Searchlight Capital Partners

Searchlight Partner Darren Glatt was pleased to represent our portfolio company, Adams Outdoor at the NYC Ad Club Annual Out of Home event this week. Darren joined as a keynote speaker to share his insights on the important future development and investment opportunities in this rapidly evolving space. Thank you to Kevin Jones and Josh Scharfberg for the invite.

Our Founding Partner Eric Zinterhofer joined Sonali Basak on Bloomberg News' Money Undercover to share his outlook for M&A across the media industry with expected deregulation set to occur in 2025. He also discussed his views on the potential for the IPO pipeline to begin opening up and what that will mean for the unlocking of liquidity for LPs.  "We are seeing the unlock occur. I am optimistic that our LPs a year from now will have a lot more liquidity and start to become under allocated to private equity again so I am near term bullish on those dynamics" Watch the segment here: #BloombergMoneyUndercover #BloombergMarkets #PrivateEquity

Searchlight’s Global Head of Value Creation, Amanda Fulmor Good made an appearance last week at Private Equity International’s Operating Partners Forum. Amanda participated in engaging panel discussions around how operating partners work with companies to improve performance and how they can work together as “one team” with deal partners to unlock upside potential and value. Value creation is a core part of Searchlight’s investment philosophy and to owners and management, we offer unparalleled strategic support enabled by our deep sector expertise and international perspective. 

  Searchlight has been named to Inc. Magazine's list of Founder-Friendly Investors for the second time. This annual recognition highlights investment firms that have a strong track record of supporting founders and successfully partnering with them to drive growth.   We look forward to continuing our work with founders to create lasting value for their businesses. Check out the full list here: https://lnkd.in/e4REH8h7

Over the last several months, Searchlight has been involved in this important collaborative effort to enhance quality and transparency in quarterly reporting standards. Make sure your perspective is also reflected in this next evolution of ILPA quarterly reporting standards by participating in the public comment period before they are adopted around the globe and across the industry.

We are pleased to share that Searchlight is now a member of the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA). With one of our offices in London, we have been an active player in the UK market since our foundation so we look forward to having new opportunities to connect with our peers in the industry and to be able to contribute to the ongoing discussions on the current state and future of private equity in the UK.

Our Founding Partner Oliver Haarmann joined Bloomberg Brief’s Dani Burger and Manus Cranny today to share his thoughts on the current outlook for the private equity industry. Debt maturities and the need for refinancings are creating compelling opportunities for firms like Searchlight to explore more creative deal structures and solutions, ultimately positioning companies for continued strategic growth, despite market challenges. Watch the segment here:

We are excited to share that Searchlight has agreed to make a £500m strategic investment in RSK Group, alongside Ares Management Corporation. RSK Group is a global leader in the delivery of sustainability solutions. We look forward to partnering with Alan Ryder and the RSK management team to support their continued growth and stated mission of striving to address the current and future impacts of climate change. Read more about our newest investment here: https://lnkd.in/eedv_5A4

Searchlight Partner, Ajit Pai, is the most recent guest on TMT Finance’s Deal Talks podcast diving into the importance of investing in broadband and infrastructure and how it is a key component to closing the digital divide. As the former Federal Communications Commission chairman, he expands on current government initiatives that will impact the space and the opportunities that are likely to arise as a result. Listen to the full episode:

Our Founding Partner Erol Uzumeri recently sat down with Buyouts’ Kirk Falconer for his latest ‘Off-duty’ Column, stepping back from day to day of the industry to discuss everything from Erol’s favorite music and food to what his alternative career outside of private equity could have been. Erol explains why he credits his leadership style to the mentor and experiences that he had during his time at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and how founding Searchlight with Eric Zinterhofer and Oliver Haarmann has been the most rewarding experience of his professional career. Get to know Erol more here: