Investors in Barbados

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Sagicor Financial

Sagicor Financial Corporation is a financial holding company based in Wildey, Barbados, with a robust presence in the Caribbean and the United States. Through its various subsidiaries, including Sagicor Life and Sagicor Jamaica, the company offers a comprehensive range of financial products and services. These include life and health insurance, critical illness coverage, property and casualty insurance, as well as annuities and pension administration services. Sagicor also engages in banking and investment management, providing a diverse array of financial solutions across multiple regions, including the Eastern and Dutch Caribbean, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, and Central America.

Fura Gems

Fura Gems is a natural resource company based in Canada, engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of colored gemstone properties across various countries, including Colombia, Australia, and Mozambique. The company holds an emerald concession in the Boyaca District of Colombia, where it explores a grassroots emerald license located near the famed Muzo emerald mine. Additionally, Fura Gems owns the Iron Horse property in British Columbia, which is situated near the high-grade Eskay Creek gold-silver mine. The company's operations extend to Barbados and Colombia through its subsidiaries. With a focus on colored gemstones, Fura Gems seeks to develop its resource capabilities in the global market.

Pan-American Life Insurance Company

Pan-American Life Insurance Company, established in 1911 and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, provides a range of insurance and financial services across the Americas. As a subsidiary of Pan-American Life Insurance Group, it offers individual and group life, accident, and health insurance, along with employee benefits. The company serves clients in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. With a workforce of over 1,750 employees, Pan-American Life operates numerous branches and affiliates in countries such as Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, and several Caribbean nations, ensuring a broad reach and a commitment to delivering trusted financial solutions to its policyholders.

Medici Ventures

Medici Ventures is the venture capital arm of Overstock.com, serving as a wholly owned subsidiary that manages investments in firms building blockchain technologies and related digital innovations. Established in 2014 and based in Salt Lake City, Utah, it focuses on information technology, blockchain, cybersecurity, software-as-a-service, and fintech sectors. The firm develops a portfolio of companies creating blockchain-enabled platforms and other technology businesses, aiming to advance practical applications and industry adoption.
Made 3 investments in Barbados

Aberdeen International

Aberdeen is a global investment company focused on the resource sector. It actively invests in and builds private, micro-, and small-cap resource companies, providing managerial, technical, and financial resources to unlock their potential.

Pelion Venture Partners

Pelion Venture Partners is a Utah-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on technology companies across the United States. Founded in 1986, it emphasizes B2B software, enterprise software, SaaS, cloud services, and related IT sectors. The firm invests in early-stage opportunities and supports portfolio companies with a hands-on, collaborative approach, drawing on its deep industry and investment experience. With its team based in Salt Lake City, Pelion seeks to help entrepreneurs turn concepts into scalable, growth-oriented businesses.
Made 1 investment in Barbados

Butterfly Ventures

Founded in 2012, Butterfly Ventures is a seed-stage focused venture capital firm based in Oulu, Finland. It invests primarily in early-stage deep tech and hardware startups across the Nordics.
Made 2 investments in Barbados

Alignvest Management Corporation

Alignvest Management Corporation, established in 2012, is a Toronto-based private equity firm that invests in middle market companies across North America. It specializes in buyouts, growth capital, and industry consolidation, with a focus on market discontinuities and attractive sectors such as telecom, real estate, and healthcare. The firm invests across the capital structure, including equity, debt, and structured equity transactions, and typically targets deal sizes between CAD50 million and CAD500 million, with initial investments ranging from CAD10 million to CAD40 million. Alignvest Management Corporation also considers co-investment opportunities and is open to both majority and minority transactions.
Made 1 investment in Barbados

Marriott International

Founded in 1957, Marriott International operates over 3,900 hotels worldwide across approximately 30 brands. Its portfolio spans luxury to select-service accommodations, with a majority of rooms falling under premium and select-service categories. The company generates most of its revenue through managed and franchised properties.
Made 1 investment in Barbados

Parkland

Parkland is an independent supplier and marketer of fuel and petroleum products, operating primarily in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, the company offers a range of refined fuels, lubricants, and related products to motorists, businesses, and wholesale customers. Its operations include a retail network of over 1,070 gas stations in Canada, as well as commercial fuel services that provide bulk fuel, propane, and heating oil. Parkland also manages fuel supply through strategic contracts and partnerships with refiners, utilizing various distribution methods and storage facilities. The company emphasizes providing locally relevant fuel brands and convenience store offerings tailored to the communities it serves.

Ares Management

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Strategic Risk Solutions

Strategic Risk Solutions Inc. is a specialized provider of management and consulting services for the captive insurance industry, operating both onshore and offshore. Founded in 1993 and based in Scottsdale, Arizona, the company serves a diverse range of clients, including those in employee benefits, healthcare, and risk retention groups. Its comprehensive offerings include captive management services such as formation and licensing, general management, financial and regulatory compliance, and insurance services. Additionally, it conducts feasibility assessments, loss projections, and premium development. Strategic Risk Solutions also provides ongoing consulting services, including policy drafting, underwriting for group captives, and strategic planning. The company manages a variety of captive structures, including single parent captives, risk retention groups, and protected cell companies, ensuring that clients meet legal and regulatory requirements while optimizing their risk financing strategies.

