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Dolphin's 9-year investment in Gomez paid off

Published December 4, 2009 at 10:57 AM
"When you get a great company in your portfolio like Gomez, stick with it," urges Richard Brekka, president of New York private equity firm Dolphin Equity Partners LP, whose investment in Gomez Inc. back in 2000 paid off on Wednesday, when Compuware Corp. (NASDAQ:CPWR) bought it for $295 million cash. How do you know when you have a winner?



"When the market adopts what you're doing, then you know you're in the right place," says Brekka, who served a stint as interim CEO of Gomez in 2005 and is currently board chairman. Gomez raised a total of $66 million. Watch the video above or download it on iTunes. (The Deal Pipeline subscribers may read more about the deal here.) - Mary Kathleen Flynn
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