Searchlight Capital

Searchlight Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Searchlight Capital Partners
TypePrivate
IndustryPrivate equity
Founded2010 (2010)
FounderEric Zinterhofer
Oliver Haarmann
Erol Uzumeri
Headquarters
745 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10151
,
US
Number of locations
New York City, London, Toronto
Area served
North America, Europe
Websitehttp://www.searchlightcap.com/

Searchlight Capital was established in 2010 by Eric Zinterhofer, Oliver Haarmann, and Erol Uzumeri, its founding partners.[1][2] It has offices in New York, Conduit Street, London and Toronto.[2]

In January 2012, Searchlight Capital completed the acquisition of the famed rubber Wellington Boot manufacturer Hunter Boot Ltd.[3]

In July 2014, Searchlight Capital acquired the Canadian meat and frozen food retail chain M&M Food Market.[4]

In June 2015, Searchlight Capital (40%) and Liberty Global (60%) jointly acquired Choice Cable TV, Puerto Rico's second largest cable operator, for US$272.5 million.[2]

In October 2015, Searchlight Capital acquired a majority stake in the Canadian apparel brand Roots Canada, with a minority stake still held by its founders.[5]

In December 2015, Searchlight Capital closed its second fund with $1.94 billion of commitments.[2]

In April 2018, Searchlight Capital acquired Canadian enterprise telecommunications company Mitel in an all-cash transaction of $2 billion.[6]

In July 2021, Searchlight Capital acquired the Fixed Wireless Internet Service Provider All Points Broadband.[7]

References
  1. "Company Overview of Searchlight Capital Partners". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. "Searchlight Capital nears $1 bln first close - PE Hub". pehub.com. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. "Searchlight Capital Partners, Hutton Collins Partners and Three Hills Capital Partners acquired Hunter Boot". Mergr. 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  4. "Searchlight Capital Partners buys M&M meat shops". CBC News. 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  5. "Roots Canada sells majority stake to Searchlight Capital". CBC News. 2015-10-26. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  6. Lunden, Ingrid (2018-04-24). "Enterprise Firm Mitel to be acquired for $2B by Rackspace investor Searchlight". Techcrunch. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  7. "Searchlight Capital Partners Makes Strategic Investment in All Points Broadband". 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
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