Stonepeak
Private Equity Round in 2023
Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners is a firm that specializes in alternative investments, focusing on infrastructure and real assets. The company manages capital on behalf of over 270 global investors, including pensions and endowments. Stonepeak provides a range of investment vehicles that encompass private equity and credit, as well as operational support and committed partnerships. Its investment strategy targets critical sectors such as transport and logistics, communications, water, energy transition, and renewable energy. By prioritizing sustainable growth, Stonepeak aims to create value for its stakeholders while contributing to the development of essential infrastructure.
Lead Edge Capital
Private Equity Round in 2022
invests in growth stage software, internet, and consumer businesses.
MBK Partners
Private Equity Round in 2022
MBK Partners, established in 2005, is a leading independent private equity firm based in Seoul, South Korea, with a focus on the North Asian market. The company specializes in buyout investments across various sectors, including telecommunications, media, financial services, heavy industrials, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, healthcare, logistics, retail, and technology. MBK Partners typically invests in controlling stakes in companies, aiming to drive growth and operational improvements through active portfolio management.
Atlanta Hawks
Secondary Market in 2022
The Atlanta Hawks is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the original franchises of the National Basketball Association, established in 1949. The organization is committed to serving the local community through basketball, fostering a culture of inclusion, diversity, and innovation. Off the court, the Hawks engage in various community initiatives, such as constructing and refurbishing basketball courts in local neighborhoods, offering scholarships for basketball camps, and creating unique experiences for fans. Through these efforts, the Atlanta Hawks aim to build connections within the community while providing entertainment through their sports activities.
Phoenix Suns
Private Equity Round in 2021
The Phoenix Suns is a professional basketball team located in Phoenix, Arizona, and is a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA) within the Western Conference Pacific Division. Notably, the Suns are the only team in their division that is not based in California. The organization is responsible for managing match schedules, player training, and publicity efforts, ensuring the team's operational success. The Suns play their home games at the Talking Stick Resort Arena and are distinct among Arizona's professional sports franchises for using "Phoenix" rather than "Arizona" in their branding.
ICONIQ Capital
Private Equity Round in 2020
ICONIQ Capital, LLC, established in 2001, is a global multi-family office and merchant bank headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Palo Alto, and Singapore. The firm specializes in direct investments, focusing on technology growth equity, venture capital, middle market buyout, and real estate opportunities in North America and Europe. ICONIQ serves influential families and organizations, providing financial advisory services, family office support, and facilitating strategic relationships across investments, family governance, and global impact.
TowerBrook Investors V
Private Equity Round in 2020
TowerBrook Capital Partners, established in 2001, is a global private equity firm headquartered in London, with additional offices in New York, Frankfurt, Madrid, and Paris. The firm specializes in investing in large and mid-market companies across Europe and North America, focusing on sectors such as healthcare, commercial products, manufacturing, and information technology. TowerBrook's investment strategy involves targeting companies facing complex structural issues, with a typical deal size ranging from $75 million to $250 million. The firm manages both buyout and credit special situation funds, with its most recent buyout fund, TowerBrook Investors VI, launched in 2023. TowerBrook's fee structure includes a standard 20% carried interest and an 8% hurdle rate.
Veritas Capital
Private Equity Round in 2020
Veritas Capital, established in 1992, is a New York-based private equity firm that invests in companies offering critical products and services, predominantly technology or technology-enabled solutions, to both government and commercial clients worldwide. With over $8.8 billion in assets under management, Veritas has led transactions valued at over $8 billion since its inception, focusing on sectors such as software, aerospace & defense, communications, education, energy, national security, healthcare, and government services.
Silver Lake
Secondary Market in 2020
Silver Lake is a global private equity firm, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It specializes in technology investing, focusing on large-scale buyout and growth capital investments in leading technology companies and tech-enabled businesses. The firm's strategy involves partnering with world-class management teams to drive growth and operational improvement in its portfolio companies. Silver Lake invests across various technology sectors, including software, TMT, media, B2C, energy, financial services, healthcare, and SaaS. It typically invests between $200 million to $1 billion per company, with a minimum enterprise value of $500 million. The firm manages multiple funds, with its latest flagship fund, Silver Lake Partners VI, raised in 2020 with a target to invest in 15 to 25 companies.
Carnelian Energy Capital
Private Equity Round in 2020
Carnelian Energy Capital, established in 2015 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a private equity firm specializing in the energy sector. It focuses on lower and middle market investments, typically requiring between $35 million and $75 million of equity capital, across the North American upstream, midstream, and oilfield services sectors.
