Company type | Private |
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Industry | Private equity |
Founded | 2010 |
Founder |
Eric 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 |
Website | http://www.searchlightcap.com/ |
Searchlight Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada.
Searchlight Capital was founded in 2010 by Eric Zinterhofer, Oliver Haarmann, and Erol Uzumeri, its founding partners. [1] [2] It has offices in New York City, 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, the company 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 closed its second fund with $1.94 billion of commitments. [2]
In April 2018, Searchlight acquired Canadian enterprise telecommunications company Mitel in an all-cash transaction of $2 billion. [6]
In July 2021, Searchlight acquired the fixed wireless Internet Service Provider All Points Broadband. [7]
In July 2023, the company announced the acquisition of Gresham House, a UK-based asset manager listed on the London Stock Exchange, in a £470 million deal. [8] [9]