Business Wire
Mindshare Technologies Closes $20 Million Investment from Sorenson Capital
October 2011 – Mindshare Technologies today announced that it has received a $20 million investment from Sorenson Capital. The PrivateBank and Trust Company contributed to the growth investment with an additional credit facility. Sorenson’s involvement will accelerate Mindshare’s strategy of rapid growth through innovation and new-product development.
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PRWeb
Imagine Learning to Accelerate Expansion through Partnership with Sorenson Capital
November 2010 – Educational software company Imagine Learning and private equity firm Sorenson Capital announced today that Sorenson Capital has become an investment partner in Imagine Learning.
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Utah Business Magazine
Utah Business Honors Recipients of Best Directors Awards
November 2007 – Saluting leadership, direction and integrity in business, Utah Business magazine recognized notable directors who guide Utah’s companies with experienced and firm hands. Five board members, honored for service at some of Utah’s leading corporations, received the 2007 Best Directors awards at an annual luncheon Tuesday.
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Connect
Connect Readers' Choice: Utah's Top 25 People Best Driving Business in 2006
December 2006 – "Although Fraser Bullock is busy as managing director of Sorenson Capital, most people associate his name with the 2002 Winter Olympics. As COO, CFO, and eventually CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC), Bullock put a big stamp on Utah business. Now at Sorenson Capital, he's still stamping away."
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The Wall Street Journal
The Top Business Schools: Recruiters M.B.A. Picks (A Special Report)
September 20, 2006 – "The three most famous graduates of the M.B.A. program at Brigham Young University: D. Fraser Bullock, class of 1980, co-founder and managing director, Sorenson Capital."
vSpring Press Release
vSpring Capital Releases Its List of the 2006 Top 100 Venture Entrepreneurs; v100 Fosters Collaborative Partnering and Mentoring Among Top Regional Entrepreneurs
May 3, 2006 – Fraser Bullock named to the 2006 list of the vSpring Capital Top 100 Venture Entrepreneurs, also known as the v100.
Deseret Morning News
The Utah Athletic Foundation Is Looking For a New Boss
May 2, 2006 – Bennion, who worked with Bullock on the Salt Lake Organizing Committee responsible for the 2002 Winter Games, said he's 'enjoyed building the Olympic legacy at the UAF, but the Sorenson Capital opportunity is a perfect fit with my background and interests' "
The Salt Lake Tribune
Low-Tech Companies Suddenly Flying High
March 16, 2006 – "In May 2005, private equity fund Sorenson Capital announced plans to invest in the portrait studio chain, which specializes in photographing children.
Deseret Morning News
People on the Move
March 12, 2006 – "Ron Mika, co-founder and managing director of West Rim Capital and Sorenson Capital Partners, has joined the advisory board of Solitis Investment Advisors. Mika has more than 20 years of investment experience. He co-founded Sorenson Capital Partners, a $250 million private equity fund, and West Rim Capital Management after working for 13 years at another firm."
The Arizona Republic
Sorenson Buys Stake in Vitron Manufacturing
December, 3, 2005 – Sorenson Capital, the investment fund formed last year by Utah investors, has bought a stake in a growing Phoenix manufacturer.
Deseret Morning News
Utah Venture Capital Rising
July 27, 2005 – 'We have a nice array of venture capital firms from early stage angel money all the way through to later stage buyout funds like Sorenson Capital,' Knab said. 'I think it is a great day to be an entrepreneur in Utah. That wasn't the case a few years ago'."
The Salt Lake Tribune
25 Most Powerful People in Utah Sports List
July 17, 2005 – "11 Fraser Bullock, Former senior vice president of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee and now a venture capitalist with Sorenson Capital Partners."
TheDeal.com
Scrapbook Supplier on Block
June 23, 2005 – "In May, private investment firm Sorenson Capital acquired Spanish Fork, Utah-based Provo Craft & Novelty for an undisclosed amount. Provo Craft manufactures and sells crafts products."
Deseret Morning News
Utah Aims to Erase Hindrances to Investing
June 17, 2005 – "Sorenson Capital, a $250 million private equity fund based in Salt Lake City, has invested in eight companies -- six of which have a presence in Utah -- since its launch in 2004.
TheDeal.com
Sorenson Invests In Craft Store Chain
May 30, 2005 – "Private equity firm Sorenson Capital, which boasts former 49ers quarterback Steve Young as a managing partner, announced Friday, May 27, that it has made an investment in craft hobby stores operator Provo Craft & Novelty."
The Salt Lake Tribune
Provo Craft Gets Financial Backing
May 28, 2005 – "Utah's Sorenson Capital, a $250 million private equity fund, has acquired a 'significant' investment interest in Spanish Fork-based Provo Craft and Novelty, a wholesale distributor of scrapbooking, craft and home decor items."
Deseret Morning News
Ex-SLOC Official Says Utah Is 'Coming of Age'
May 20, 2005 – "Fraser Bullock, currently of Sorenson Capital and formerly president and chief executive officer of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, said Utah is in the midst of good things happening in the industry."