Owl Rock Capital Group
Private Equity Round in 2019
Owl Rock Capital Group, established in 2016, is a New York-based alternative asset manager specializing in credit investments. It caters to the financing needs of middle-market companies in the United States, providing tailored "one-stop" financing solutions across the capital structure. The company invests in senior secured or unsecured loans, subordinated loans, mezzanine loans, and to a lesser extent, equity-related securities and warrants. Owl Rock targets companies with annual EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million and revenue between $50 million and $2.5 billion. Its investment focus spans various sectors, including business services, consumer products, healthcare, industrials, software, and energy, among others. Owl Rock deploys capital through Owl Rock Capital Corporation, a business development company, and is managed by Owl Rock Capital Advisors, a SEC-registered investment adviser. The company's seasoned executives leverage their extensive experience to design and fund custom financing solutions, positioning Owl Rock as a preferred lending partner for middle-market companies and their sponsors.
HGGC
Private Equity Round in 2019
HGGC, LLC, established in 2007, is a private equity firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in West Palm Beach, Florida; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Foxborough, Massachusetts. The firm specializes in middle market investments, focusing on leveraged buyouts, add-on acquisitions, and growth equity. HGGC targets companies in various sectors, including business services, manufacturing, consumer products, financial services, healthcare, and technology, with revenues ranging from over $100 million to $1 billion and EBITDA between $15 million and $75 million. The firm seeks majority or minority control positions and typically invests between $25 million and $125 million per transaction. HGGC aims to align its interests with partners, fostering a collaborative approach to build and grow middle market businesses.
Halcyon Capital Management
Private Equity Round in 2018
Halcyon Capital Management is a global investment firm founded in 1981 and based in New York, with additional offices in London and Luxembourg. The firm manages approximately $10 billion in assets and is privately owned by 14 partners who bring an average of 15 years of experience to the team. Halcyon employs around 115 staff members, including over 40 investment professionals. The firm specializes in providing tailored investment solutions, including commingled funds, managed accounts, collateralized loan obligations, and bespoke structures. Halcyon emphasizes rigorous investment practices, intellectual integrity, and extensive due diligence, ensuring its capabilities in sourcing, execution, position management, and portfolio construction remain at the forefront of the industry. Committed to best practices, Halcyon maintains high standards in operations, compliance, client service, and information technology, and has been registered with the SEC since 1997.
Golub Capital
Private Equity Round in 2018
Golub Capital, established in 1994, is a prominent direct lender and private credit manager, specializing in financing solutions for middle-market companies backed by private equity sponsors. The firm offers a range of financing options, including one-loan financings, senior, second lien, and subordinated debt, preferred stock, and co-investment equity. Golub Capital also underwrites and syndicates senior credit facilities up to $200 million, with hold sizes ranging from $10 million to $75 million per transaction. As of July 1, 2024, the firm had over 950 employees and over $70 billion of capital under management, operating from offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Golub Capital fosters long-term partnerships, inspiring repeat business from private equity sponsors and investors.
Clearlake Capital Group
Private Equity Round in 2018
Clearlake Capital Group, established in 2006 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, is a private equity firm led by José E. Feliciano and Behdad Eghbali. The company invests in both private and public transactions across the capital structure, focusing on debt or equity securities in the lower and middle market. Clearlake's investment strategy is flexible, encompassing buyouts, corporate divestitures, recapitalizations, and reorganizations. The firm primarily targets software & technology, energy & industrials, and consumer products & services sectors across North America, with a recent expansion into Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and South America. Clearlake typically invests between USD 20 million to USD 1500 million, seeking a majority stake in 20 to 25 companies per fund.
Vector Capital
Private Equity Round in 2018
Vector Capital, established in 1997, is a private equity firm based in San Francisco. It specializes in transformational investments in established technology businesses, both public and private, across North America, Europe, and Israel. The firm partners with management teams to navigate companies through transitions, spin out non-core businesses, buy founder-owned companies, and recapitalize balance sheets. Vector Capital also takes strategic stakes in undervalued public companies and, when appropriate, takes public companies private. Known for its rigorous and analytical approach, the firm focuses on business fundamentals such as financial performance, competitive positioning, and product strategy. Highly selective, Vector Capital invests in only a few opportunities each year, currently managing over $2 billion in equity capital.
Atalaya Capital Management
Private Equity Round in 2017
Atalaya Capital Management, established in 2006, is a New York-based, employee-owned alternative investment advisory firm. It specializes in providing private credit and special opportunities investments, focusing on markets underserved by traditional lenders. The firm invests in small to middle market companies across various sectors, including restaurants, healthcare, and logistics, typically committing between $5 million to $80 million. Atalaya structures its investments through diverse instruments such as DIP loans, junior capital, and preferred equity, often seeking majority stakes. It employs a fundamental, bottom-up analysis approach, utilizing in-house research to make investment decisions.