Crown Capital Partners

Crown Capital Partners is a specialty finance company in Canada that provides alternative debt financing to middle-market private and public companies. The firm originates, structures and delivers tailored financing solutions designed to minimize ownership dilution, helping business owners retain the majority of economic rewards while enabling stable, predictable cash flows for the lender. Its offerings include subordinated term and bridge loans, perpetual debt, income streaming and royalty structures, recapitalizations and growth financing, among other arrangements. The company serves a diversified portfolio of Canadian and United States clients across sectors and geographies.
Made 1 investment in Barbados

Ontario Pension Board

Established in 1920, the Ontario Pension Board is a public pension fund based in Ontario, Canada. It acts as an administrator for the Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP), serving its members, retired members, employers, and other stakeholders.
Made 1 investment in Barbados

Permira

Founded in 1985, Permira is a global investment firm with over 500 employees across 16 offices. It focuses on multiplying the potential of companies and people by investing in growth-oriented businesses across five key sectors: Technology, Consumer, Healthcare, Services, and Climate.
Made 1 investment in Barbados

Digicel Group

Digicel Group Limited is a telecommunications company that delivers mobile communication, internet services, and home entertainment solutions across the Caribbean, Central America, and the Asia Pacific. Founded in 2001 by Irish businessman Denis O'Brien, Digicel has established a significant presence in over 32 markets, rapidly expanding its services after its initial launch in Jamaica. The company has diversified its offerings through acquisitions, including cable and internet companies, and has enhanced its portfolio with the introduction of media and live streaming services. Notable developments include the launch of the Play Go streaming app and a transition to a digital operator, providing customers with a suite of applications for sports, music, news, and messaging. Digicel is dedicated to community engagement, supporting educational initiatives and social entrepreneurship through its foundation, which has built schools and delivered health services in various countries. The company has received multiple awards for its services, underscoring its commitment to delivering high-quality communication solutions to its customers.

Frontier Development Capital

Frontier Development Capital is an alternative fund manager based in Birmingham, United Kingdom, established in 2016. The firm specializes in providing flexible long-term debt funding to established mid-market SMEs and property developers, with investment amounts ranging from £1 million to £20 million. Frontier Development Capital is particularly focused on supporting growth capital, shareholder transactions, and property development. Additionally, the firm offers tailored capital programs for the advanced manufacturing sector. As part of its operations, Frontier Development Capital is affiliated with Mercia Asset Management PLC, emphasizing its commitment to fostering the growth of businesses in the UK.
Made 1 investment in Barbados

Groupe Siparex

Siparex is a private equity investment group based in Lyon, France, founded in 1977. It focuses on investing in start-ups and mid-market companies across various sectors, including software, manufacturing, e-commerce, life sciences, and healthcare services, primarily in the United States and Western Europe. Over its 30-year history, Siparex has grown to become one of the independent leaders in the private equity space, having listed shares of its original company on the stock market and expanded internationally. The firm manages several funds, including those dedicated to buyouts and venture capital, with investments typically ranging from EUR 2.5 million to EUR 10 million in companies with revenues between EUR 15 million and EUR 200 million. Siparex aims to support the development of its portfolio companies through strategic investments and operational guidance.
Made 1 investment in Barbados

Gimv

Gimv is a European investment company focused on private equity and venture capital. Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, it operates across Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. Gimv targets investments in a diversified range of sectors, including business-to-business services, financial services, healthcare, information technology, telecommunications, manufacturing, life sciences, and other technology-enabled sectors, with a focus on European opportunities. The firm emphasizes building long-term equity partnerships to support growth and value creation in portfolio companies.
Made 1 investment in Barbados

Vision Capital

Vision Capital is an international private equity firm focusing on direct and secondary market investments. Headquartered in London with an office in New York, it was founded in 1997 and targets Europe and North America. The firm seeks control stakes in mid-size to large companies and engages in active ownership through acquisitions and strategic exits, including follow-on deals and dispositions. It typically invests between €50 million and €1 billion in portfolio companies across sectors such as financial services, real estate, industrials and manufacturing, business services, and consumer. Vision Capital often acquires portfolios from private equity firms, financial institutions, and corporations seeking to divest subsidiaries or exits, aiming to build robust, value-driven businesses.
Made 1 investment in Barbados

Leeds Equity Partners

Founded in 1993, Leeds Equity Partners is a private equity firm based in New York. It specializes in investing in growth-oriented middle market companies within the knowledge sector, focusing on education, training, business services, information services, and software sectors across the United States and the United Kingdom.
Made 1 investment in Barbados

McLean Watson Capital

McLean Watson Capital, established in 1994, is a Toronto-based venture capital firm that invests in technology-focused companies. It primarily targets seed, early, mid, and late-stage investments, with a focus on information technology and communications sectors, including hardware, software, and energy technology. The firm typically invests between $1 million and $5 million initially, with the potential to increase to $15 million over the life of the investment. McLean Watson Capital seeks active involvement in its portfolio companies, often taking seats on their boards.
Made 1 investment in Barbados