fundamentally change the experience of the game . and while this is something that’s starting to happen with cities : skylines , it’s something that colossal games wants to enable more of .
an avg spokesperson told wired that in order to continue offering free security software the company may in the future
employ a variety of means , including subscription , ads and data models .
those users who do not want us to use non - personal data in this way will be able to turn it off , without any decrease in the functionality our apps will provide ,
the spokesperson added .
while avg has not utilised data models to date , we may , in the future , provided that it is anonymous , non - personal data , and we are confident that our users have sufficient information and control to make an informed choice .
in 1999 , ferc issued order no . 2000 , fostering participation in regional transmission organizations ( rtos ) and independent system operators ( isos ) , by establishing guidelines that a transmission entity must meet in order to qualify as an rto . the expectation is that the rtos will increase efficiency in wholesale energy markets and lower end - prices to consumers . voluntary rtos and isos have been formed in california ( caiso ) , southwest ( spp ) , midwest ( miso ) , mid - atlantic ( pjm ) , new york ( nyiso ) , and new england ( iso - ne ) .
or say you want to add a train station to an existing rail line . you can’t ! you have to bulldoze out the existing line , and then add your station with rail segment to that line . but wait . you can’t insert your rail station into the line , you can only build your rail station in exact alignment with an existing road . so you have to use the crappy road - building tools to get a perfect angled line and perfect distance from the rail . oh whoops you messed up , bulldoze everything and try again . come on colossal order . did you play test this ?
i asked morello what colossal order’s thoughts were on a community member monetising their mods : “as a developer we can’t directly plan for or support every kind of modding , but when you’re putting assets on the workshop for free , it’s perfectly understandable that when someone is spending a lot of their time making very high quality assets for the game , they would want to get some money out of it . so we completely understand why , and i don’t personally think it’s a very bad idea , it’s just something that’s very specific to the player : are they willing to pay for something on top of the cost of the game ?
in 2006 , apo continued its dominance in the 3d world by manufacturing over seven million anaglyph 3d glasses for the hit tv show medium and in 2007 , apo manufactured 6 . 5 million anaglyph 3d glasses for sports illustrated’s popular swimsuit edition . as if we were not busy enough , that same year we received what was at that time the largest order in apo’s history . this order was for 130 million mcdonald’s happy meal toys using our exclusive holospex lenses . these enormous projects continued in 2008 when apo manufactured over 40 million anaglyph 3d glasses for the television broadcast of the 3d hannah montana concert movie and dvd .
since the company originated , apo has become the world ' s largest manufacturer of paper 3d eyewear . during this time , owner and 3d aficionado , john jerit , transformed a
silly
paper novelty business into a 3d eyeglass empire with products distributed worldwide . named
small business executive of the year
in 1998 by the memphis business journal , john attributes aggressive marketing and diversification to the company ' s successful production of more than two billion 3d glasses . in november 1999 , entrepreneur magazine selected john as one of the nation ' s outstanding small businessmen for his masterful marketing of 3d glasses for movies , television , web - sites , theme park attractions , laser light shows , and fireworks displays . in september 2010 , inc . 500 magazine ranked american paper optics number 1 , 316 on its list of the top 5 , 000 fastest growing private companies .
economic simulations are my second - favorite genre in all of computer gaming . maybe it ' s just the capitalist in me , but i love the challenge of taking a fledgling company , wisely spending my cash , and ultimately creating a virtual corporate empire so vast and strong that donald trump begs to be my limo driver . i get the same satisfaction from turning my competitors into weeping shells of destitution as i do downing some final boss of an action game .
in september of 1990 , john jerit founded a “start - from - scratch” company with only one main product . soon sales for american paper optics’ ( apo ) “3d fireworks glasses” grew , as did the demand for other variations of paper promotional 3d glasses . apo’s manufacturing and marketing evolved from a demand for quick turnaround promotional specialty optics . today , with a staff of 44 employees , apo manufactures more than 14 different types of specialty paper 3d glasses in an unlimited number of frame shapes .
obsidian entertainment is a us game developer headquartered in california . the company was founded in 2003 and has developed games like alpha protocol , fallout : new vegas and dungeon siege iii . obsidian game pillars of eternity , published by paradox , is the result of a crowd - funding campaign using kickstarter , which gave players the opportunity to invest in the project before it even existed . the game quickly rose as a favorite among critics and players , and qualifies as paradox’ highest rated game from an external developer .
immediately after the completion of the super bowl project , apo manufactured 16 million colorcode 3d magazine inserts for time , inc . to be included in their march 2009 issues of time , fortune , people , entertainment weekly and sports illustrated magazines . the popularity of colorcode has continued with apo manufacturing 10 million paper 3d glasses in 2009 for a channel 4 television broadcast in the united kingdom , followed by back to back two million glasses promotions in 2010 for v . m . m . , a belgium cable company , and the canadian broadcasting corporation .
had simcity been really stable and successful we wouldn ' t have made cities : skylines . it wouldn ' t have been possible ,
she says .
i ' ve been pitching a city builder to paradox for a long time . . . i was like , ' come on fred [ wester , ceo ] , let ' s make a city builder ! just give us the money ! ' he always said we should pace ourselves , and it was good that we waited because we were a better company , skill - wise and in our experience .
it ' s a shame , because the actual construction of your lines and other transit systems is sheer genius , and is undeniably the most fun part of the game . you simply open up the construction menu , select what you ' re constructing out of the five types of transports ( buses , trams , subways , ferries , and helicopters ) , then place down your stops . then , you open a menu to make a new line , click on each stop in turn for this line , buy the vehicles you wish to cover it , and click a button to start the line up . if you add a stop to an existing line , cities in motion will automatically place the new stop in the logical order , though you can override that to make your buses tackle the stops in any order you choose . i can ' t think of a way to make the creation of a line more efficient .
