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JetBlue
JetBlue provides passenger air transportation services in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America.
| FUND | INITIAL DATE OF INVESTMENT | EXIT YEAR |
|---|---|---|
|
Pre Fund I Fund I |
July-1999 July-2000 |
October-2002 October-2002 |
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Transportation
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In The News
JetBlue Airways Chairman Joel Peterson: Innovation is Hiding in Plain Sight
September 23, 2011, Sometimes innovation doesn’t look like a new social media channel, iPhone, app, or nifty widget. In fact, Joel Peterson believes that innovation is hiding in plain sight.
Super Committee Should Learn to Fly Right
It's time for government to start running like a low-cost airline.
Stanford Emerging as Hub for Fast-Growing Investment Trend
July 21, 2011, A small but growing sector of the private equity landscape turns that model upside down.
Peterson Partners Closes $50M Fund
June 7, 2011, Peterson Partners LP, one of JetBlue Airways Corp.’s original investors, has closed its sixth private equity fund with $50 million in commitments, said managing partner Dan Peterson.
Keeping LP Ranks Tight, Peterson Partners Closes On $50M for New Fund
Peterson Partners has closed on $50 million for Peterson Partners VI LP, Managing Partner Dan Peterson told VentureWire, and may raise another $10 million over the next six months.
Press Articles
Deseret Morning News; Peterson Partners Promote Business
June 25, 2006, Peterson Partners Promote Business. $300M equity fund looks for talented and visionary CEO's. Airplanes, milk and radioactive waste have never looked this good . at least to Peterson Partners, a Salt Lake-based $300 million equity fund, whose investments have created thousands of new jobs and turned small companies into major hitters.
Private equity group ready to invest again
May 15, 2008 - Peterson Partners, a private equity company in Salt Lake City, has raised $120 million for an investment fund from backers that include JetBlue Airways founder David Neeleman and Dave Checketts, owner of Real Salt Lake.
Peterson Partners Announces Closing of $120 Million Fund
May 6, 2008 - Peterson Partners, a leading Intermountain West investment firm, has announced the closing of Peterson Partners V, an investment fund totaling $120 million in capital commitments.