Searchlight Capital
Searchlight Capital is a private equity firm based in United States with 42 active companies.
Sector breakdown
41 companiesGeography breakdown
10 geographiesKey facts
Recent exits
No exits recorded yet.
Coverage notes
7 funds tracked, 42 portfolio companies (42 active · 0 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Searchlight Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Searchlight Capital IV, L.P.Buyout2024€2.3B3 assetsBuyout2024 · 2yr€2.3B3–
Unrealized
3 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Gresham House Financials · UK | – |
| Kore Group Holdings Industrials · US | – |
| RSK Group Business Services · UK | – |
Searchlight single-asset continuation fundBuyout20231 assetsBuyout2023 · 3yr–1–
Unrealized
1 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Integrated Power Services Industrials · US | – |
Searchlight Capital III, L.P.Buyout2020€3.1B14 assetsBuyout2020 · 6yr€3.1B14–
Unrealized
14 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Adams Outdoor Advertising TMT · US | – |
| All Points Broadband Telecom · US | – |
| Consolidated Communications Telecom · US | – |
| Euclid Transactional Financials · US | – |
| Flowbird Group TMT · France | 2021 |
| GetYourGuide E-commerce · Germany | 2009 |
| Global Risk Partners Financials · UK | 2022 |
| Global Risk Partners Ltd Financials · UK | – |
| Gymboree Group Consumer · US | – |
| Hemisphere Media Group TMT · US | 2017 |
| Hyve Group TMT · UK | – |
| Netspend Fintech · US | – |
| Octave Group Financials · US | – |
| Roots Consumer · Canada | – |
Searchlight Opportunities FundRealizedBuyout2018€3.5B1 assetsBuyout2018 · 8yr€3.5B1–
Unrealized
1 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Care Advantage Healthcare · US | – |
Searchlight Capital II, L.P.Buyout2015€1.8B7 assetsBuyout2015 · 11yr€1.8B7–
Unrealized
7 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Cengage Learning Business Services · US | – |
| Electric Lightwave Telecom · US | – |
| EOLO Telecom · Italy | – |
| M&M Food Market Consumer · Canada | – |
| Mitel Telecom · Canada | – |
| Opus Group AB Mobility · Sweden | – |
| Rackspace Hosting Cloud Infrastructure · US | – |
Searchlight Capital I, L.P.Buyout2012€791M10 assetsBuyout2012 · 14yr€791M10–
Unrealized
10 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| 160over90 Business Services · US | – |
| Ardent Hire Solutions Construction · UK | – |
| Bezeq Telecom · Israel | – |
| GCI Liberty Telecom · US | – |
| Honor Capital Financials · US | – |
| Hunter Boot Ltd. Consumer · UK | – |
| Latecoere SA Aerospace & Defence · France | – |
| Liberty Latin America Telecom · US | – |
| M Group null | – |
| Ocean Outdoor Ltd TMT · UK | – |
Searchlight Capital Partners LPRealizedBuyout2010€8.6B5 assetsBuyout2010 · 16yr€8.6B5–
Unrealized
5 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Sightline Payments Fintech · US | – |
| Survitec Group Aerospace & Defence · UK | – |
| TelevisaUnivision TMT · Mexico | – |
| Uniti Group & Windstream Telecom · US | – |
| Ziply Fiber Telecom · US | – |
Other portfolio companies
1 more Searchlight Capital investment not tied to a tracked fund.
- Arizona College of Nursing · Healthcare · US
About Searchlight Capital
Searchlight Capital is an alternative investment platform with capital deployed across 8 active fund vehicles, headquartered in New York. The firm deploys capital across European mid and small-cap businesses spanning TMT, financials, industrials, consumer, business services and healthcare.
Investment thesis
The platform combines complementary investment strategies, deploying capital across TMT, financials, industrials, consumer, business services and healthcare businesses in North America with selective European deployment. Multi-strategy capital deployment enables flexibility across the business lifecycle, with the partnership culture supporting management teams through growth, transmission and selective M&A across multiple fund vintages and asset classes.
Recent activity
Realised exits across the current platform vintages remain limited, with the portfolio in active deployment and value-creation phase. The platform tracks 8 fund vehicles, 41 active portfolio companies and 0 realised exits across the strategy's history.
Frequently asked questions
- How many portfolio companies does Searchlight Capital have?
- Searchlight Capital has 42 active portfolio companies and 7 funds tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is Searchlight Capital headquartered?
- Searchlight Capital is headquartered in United States.
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