avg ' s potential ability to collect and sell browser and search history data placed the company
squarely into the category of spyware
, according to alexander hanff security expert and chief executive of think privacy .
antivirus software runs on our devices with elevated privileges so it can detect and block malware , adware , spyware and other threats ,
he told wired .
it is utterly unethical to [ the ] highest degree and a complete and total abuse of the trust we give our security software .
hanff urged people using avg ' s free antivirus to
immediately uninstall the product and find an alternative
.
with over 12 , 000 active customers throughout the world , the colossal numbers of 3d glasses produced include many back - to - back multimillion - piece orders . in 1991 , apo received national notoriety as the manufacturer of 11 million 3d glasses for the “nightmare on elm street” sequel , “freddy ' s dead : the final nightmare . ” soon , apo followed up by producing six million 3d glasses in 1994 for a television promotion of fox ' s “married with children” and “revenge of the nerds iv . ”
epact 2005 the energy policy act of 2005 was the first major energy law enacted in over a decade , and makes the most significant changes in commission authority since the federal power act and natural gas act . by passing the energy policy act of 2005 , congress signaled a strong vote of confidence in the commission . the energy policy act of 2005 gave the commission significant new responsibilities and granted it significant new authority to discharge these responsibilities by modifying the federal power act , the natural gas act , and the public utility regulatory policies act of 1978 . in addition the energy policy act of 2005 repealed the public utility holding company act of 1935 and in its place created a new rule , which emphasizes access to books and records . the commission ' s significant new responsibilities also include :
simcity had its own rules , and they came before whatever the player might want . a strict limitation on space to build in , this dependency on building further cities in order to build trade links , and of course the always - online foolishness . the latter aspect aside , it was attempting to do something different with an old formula , but whether or not it did that particularly well , it simply wasn’t what people really wanted . give me the toybox , let me play however i want to play , and i’ll finish when i’m damn well finished , thank you very much .
] feels like the response to a question . that question is “what , exactly , do people want ? ” by contrast , 2013’s simcity felt like the response to an order : “make them do this . ” i don’t wish to get caught up in criticising the controversial ea city - builder , especially in light of the all - but - closure of its longstanding developer maxis this week , but the ethos of these two games is so very different , even though they’re both in theory offering the same scenario : design a city from the ground up , keep it running , make it richer , make it grander .
in the summer of 1997 , apo produced 20 million 3d glasses for televisa , a major mexican network television station , for a month - long 3d broadcast in mexico city . undaunted , apo embraced the challenge of manufacturing over 21 million 3d viewers in less than three months for the august 1998 international distribution of “national geographic” magazine . during the last eclipse of the millennium , over seven million solar eclipse - viewing glasses were manufactured and distributed to more than 20 european countries followed by another seven million eclipsers for africa’s june 2001 eclipse . later that same year , apo successfully produced and distributed a 10 million - piece decoder order for a web sweepstakes promotion .
orla lynskey , a data protection and it law expert from london school of economics , welcomed the change in language but said users would be justifiably concerned by the implications .
its privacy policy is written in clear and simple language ,
she told wired , adding that users might expect an antivirus provider to be
more respectful
of their privacy and data security .
it appears that avg is adopting a generous interpretation of the data protection rules in order to justify its data use policy ,
lynskey argued .
although some of the data they classify as ' non - personal ' might not identify individuals directly , they may be indirectly identifiable based on that data .
“we had the dream , ” said ceo mariina hallikainen , “but with the small team we had back in 2009 we were scared to go and attempt such a big game . ”
just as great cities are made from hamlets that grow and merge so closely that the seams disappear , skylines’ constituent parts have been a long time in the making .
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like transport tycoon , cities in motion positioned players not as gods or mayors but lowly transport chiefs - responsible for improving the public networks in amsterdam , berlin , helsinki and vienna . it was , says hallikainen , “where it all began” . but a big chunk of it also had to be left behind .
“it was completely impossible to sustain our in - house technology without huge resources , ” said hallikainen , “which we didn’t have . ”
it wasn’t the first time they’d pitched skylines , or something like it , to their longtime publisher paradox . but it was the first time they’d done so in the aftermath of maxis’ simcity reboot . ea had succeeded in reviving appetite for the simulation genre , but not quite managed to capitalise on it .
“it creates realistic traffic , it creates realistic flows , ” explained hallikainen . “the [ citizens ] are born there and eventually they die . ”
they knew they wanted it to be beautiful - something they hadn’t always been able to prioritise , but were sure they could pull off by sticking religiously to their own artistic guidelines . and they knew they wanted big maps .
“a sandbox , ” said hallikainen . “just to make it so you had the room to make your own cities . ”
it’s important to note that even now , the studio aren’t exactly overstaffed with coders . the skylines team numbered nine , including management in the form of mariina . it had just one designer , a handful of artists , and a pair of programmers .
“i think this is very important , because it pushes the limits we have , ” said hallikainen . “it is something you can see in cities : skylines . ”
“when entering production , there’s not so much room for prototyping and it’s not so easy to implement new ideas , ” said hallikainen . “when somebody has a good idea , we really want to take advantage of that . ”
only one idea didn’t work out so well - one of mariina’s . during development , the team ummed and ahhed over how to give players feedback on the effects of their actions . they considered an in - game newspaper - but hallikainen , walking by , decided that wasn’t nearly modern enough .
“this has been one of the more controversial features , in the sense that before we released the game people seemed to really hate the blue bird , ” laughed hallikainen . “i’m pretty sure the team doesn’t want to hear my opinions ever again . ”
we know what happened next . cities : skylines released march 10th and sold 250 , 000 copies in its first 24 hours , breaking paradox’s records . it’s now shifted over a million .
“it pretty much blew us away , ” said hallikainen . “we knew we had a good game in our hands , but to have people embrace it so quickly . . . it really just went better than we ever expected . ”
twitch had a huge amount to do with it . paradox released copies of the game to streamers two weeks early , and cities peaked as the second most - watched game on the service .
