James Furnivall Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Managing Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • B2B

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

James Furnivall General Information

Biography

Mr. James Furnivall served as Managing Partner at Alterna Capital Partners. He has spent more than 25 years in investment banking and private equity. Prior to becoming part of the founding team at Alterna, he spent 11 years at Canaan Partners a venture capital firm with more than $2 billion under management. As a General Partner at Canaan, he was responsible for leading the firm's technology investment activities on the East Coast. While at Canaan he originated, structured, closed, managed and achieved liquidity on 14 investments. In addition, he played an integral part in managing the firm and its fund raising activities. Prior to Canaan Partners he was involved in capital raising and merger and acquisition transactions with an aggregate value of more than $4 billion at Bear Stearns and PaineWebber. These transactions were completed for a variety of corporate clients in the technology and industrial sectors. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University and an M.B.A. with Distinction from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Managing Partner, Alterna Capital Partners
Education
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Princeton University, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male

James Furnivall Lead Partner on Deals (3)

James Furnivall has been the lead partner on 3 deals. Their latest deal was with Western Bulk, a marine company. The deal was made for on 03-May-2010.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Western Bulk 03-May-2010 PE Growth/Expansion Completed Marine Oslo, Norway
Western Alterna 01-May-2010 Completed Marine Marshall Islands
SS&C Intralinks 14-Mar-2001 Completed IT Consulting and Outsourcing New York, NY

James Furnivall Network (167)

Portfolio Executives (155)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Egil Husby Western Bulk Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer 03-May-2010 Oslo, Norway
Hans Aasnaes Western Bulk Chief Executive Officer 03-May-2010 Oslo, Norway
Western Bulk Chief Procurement Officer & General Manager 03-May-2010 Oslo, Norway
Western Bulk Chief Executive Officer 03-May-2010 Oslo, Norway
Western Bulk Chief Financial Officer, Finance 03-May-2010 Oslo, Norway

Fund Team Members (12)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Roger Miller Alterna Capital Partners Alterna Core Capital Asset Fund Bedford, NH
Mark Mangiola Canaan Partners Canaan Equity II San Francisco, CA
Canaan Partners San Francisco, CA
Canaan Partners San Francisco, CA
Alterna Capital Partners Bedford, NH

James Furnivall Affiliated Funds (2)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Canaan Equity II Canaan Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2000
Alterna Core Capital Asset Fund Alterna Capital Partners Buyout Fully Invested 2009

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