Sixth Street Growth
Private Equity Round in 2017
Sixth Street Partners, established in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, is a financial services company that offers a range of solutions to businesses. These include industry-specific services in healthcare and digital media, as well as market solutions through its platform. The company manages growth expansion funds, focusing on investments in market-leading software, fintech, and healthcare IT businesses.
Sound Point Capital Management
Private Equity Round in 2017
Sound Point Capital Management, LP, established in 2008, is a New York City-based, employee-owned hedge fund sponsor specializing in credit strategies. The firm primarily serves pooled investment vehicles, along with state and municipal entities, high net worth individuals, and institutional investors such as pension funds, endowments, and insurance companies. Sound Point Capital Management invests in the U.S. public equity and fixed income markets, focusing on corporate bonds and senior-secured bank loans. It employs fundamental analysis and conducts in-house research to make investment decisions. The firm also manages diversified portfolios and provides debt financing facilities to small and medium-sized companies. It has additional offices in London, United Kingdom.
KPS Capital Partners
Private Equity Round in 2016
KPS Capital Partners, established in 1991 and headquartered in New York, is a private equity firm specializing in constructive investing in turnarounds, restructurings, bankruptcies, and other special situations. It focuses on making controlling equity investments in manufacturing companies across diverse industries, seeking to realize significant capital appreciation by improving and growing these businesses, both organically and through strategic acquisitions. KPS Capital manages several funds, including KPS Special Situations Funds, targeting various sectors such as industrial supplies, automotive, machinery, and manufacturing.
Starwood Capital Group
Private Equity Round in 2016
Starwood Capital Group is a private investment firm that specializes in global real estate, focusing on a diverse range of asset classes and investment strategies. Since its inception in 1991, the firm has invested $11.8 billion in equity across various sectors, including office, retail, industrial, multifamily, hotels, and land. Its portfolio includes approximately 41.7 million square feet of office space, 27.5 million square feet of retail, 12 million square feet of industrial properties, and 69,000 multifamily and condominium units. Additionally, Starwood Capital manages 2,180 hotels, 40,000 acres of land, and 670 discrete debt investments. The firm also engages in seed funding, buyouts, acquisitions, and restructuring, allowing it to adaptively shift among asset classes and geographies to facilitate growth and investment opportunities.
H.I.G. Capital
Private Equity Round in 2016
H.I.G. Capital, LLC, established in 1993 and headquartered in Miami, Florida, is a global private equity firm specializing in providing capital and operational support to small and medium-sized companies. The firm invests in various sectors, including business services, consumer goods, healthcare, industrials, and technology, with a focus on the United States, Europe, and Latin America. H.I.G. Capital typically invests between $3 million and $100 million in companies with enterprise values ranging from $25 million to $1 billion, offering both debt and equity capital. The firm's investment strategy includes leveraged buyouts, growth equity, and recapitalizations, aiming to support undermanaged or underperforming companies through operational improvements and strategic growth initiatives.
Silver Lake
Private Equity Round in 2016
Silver Lake is a global private equity firm, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It specializes in technology investing, focusing on large-scale buyout and growth capital investments in leading technology companies and tech-enabled businesses. The firm's strategy involves partnering with world-class management teams to drive growth and operational improvement in its portfolio companies. Silver Lake invests across various technology sectors, including software, TMT, media, B2C, energy, financial services, healthcare, and SaaS. It typically invests between $200 million to $1 billion per company, with a minimum enterprise value of $500 million. The firm manages multiple funds, with its latest flagship fund, Silver Lake Partners VI, raised in 2020 with a target to invest in 15 to 25 companies.
Chenavari Investment Managers
Post in 2015
Chenavari Investment Managers is a specialist asset management firm that concentrates on credit and structured finance, primarily in European and Asian markets. The firm aims to achieve stable, recurring investment performance through active management strategies that focus on maximizing total returns while minimizing volatility. Chenavari employs a model centered on niche credit market strategies, which include corporate and high-yield credit, financials, credit derivatives, structured finance such as asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities, and illiquid credit opportunities like private debt and consumer finance. Their team of investment managers utilizes modern risk management techniques and trading platforms to identify unique investment opportunities and effectively monitor credit risk, thereby enhancing investor outcomes.
NatureBox
Series C in 2015
NatureBox, Inc. is a food brand based in Redwood City, California, that specializes in the online delivery of healthy snacks. Founded in 2011, the company offers a variety of non-GMO and vegan snack options, including dried fruits, nut mixes, cookies, chips, and popcorn. NatureBox aims to create a personalized shopping experience online that caters to individual taste and dietary preferences, focusing initially on the $64 billion snack food market. The company has experienced significant growth in its customer base and serves consumers across all 50 states. In addition to its commercial activities, NatureBox is committed to social responsibility, partnering with organizations like WhyHunger to provide nutritious food to underserved communities and previously donating over 150,000 meals to Feeding America.