“that was huge , ” said hallikainen . “i think that was a genius move from the paradox marketing team . ”
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cities : skylines is an impressive and beautiful game , there’s no question about that . it’s done its homework , it’s stuck to traditional guns and it’s pinned the results to mostly excellent presentation . there’s very little about it i can point to say and “nuh - uh” about . at the same time , there is this nagging feeling that everything about it exists to meet the unmet needs of simcity players and , as a result , it’s hard to put my finger on its own identity and purpose . i struggle to come up with a succinct conclusion to the sentence “cities : skylines is great because…” without mentioning simcity . but maybe “this is what simcity should have been” is a fine enough purpose , and one which will make skylines wildly popular ( already has , glancing at the steam charts ) .
the canvas it provides is the thing to sing about . skylines has scale in spades : that first dingy conurbation has blossomed into gleaming spires and kaleidoscopic road systems within a few hours . what seems like a huge area to build within at the start of the game soon proves to be just a fraction of the available space . in what seems like a deliberate thumbing of nose at simcity , you’re regularly given the chance to purchase new plots of land which jigsaw onto your existing ones , as if the game is deliberately egging you on to say “oh come on , there’s no way i can fill that” . but of course you can . that’s what it’s about . that’s what cities are about . they don’t just stop .
there are limits to how big your town can grow , but they’re entirely reasonable ones , and you’re only going to hit them once you’ve built everything there is to build several times over . frankly , you’ll be out of ideas before you run out of space . there also an endgame of sorts if you want it , with semi - science - fictional superstructures gradually unlocked by meeting certain requirements ( anything from enough cash in the bank to filling up tons of cemeteries ) and each able to almost singlehandedly fulfil one of your city’s major needs once built . really though , the temptation to go start a brand new city , based on some flash of inspiration or something you saw in the steam workshop menu , is going to hit you long before you’ve ‘finished’ your current city .
skylines is a tinkerer’s delight , you see . its tools are clear but flexible , its space is generous and it’s so far away from the rigid grids of citybuilders past . you can create streets and districts in whatever shapes you want , and you can even name those districts .
such a simple thing , to assign titles to small parts of your town , but it lends so much more personality to it . there’s a profound difference between saying “oh no , the traffic’s backed up between that bit with the factories and those houses i built too close to a landfill” and saying “on no , the workers of backbreaking miseryland can’t get back to their homes in plagueburg . ” naturally , the district system also allows the more sober - minded to get that little bit closer to recreating real - world towns , or the more fanciful to make their own gotham or mega - city one .
that’s only part of why i love the district system , which is to my mind the best ‘new’ thing that skylines does . you define a district by drawing over a part of the city with this brilliantly squidgy paint tool . its semi - translucent grey - white colour is… unfortunate , but let’s be all innocent and say it’s like smearing jelly over cityblocks . once that’s done , you can assign policy decisions which affect only it . ( you can also assign policies city - wide , then set districts as exceptions ) .
for instance , i had this district i’d built along the seafront , and what i didn’t want to happen there was to have the view blotted out by row upon row of skyscrapers . so i set the ‘no highrise’ policy , and it remains this cute conurbation of colourful beachfront houses . then there’s the district with the ‘recreational use’ policy . bingo , my own haight - ashbury . this extends to industrial areas too – you can have distinct farming , lumber or oil districts if you wish . sometimes the effect of such fiddly is financial , but mostly it’s simply to add life and colour , to stamp more of your own identity onto this thing you’ve made .
incidentally , you can also rename almost every building in the game , plus every inhabitant and even every car . this is amazing , but almost overkill given the sheer number of moving parts . you’ll be lucky if you can ever find someone you gave a special name to ever again , while only the truly insane will attempt to rename absolutely everyone in town . it’s lovely that it’s there though – just this extra thing to tweak when you’re idling , when you see something that charms or tickles you or just want to send a stupid screenshot to a mate .
it’s just one more sign that cities : skylines really wants to be yours , rather than vice - versa . it’s bending over backwards to accommodate its players’ wishes , and it is going to be adored for it .
as for the strength of its simulation , i’d be lying if i said i’m the most expert witness you can get for such things , but i haven’t spotted anything particular egregious . following people around sees them dutifully move between work and home , while traffic clearly moves or grinds to a halt in accordance with the logic or chaos of your road system . water , sewage and power modelling seems less elaborate than that in simcity – you just need to worry about availability and connection , rather than ‘flow’ as such – but i’m not sure that’s any kind of loss . i’m sure other eyes will find shortcuts and compromises in the simulation , but i certainly didn’t see any overt signs that it was cheating .
the only thing that might have been a bug i encountered was a train jam . as they exited the map , carrying passengers and cargo out to other , unknown cities , they became backed up into this line of over a dozen stalled trains i could do nothing about because whatever was causing it was out of my city limits , in some place i couldn’t even see . i can’t rule out this being a result of something i did , but even wholesale rebuilds of my own train network just saw the same thing happen again soon .
i’m not worried . there are so many moving parts in this game , and it seems frankly miraculous that this was the only thing to ( maybe ) go wrong . often i’d pull out , look at the scale of this thing , all these cars , all these people , all those pipes and think “gosh . my pc is doing all this and doesn’t seem hugely troubled by it . ” it looks beautiful and it looks busy .
that said , skylines’ anti - aliasing leaves a lot to be desired , so i didn’t quite get the crisp model - world i’d hoped for . also , its faux - tilt - shift camera effect – borrowed from simcity – seems a bit off . too often it’d just make whatever i was trying to eyeball appear out of focus . fortunately there’s a slider for this , which i ended up turning right down , but this does lose a little of the wow factor .
