Founded in 1995, Cornerstone Equity Partners, LLC was a multi-stage private equity investment company that invested $25 million over a five year period and generated a 84% internal rate of return on its investments. Cornerstone was focused on providing buyout, expansion, or growth capital to privately-owned companies headquartered in the southwestern United States. Cornerstone’s investments included:

New Century Financial Corporation
Irvine, California

Founded in 1995, New Century is a specialty finance company engaged in subprime mortgage banking and consumer lending. The company underwent an initial public offering in 1997 on the Nasdaq National Market under the trading symbol “NCEN”.
The Company grew to be the second largest subprime-mortgage lender in the United States.

www.ncen.com

NetPro Computing, Inc.
Scottsdale, Arizona

NetPro is an IT infrastructure company that develops and markets network utility software programs focused on directory services for large networks. The company was acquired by its main competitor, Quest Software, in 2008.

www.netpro.com

Quality Care Solutions, Inc
Phoenix, Arizona

Quality Care Solutions (QCSI) develops client/server and internet-enabled software and offers consulting services to healthcare organizations. The company was founded in 1994 and was acquired in 2007 by California-based TriZetto Group, Inc.

www.trizetto.com

PlanMember Financial Corporation, Inc.
Carpinteria, California

PlanMember is a diversified retirement plan administration and investment management firm that offers a full spectrum of retirement products and services.

www.planmemberfinancialcorporation.com