The Salt Lake Tribune
Portrait Chain Inks Equity Deal
April 26, 2005 – "AMP Resources LLC, which plans soon to expand its Draper office to a corporate headquarters, raised $45 million. Leading the investment were Lehi–based Sorenson Capital and Highland Capital of Boston, with $20 million each. An assortment of other investors accounted for the remaining $5 million."
The Salt Lake Tribune
Venture Capital Hits High Note
April 26, 2005 – "AMP Resources LLC, which plans soon to expand its Draper office to a corporate headquarters, raised $45 million. Leading the investment were Lehi-based Sorenson Capital and Highland Capital of Boston, with $20 million each. An assortment of other investors accounted for the remaining $5 million."
Deseret Morning News
Venture Funds Jump 400‰
April 26, 2005 – "Ron Mika, managing director of Lehi-based Sorenson Capital, which invested $20 million of the $45 million, said AMP Resources presented an attractive investment from its position in renewable resources and its strong management team."
Deseret Morning News
'04 Banner Year For Utah
March 18, 2005 – "Other fundings -- which include money raised by 'angel' investors, government grants and private placements &nd topped the four categories at $1.7 billion. The category included two new private equity funds by Sorenson Capital and Peterson Partners, which collectively closed on roughly $355 million."
Connect
1 Billion Dollar Fund
Nov 1, 2004-"Although Sorenson Capital is relatively new, it didn't take Managing Director Fraser Bullock and the rest of the all-star Sorenson Capital team long to effectively turn it into the largest private equity fund in Utah."
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Wasatch Digital IQ
Scaling the "Wasatch Wall"
Oct 12, 2004-"In May 2004, local funding opportunities for Utah growth companies took a major step forward, when Sorenson Capital announced it would begin deploying its new $250 million private equity fund. This equity, combined with leverage in making investments, could total as much as $1 billion in investments made by the Sorenson Capital team."
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Albuquerque Journal
Vaughan, Utah Firm will Work Together
May 31, 2004-"Albuquerque business broker Vaughan Company Business Opportunities Inc. and private equity company Sorenson Capital of Salt Lake City have agreed to work together to develop business deals in New Mexico."
"The companies, in a news release, said Vaughan brokers will look for New Mexico companies that have positive cash flows and revenues between $20 million and $300 million. They will also look for companies with potential as growth equity investments that also may be interested in the financial options Sorenson provides."
New Mexico Business Weekly
Utah Private Equity Firm Looking at NM Companies
May 26, 2004-"Sorenson will be looking to invest in companies that are in the $20 million to $300 million revenue range. The most common transaction Bullock says will be full or partial management buyouts that will allow business owners to either sell off their companies entirely or simply to give up a portion of their business. But, he adds, his firm offers a broad spectrum of financial assistance including growth capital, partnerships and full or partial exits."
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Denver Post
Equity Fund's Deep Pockets
May 7, 2004-"Dennis McCrary, partner at Adams Street Partners in Chicago, said the players behind Sorenson Capital motivated his firm's investment. 'I don't look at this so much as geographic diversification,' he said. 'It is more the quality of this team that is going to build good businesses and make money.'"
The Salt Lake Tribune
Sorenson Capital Closes Its Private Equity Fund
May 4, 2004-"Sorenson Capital intends to invest in small and midsized companies in the western United States, a group it believes has been underserved by venture firms. The company primarily will invest in businesses that have positive cash flow, but it may make growth equity investments as well."
Dow Jones News Service
Private-Equity Firm Sorenson Targets US's Mountain West
May 4, 2004-"Seeking to capitalize on a region seemingly overlooked by private equity firms, Sorenson Capital said it will invest its recently raised first fund of $250 million in America's Mountain West states."
"The fund will focus on buyouts of small to middle-market companies with $30 million to $300 million of revenue. The firm is currently working on 20 deals in sectors ranging from manufacturing to specialized technology and service business."
TheDeal.com
Sorenson Capital Starts $250M Fund
May 3, 2004-"Sorenson Capital, a 1-year-old Salt Lake City buyout firm funded and led by a handful of big-name dealmakers, said Monday, May 3, that it had garnered $250 million in commitments for its first investment fund."
"Mika said Sorenson Capital, which was launched in February 2003, will finance small and midmarket buyouts of companies in Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and surrounding states."
"That territory, Mika contended, is underserved by private equity players. He said that Sorenson's standing as the biggest midmarket LBO sponsor in the region should help it generate proprietary deal flow."
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Deseret Morning News
Utah Equity Fund Looks World-Class
May 2, 2004-"Big money, big names and big returns. Those are the big ideas behind Sorenson Capital's new $250 million private equity fund, one of the largest of its kind in the state and perhaps in the Intermountain region."
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Arizona Republic
Utah Notables Launch Western Equity Fund
May 1, 2004-"Behind Sorenson Capital are some big names from the sports and business world."
"Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young is one of the fund's five managing directors, as is Fraser Bullock, chief operating officer of the 2002 Winter Olympics, held in Salt Lake City."
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