i’m also not sure that the fictional in - game twitter rip - off is a total success . on the one hand it’s a more human way of being notified that there’s a problem – someone posts about garbage piling up or a water shortage – but on the other it means hearing the same pretty weak gags repeated time and again . you can pretty much turn it off , but it’s a shame it isn’t more fleshed - out and varied , given it by default occupies pride of place at top - centre of the screen , offering a notification every few seconds .
these are mere quibbles . you’re going to love it . skylines is very much the traditional yet hyper - modern city - builder that everyone’s been crying out for . me , i love it too , though i remain a little haunted by this concern that it’s more of a response game than its own game . in a way , this makes it seem a little unambitious . even in its style , as gorgeous as it may be it looks and feels familiar right out of the box . we’ve seen what can go wrong when risks are taken with that formula , of course , so it’s probably better this way .
it’s bittersweet , in the week that maxis died , to see the former king of citybuilders so thoroughly deposed by another . so let’s look upon skylines as simcity’s true heir – the line can continue after all .
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to me cities skylines is no response to sim city 5 but sim city 4 . it has much more in common with sc4 and it looks as if a “modernized sc4” was the goal of this new take on city building . after all sc4 isnt dethroned after all those years . lets see what happens today . so far i see a lack of proper skycrapers .


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we covered other summit partners investments in the past , including its participation in the $ 23 million round for cloudmark together with nokia growth partners .
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with the investment , summit partners has acquired a minority stake in the company , which markets its popular antivirus software based on a freemium model .
summit partners was founded in 1984 with a commitment to find and partner with exceptional entrepreneurs to help them accelerate their growth and achieve dramatic results .
[ belgium ] ogone , a european electronic payments service provider , has received an undisclosed majority investment from us - based growth equity firm summit partners .
founded in 1984 , summit partners has raised a total of 16 equity funds and subordinated debt funds with combined assets of more than $ 14 billion .
about summit partners founded in 1984 , summit partners is a global growth equity firm that is currently investing more than $ 6 . 5 billion into equity and fixed income opportunities . summit has invested in more than 400 companies in technology , healthcare and other growth sectors . these companies have completed more than 135 public offerings , and more than 150 have been acquired through strategic mergers and sales .
summit partners growth equity fund viii is a $ 2 . 7 billion fund formed to invest primarily in profitable , growing companies . it will target equity commitments of more than $ 45 million . summit partners venture capital fund iii is a $ 520 million fund formed to invest in private emerging growth companies . it will target equity investments of up to $ 45 million . summit partners’ funds can invest in conjunction with the firm’s subordinated debt fund to meet each company’s unique financing needs .
since its inception in 1984 , summit partners has raised a total of 16 equity funds and subordinated debt funds with combined assets of more than $ 14 billion .
in conjunction with the transaction , which is expected to close by the end of this month , christian strain , a principal of summit partners , and scott collins , a managing director with summit , will join ogone’s board of directors .
new york ( reuters ) - investment firm summit partners has closed two equity funds with combined commitments of $ 3 . 22 billion , bringing the firm’s total amount available for investment to more than $ 9 billion , summit said on thursday
boston , ma—summit partners , a growth equity firm that invests in exceptional companies , today announced the final closing of two equity funds with combined commitments of $ 3 . 22 billion . this brings summit partners’ total amount available for investment in rapidly growing companies across north america , europe and asia to more than $ 9 billion .
in addition to mr . collins , summit partners vice president , zachary gut will join the prismhr board of directors . existing investor accel - kkr invested alongside summit partners in the transaction and greg williams , managing director , will remain on the prismhr board . prismhr founder fred davison continues to be a significant shareholder in the company .
signavio was advised in the transaction by gp bullhound and cms . summit partners was advised by hengeler mueller and kirkland & ellis . further details of the transaction were not disclosed .
about summit partners summit partners ( urltoken ) is a growth equity firm that invests in rapidly growing companies . founded in 1984 , summit has raised more than $ 14 billion in capital and has offices in boston , london and palo alto . summit seeks outstanding management teams that have built their companies to profitability and market leadership , and it provides equity and debt capital for growth , recapitalizations and management buyouts . notable companies financed by summit partners include e - tek dynamics , fermentas international , fleetcor technologies , heald college , hittite microwave corporation , jamba ! , keystone rv company , lincare , mcafee , mdvip , optionsxpress , pediatrix medical group , physicians formula , tiny prints , urltoken and web reservations international .
summit partners venture capital fund iii is a $ 520 million fund formed to invest in private , emerging growth companies . it will target equity investments of up to $ 45 million .
the firm closed its summit partners growth equity fund ix with about $ 3 . 3 billion in commitments and its summit partners venture capital fund iv with about $ 730 million in commitments . both funds will focus on making equity investments of up to $ 50 million in technology , health care , financial technology and services , consumer and industrial companies to . . .
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“summit added value where we asked them to – but let us run the business . they were great partners when looking at acquisitions , and provided sound counsel on financing and regulatory issues . ”
marty mannion , managing partner at summit partners and gabriel gomez , vice president at summit partners will serve on bartlett ' s board of directors .
bartlett nuclear exemplifies the type of top - quality company that summit seeks as a partner ,
said mr . gomez .
bruce bartlett has built a world - class organization supported by a great management team . we look forward to working with management and helping to further expand the services and sectors the company currently supports .
boston , ma and menlo park , ca — summit partners , a global alternative investment firm , today announced the final closing of two equity funds with combined commitments of $ 4 . 0 billion . summit partners growth equity fund ix is a $ 3 . 3 billion fund targeting equity investments of more than $ 50 million . summit partners venture capital fund iv is a $ 730 million fund targeting equity investments of up to $ 50 million . both funds will pursue the growth equity strategy the firm has employed since its inception in 1984 . summit seeks to identify category - leading companies , partner with exceptional entrepreneurs and management teams , and deliver post - investment support to accelerate growth and enhance value .
about summit partners founded in 1984 , summit partners is a global alternative investment firm focused on growth equity , fixed income and public equity opportunities . summit invests across growth sectors of the global economy and has invested in more than 440 companies in technology , healthcare , life sciences and other growth industries . these companies have completed more than 140 public equity offerings , and more than 165 have been acquired through strategic mergers and sales . summit maintains offices in north america and europe , and invests in companies around the world . for more information , visit urltoken or follow on twitter at @ summitpartners .
scott collins , managing director of summit partners , the private equity backer of vente - privee , said that the sales growth showed that bargain - hungry shoppers have still been buying designer goods during the recession .
signavio is summit’s third european software investment in 2015 , following partnerships with darktrace and relex . other notable technology companies financed by summit partners include avast , belkin , clearwater analytics , flow traders , hyperion solutions , infor , mcafee , netwitness , postini , riskiq , safeboot , uber and webex . summit maintains offices in north america and europe and invests in companies around the world . for more information , visit
“gero and his team have done a remarkable job of distinguishing signavio as top of the class in next generation business process and decision management solutions , ” said scott collins , a managing director at summit partners . “summit has a history of backing innovative , market - leading companies that are poised for great success .
investors participating in the new equity funds include advisors , corporate and public pension funds , entrepreneurs with whom summit has partnered , family offices , financial institutions , foundations and universities , and funds of funds . joe trustey , a managing director at summit partners , said , “all of us at summit greatly appreciate our limited partners’ investments in our funds . we believe the support we have received from both current and new investors validates our growth equity strategy – seeking out and investing in exceptional growth companies with outstanding management teams . ”
summit partners is a great firm and the associate role in particular is an extremely rewarding one . the mix of company - facing experience and deal work has proven extremely valuable as i have progressed in my career .
boston , massachusetts , february 11 , 2004 — berkshire partners llc and summit partners , both boston - based private equity firms , today announced their investment in bartlett nuclear , inc . terms of the transaction were not disclosed . merrill lynch capital and the royal bank of scotland will be providing new debt financing capability to the company .
summit partners clearly eyes europe for interesting financing deals , too ; avast software is based in prague , czech republic and the growth equity firm recently acquired a majority stake in belgium - based e - payments provider ogone .
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summit partners growth equity fund viii , a $ 2 . 7 billion fund formed to invest primarily in profitable , growing companies , will target equity commitments of more than $ 45 million , the boston - based investment firm said .
fresh off the heels of intel acquiring security software vendor mcafee for $ 7 . 7 billion in cash , another household name in the industry , avast software , has raised $ 100 million in private equity from investment firm summit partners .
according to ogone ceo , peter de caluwe , the company “will utilize summit’s financial experience , strategic resources and significant network to further expand ogone’s international presence and grow our customer base” . ogone will remain an independent company under the wings of summit partners , which boasts companies like vente - privée , ipayment , wildfire interactive and globe wireless in its portfolio .
when you partner with summit , you get the committed resources of one of the largest teams in the industry .
our range of funds enables us to offer tailored options designed to support your company’s continued growth . entrepreneurs and management teams use capital from summit partners for a variety of purposes—from growth and shareholder liquidity to recapitalizations and management buyouts—but always with the singular goal of success .
about summit partners founded in 1984 , summit partners is a global alternative investment firm that is currently investing more than $ 9 . 5 billion into growth equity , fixed income and public equity opportunities . summit invests across growth sectors of the global economy and has invested in more than 440 companies in technology , healthcare , life sciences and other growth industries . these companies have completed more than 140 public equity offerings , and more than 170 have been acquired through strategic mergers and sales . notable software and saas companies financed by summit include acturis , avast , avepoint , ascentis , clearwater analytics , darktrace , fuze , gainsight , hyperion solutions , infor , mcafee , perforce , riskiq , telerik , tsheets , uber , webex and visier . summit maintains offices in north america and europe , and invests in companies around the world . for more information , visit urltoken or follow on twitter at @ summitpartners .
law360 , new york ( april 5 , 2017 , 1 : 42 pm edt ) - - private equity shop summit partners closed two funds on tuesday , after securing $ 4 billion in commitments for growth equity investments in both early stage venture companies and more established players .
signavio gmbh – a leading provider of saas - based business process and decision management technology – today announced the completion of a €31 million minority investment from global growth equity investor summit partners . the investment will help signavio expand its international footprint and continue its very strong growth trajectory .
“our partnership with summit has lasted more than a decade and has been instrumental in making mdvip the success it is today . ”
when you partner with summit , you gain access to specialized resources designed to leverage expertise and experience critical to rapid growth companies .
ross joined summit partners in 2009 and focuses primarily on the healthcare and life sciences sector . his investment and board experience includes dmg practice management solutions ( acquired by ares management ) , heart to heart hospice , my dentist ( acquired by heartland dental ) paradigm outcomes and sound physicians .
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“over more than three decades as a growth equity investor , summit has developed deep sector expertise , an extensive global network of relationships , and a track record of supporting the needs of growth companies . we intend to continue to serve as an invaluable partner for entrepreneurs and executive teams with our new growth equity funds , ” said peter y . chung , managing director and chief executive officer of summit partners . “on behalf of the entire summit team , we are truly grateful for the trust and support of both new and existing investors in these funds . ”
across a series of discretionary investment vehicles . our limited partners include leading state and corporate pension plans , university endowments , private foundations and high net worth individuals .
the individuals from berkshire partners and summit partners serving on bartlett ' s board have nearly 40 years of cumulative experience in the private equity industry . each firm has significant experience in building successful service companies . additionally , mr . gomez , who is a graduate of the united states naval academy and harvard business school and served as a navy seal , brings particular insight to help bartlett market its expertise and technology to the department of defense and homeland security .
our long - standing relationships provide a deep network of operating partners to draw upon , such as property type experts , and regionally focused sharpshooters . while , as a firm , we place tremendous emphasis on direct investment control , these partners expand our reach , and allow us to better leverage the time and talent of our principals .
