Northgate Capital is a

venture capital Venture capital (often abbreviated as VC) is a form of private equity financing that is provided by venture capital firms or funds to startups, early-stage, and emerging companies that have been deemed to have high growth potential or which ha ...

and

private equity In the field of finance, the term private equity (PE) refers to investment funds, usually limited partnerships (LP), which buy and restructure financially weak companies that produce goods and provide services. A private-equity fund is both a ty ...

investment firm with approximately $4.9 billion of assets under management and offices in

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, Danville,

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and

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. Northgate was founded in 2000 by

Brent Jones Brent Michael Jones (born February 12, 1963) is an American former professional football player, business executive, businessman, coach, and sports analyst. As a player, he was a tight end for the San Francisco 49ers during his entire 11-year ca ...

and

Tommy Vardell Thomas Arthur "Touchdown Tommy" Vardell (born February 20, 1969) is a former professional American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). College career Vardell was a star running back for the Stanford Cardinal. In 1990, he was ...

following their retirement from the

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. In 2010, Jones and Vardell sold a majority stake in Northgate to

Religare Enterprises Religare Enterprises Limited (REL) is an Indian Investment company registered with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), headquartered in New Delhi, India. REL is listed on National Stock Exchange of India and Bombay Stock Exchange. It is an holdin ...

, an

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financial services company, and continued to manage the firm as Partners. In 2016, Religare and Northgate's management team sold 100% ownership of Northgate to The Capital Partnership, a private investment firm, with offices in London and

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. Following the acquisition by TCP, both Jones and Vardell transitioned to the role of Founders and Senior Advisors to Northgate.

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