“summit has played a vital role in strengthening nva , from escalating our acquisitive capabilities to introducing new products years ahead of industry trends . ”
unfortunately there are none that i can think of because the summit team will not interact with the employees to find out about the business .
we are delighted to welcome berkshire partners and summit partners as investors in bartlett nuclear ,
stated mr . bartlett .
their investment will help our company continue to deliver the highest levels of service as well as focus on new market opportunities . we believe berkshire and summit as board members will provide the helpful expertise and resources necessary to ensure our continued strong growth .
the operating management team will be headed by bill nevelos , president , and assisted by jerry hiatt , president of utility services , and nick dimascio , president of support services , who have been with bartlett between five and nineteen years .
“summit’s unique perspectives on the optical networking sector and their extensive industry network have brought tangible value to acacia and helped position us for growth .
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since then , summit has become the investment partner of choice for many of the best growth companies in the world . we’ve grown to a team of more than 100 investments professionals , led by 27 managing directors whose tenures average more than 12 years with summit . we have the capital and team to support your growth initiatives .
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southborough , ma and boston , ma ― prismhr , the leading provider of software for human resource outsourcing ( hro ) service providers , today announced a majority investment from global growth equity investor summit partners . this transaction includes new funding that will help propel the delivery of additional software and services to the more than 340 hro organizations that use prismhr software today , helping them grow and thrive .
“this new capital , combined with summit partners’ extensive resources and experience , will help us to execute on our vision faster than ever , ” added noke . “we can now build out the next phase of our corporate strategy and products , allowing our clients to take full advantage of the scale , resources and depth of the prismhr platform – and to accelerate their own growth in the process . ”
we invest around the world , and have portfolio companies in north and south america , europe , asia , australia and africa . based from offices in north america and europe , our team travels the globe in search of growing companies and the resources to support them . from recruiting local talent , to connecting you with potential clients , customers and partners , to helping you expand geographically , summit’s reach is extensive .
“i’ve had the great fortune to build two businesses with summit . they’ve been an accessible , active partner in growth , while giving us the trust and freedom to run our business . ”
“prismhr’s recent growth has been remarkable , and we believe the company is well positioned to continue this impressive trend , ” said scott collins , managing director at summit partners who will join the prismhr board of directors . “the company’s cloud - based software allows hros to service their small and medium - sized customers with a more seamless , sophisticated solution – and positions prismhr to capitalize on the tremendous opportunity in human resources technology and services . ”
summit’s team of more than 80 investment professionals in boston , palo alto , and london will use the funds to acquire minority and majority positions in successful , growing companies across many industries , including technology , healthcare , financial technology and services , consumer and industrial . summit has invested in more than 340 companies across a range of geographies and industries . these companies have completed more than 125 public offerings and in excess of 130 strategic sales or mergers .
in announcing the new name , the three partners , richard sweebe , blaine roberts and blair roberts , said , “we are a new company with a proud 72 - year combined history of serving the commercial truck and bus industries . our new name embodies the strong reputation we have built in the markets we serve . summit will continue to grow and deliver a higher standard of value to our customers because of our dedicated and talented employees and our commitment to integrity , service and quality in all that we do . ”
bruce bartlett has built a recognized industry leader in an extremely demanding industry ,
stated kevin callaghan , managing director at berkshire partners .
we believe that bartlett ' s superior market position is driven by the company ' s customer focus and is enhanced by its access to , and historical relationships with , the largest pool of radiological and decontamination technicians in the u . s . we look forward to supporting the company in its next phase of growth .
mr . callaghan and michael ascione , principal at berkshire partners , will serve on bartlett ' s board of directors .
lincare completed its initial public offering in 1992 , raising $ 50 million in a difficult market . summit exited the investment in 1994 , and over the next 18 years , lincare became the largest respiratory therapy provider in the united states , serving more than 800 , 000 patients in 48 states . in 2012 , lincare was acquired by the linde group for $ 4 . 6 billion . founding ceo jim kelly continues to work with summit , and today serves on the board of carecentrix .
with more than 100 investment professionals across offices in boston , menlo park and london , summit makes both minority and majority investments in growing companies across key industry sectors including technology , healthcare , financial technology and services , consumer and industrial . as board members and through the efforts of the firm’s dedicated portfolio services teams – its peak performance group , capital markets team , talent & recruiting team , and executive partner programs – summit offers capital , expertise and resources to help category - leading companies accelerate their growth and build businesses of lasting value .
“i’ve had the great fortune to build two businesses with summit , and their market insight into the recreational vehicle sector helped open new growth opportunities . they’ve been an accessible , active partner in growth , while always managing to give us the trust and freedom to run our business . ”
since 1999 , blaine roberts and blair roberts have significantly expanded the size and reach of the company . they renovated and expanded four west texas facilities . in san angelo , roberts renovated the 31 , 815 - sq - ft facility to improve the customer service experience . roberts built brand new facilities in midland , abilene , and wichita falls , tx to create much larger dealerships that are easily accessible and a better environment for customers and staff . by 2009 , roberts truck center operated 13 dealerships in four states—all conveniently located on major highways across the southwest region . today , blaine roberts and blair roberts are now partners of summit holdings with dick sweebe .
“this is a significant milestone for signavio , ” commented founder and ceo , gero decker . “we believe strongly that our differentiated approach is changing the way that our customers are optimizing and executing key strategic business initiatives , and we are excited to work with the summit team in our next phase of growth .
originally a part of union carbide , lincare —a provider of home medical care—became an independent company in 1990 . the market for home respiratory services and equipment was fragmented , and lincare’s management believed that there was significant potential for expansion through internal growth and acquisition . under the leadership of ceo jim kelly , the team sought financial partners to fund not just current operations , but also future growth .
don clark , bill fenech and ron fenech founded grand design rv in 2012 to introduce innovation in the recreational vehicle market , offering high - quality , feature - packed towable fifth wheel rvs with an intense focus on customer and dealer satisfaction . the trio had been part of the ownership team of summit portfolio company keystone rv , which was acquired by thor industries in 2001 . leveraging their combined 50 + years of experience in the rv industry , the founders built grand design from the ground up and were seeing tremendous growth with a unique business model that enabled industry - leading quality and the agility to quickly respond to fast - changing customer preferences . seeking a trusted partner to support this rapid growth and the company’s expansion plans , don , ron and bill chose to work with summit .
“as the human resources function increases in complexity , the demand from small and medium - sized businesses for outsourced hr solutions continues to grow , ” said gary noke , president and ceo of prismhr . “prismhr offers one of the most extensive and flexible platforms available to hros . our partnership with summit will enable us to accelerate the development and expansion of this platform to meet the growing demands of our clients and their end customers . ”
since 1995 , sweebe has significantly expanded the size and reach of the company . he acquired all or part of five adjoining international dealerships , two bus franchises , two truck leasing companies , built four brand new facilities , acquired and renovated 3 other facilities , and created a holding company , diamond companies that owns the stock for all the dealership entities . today , dick sweebe is now partner of summit holdings with blaine roberts and blair roberts .
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vente - privee , a pan - european luxury goods website that sells designer products at low prices , has seen sales increase by 40pc over the first half of the year .
sales from the website rose to £290m between january and june 2009 , according to figures just released .
shoppers on the website have to become members in order to gain access to discounts of up to 70pc off the recommended retail price of designer goods .
over the first half of the year the website held 870 such sales . it now has 8m members , up by 42pc on last year . some 160 , 000 are in the uk , where it launched in september 2008 .
over the first six months of the year 6m parcels were dispatched , the company said . jacques - antoine granjon , the co - founder and chief executive of vente - privee , said that the retailer ' s projected turnover this year is £557m .
vente - privee ' s growth demonstrates that a company with an excellent management team , innovative business model and proper funding can thrive in a downturn ,
he said .
we ' ve partnered with jacques - antoine and his team since 2007 and have worked with them to take the vente - privee brand into germany , spain , italy and the uk . we ' re confident that vente - privee will continue its strong growth trajectory .
the charles schwab corporation ( nyse : schw ) is a leading investment services firm with $ 3 . 38 trillion in client assets .
notes : these weekly averages are updated after 1 : 00 pm pacific time on the second business day of the following week . numbers are preliminary and exclude syndicate trades . data may be updated based on additional information . ( 1 ) includes all client trades that generate either commission revenue or revenue from principal markups ( i . e . , fixed income ) . ( 2 ) includes all eligible trades executed by clients who participate in one or more of the company ' s asset - based pricing relationships . ( 3 ) includes all commission free trades , including schwab mutual fund onesource® funds and etfs , and other proprietary products .
• client assets in purchased money market funds totaled $ 57 . 5 billion , up 126 % year - over - year .
• client assets managed by one of the company’s digital advisory solutions ( schwab intelligent portfolios ® , institutional intelligent portfolios ® , and schwab intelligent advisory ® ) totaled $ 30 . 6 billion , up 92 % year - over - year .
‐ balance sheet assets = $ 205 . 3 billion , up 14 % year - over - year .
‐ outstanding mortgage and home equity loans = $ 11 . 9 billion , up 3 % year - over - year .
‐ pledged asset line ® balances = $ 4 . 4 billion , up 16 % year - over - year .
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avast software ceo vince steckler says the combination of offering a free product alongside a premium one has disrupted the tradition antivirus software market , where vendors often rely on advertising or installation fees for revenues . steckler added that they’ll stick to this approach for the foreseeable future .
according to the company , its software suite – avast ! antivirus – currently protects one out of every five computers around the world from malware . one of the co - founders of avast software , pavel baudis , is cited as saying that the company’s virus lab adds around 3 , 000 new virus samples to its database on a daily basis , compared to a single virus emergence every six months when he wrote a program to remove the vienna virus back in 1988 .
ogone provides manual to fully integrated solutions for managing electronic payments in several domains including e - commerce , ticketing , call centers , airlines and travel in both business to consumer or business to business ( purchasing cards ) environments .
founded in brussels in 1996 , ogone has grown rapidly throughout europe and today has offices in belgium , the netherlands , france , germany , switzerland , austria and the united kingdom .
its online payment platform solution extends across 35 countries and provides payment processing services to more than 20 , 000 merchants . the company has a network of more than 150 bank and acquirer connections , and offers in excess of 40 payment methods .
customers include ikea , nespresso , dhl international , thalys , thomascook and hilton .
e - tek dynamics designs and manufactures quality fiber - optic components that enable next - generation optical networks .
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below market cash compensation for a $ 3 . 5bn growth equity fund ( at associate level ) pace of deals / number of deals per associate is lower than many comparable firms . greater odds you go through 3 - year tenure without closing a deal / with only 1 under your belt than at many comparable firms
continue the efforts to diversify the talent pool . yes , way too many white males right now , but also probably too much restriction on only taking investment bankers into the associate position . seems to be shifting a bit , and think this potential shift should only be emphasized further .
free snacks and soda . there are not any other pros at this company .
unrewarding , violating , degrading , and going downhill . a truly negative place to work . a lot of the managers are absolutely clueless .
as with any pre - mba private equity job , the hours can be long and work can be intense , but there is also a great camaraderie among the associates , which makes it a positive experience .
keep cultivating the associate alumni network . i have found this network to be every bit as valuable as my educational networks .
before firing people , find out what they do . you ' d be surprised how much people contribute to the benefit of the company that the management team are oblivious to . if a business is failing , it ' s probably because of the executives who want to be
hands off
and provide no support to hard - working employees . if you want to send in moles to scope out the company , make sure they ' re well versed in the industry you ' re investing in .
grind , but get more out of it than any other job you could ever imagine . amazing place & people .
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celebrated its 30th birthday last week with a fascinating infographic that maps the evolution of the internet alongside the company’s growth journey . it’s been an honor to partner with avast since 2010 !
congratulations to our ceo john lunny ! john was named a winner in the ey entrepreneur of the year awards . he is truly a
team on this huge recognition . we are proud to be your growth partner !
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with over 20 years of experience in the field of human resources , prismhr provides comprehensive software solutions for professional employer organizations ( peos ) and administrative service organizations ( asos ) . prismhr helps those hr organizations save time , improve productivity , mitigate risk and attract , win and retain business more effectively than any other available solution .
prismhr has realized strong growth since accel - kkr made an initial equity investment in 2014 . the company’s achievements include :
about prismhr prismhr creates exceptional software and services , empowering human resource outsourcing service providers such as professional employer organizations ( peos ) and administrative service organizations ( asos ) to deliver world - class hr , benefits and payroll to small and medium - sized businesses . prismhr powers more than 80 , 000 organizations , delivering payroll , benefits and hr to greater than 2 million worksite employees and processing over $ 55 billion in payroll each year .
for more information , visit urltoken or come see us at the hro industry’s largest technology conference , prismhr live , in nashville in june . prismhr is currently hiring for a wide range of roles and moving to a new headquarters in hopkinton , massachusetts during summer 2017 .
about accel - kkr accel - kkr is a technology - focused investment firm with $ 4 . 0 billion in capital commitments to its current funds . the firm invests in software and it enabled businesses well positioned for top line and bottom - line growth . at the core of accel - kkr’s investment strategy is a commitment to developing strong partnerships with the management teams of its portfolio companies and a focus on building value through significant resources available through the accel - kkr network . accel - kkr focuses on middle - market companies and provides a broad range of capital solutions from minority - growth investments to buyouts , recapitalizations , divisional carve - outs and going - private transactions . the firm has offices in menlo park , atlanta and london . for more information , please visit urltoken .
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headquartered in plymouth , massachusetts , bartlett nuclear is the leading provider of radiological protection services to the u . s . nuclear industry . founded in 1979 , the company ' s customers include the commercial nuclear power industry , general contractors for u . s . department of energy decommissioning projects , as well as university research , training and production facilities . bartlett provides staffing services to nearly all of the country ' s operating nuclear reactors .
the company ' s founder , bruce bartlett , will retain a significant ownership position in the company and will remain actively involved with the business , serving as chairman of its board of directors .
newbury piret & company , inc . , a boston - based investment banking firm , represented bartlett nuclear in the transaction .
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helped grow from a regional u . s . business to a global organization operating in 40 + countries
helped expand international presence , assisting in recruiting a new u . s . leadership team and building the sales team
the peak performance group ( ppg ) works collaboratively with management teams to identify and execute growth initiatives that build long - term value . an experienced team with deep operational and technology expertise , the ppg is a free , flexible , on - demand resource that focuses on engagements to improve operational efficiency , grow revenues and strengthen infrastructure .
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previously , ross worked at the center for medicare and medicaid innovation and in cowen and company’s health care investment banking group , where he focused on m & a transactions as well as public and private offerings .
ross holds a ba in economics and history from bowdoin college and an mba from the wharton school at the university of pennsylvania .
ross currently serves on the alumni board of directors at the hopkins school and is an ironman triathlete and a competitive cyclist .
grand design became one of the fastest - growing rv manufacturers in the history of the rv industry , shipping more than 25 , 000 units within four years . in 2016 , winnebago industries ( nyse : wgo ) acquired grand design to accelerate its expansion into the towables business . today , grand design operates as a distinct business unit within winnebago led by don clark , and the company continues its commitment to customer service and product innovation through its portfolio of well - known , premium fifth wheel and travel trailer brands .
greenfield is based in southwestern connecticut , with additional offices in chicago , il and arlington , va . our senior investment team averages 25 years of experience , and our capabilities also encompass the related disciplines of development , tax , and finance .
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founded in 2009 , with offices in berlin , singapore and sunnyvale , signavio is a provider of cloud - based software that helps businesses efficiently design , implement and manage complex processes , decisions and workflows .
with its three products – process editor , decision manager and effektif – signavio offers an intuitive and collaborative process transformation platform , enabling company - wide compliance , process performance and process innovation initiatives .
today the company serves over 750 corporations , businesses , and organizations around the world in industries ranging from manufacturing to financial services .
with their support , we are focused on continuing our record of product innovation and further strengthening our sales and service capabilities around the world . ”
with its saas delivery model , open standards architecture , and end - to - end product suite , we believe there is an enormous future for signavio , and we look forward to working with the team to grow the business in europe , north america and asia . ”
signavio offers a web - based solution for modeling , analyzing , and optimizing business processes and decisions .
as a leading vendor for saas software for company - wide process and decision management , signavio combines the richness of a professional business process management ( bpm ) and business decision management ( bdm ) solution with the advantages of collaboration in the cloud .
signavio is headquartered in berlin and has offices in sunnyvale , ca and singapore . for more information , please visit
dick sweebe began working for international harvester in 1972 and served in several capacities before purchasing his first dealership , mid - america international trucks in memphis , tn in 1982 . this timeline briefly describes the growth of diamond companies over the past 32 years .
2004 : acquired dealership in st . joseph and joplin , mo and lowell , ar
roberts truck center traces its roots back to 1974 , when dave roberts purchased his first truck dealership - - western international trucks , in amarillo , texas . prior to purchasing the dealership , dave worked for the international harvester company ( now navistar , inc . ) for twenty years . this timeline briefly describes the growth of the former roberts truck center dealerships over the past 40 years .
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