Brighton Park Capital Invests $112M in PortSwigger

Brighton Park Capital Leads $250M Growth Investment in TickPick; Symphony Ventures Joins

August 22, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Brighton Park Capital has made a $250 million growth investment in TickPick to accelerate the ticket marketplace's product innovation, scale operations, and expand its audience. Rory McIlroy’s Symphony Ventures joined as a strategic investor; GreyLion will exit its position as part of the transaction.

Charlesbank Capital Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Searchlight Cyber

January 18, 2024

Cybersecurity

Charlesbank Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Searchlight Cyber, a Portsmouth-based dark web intelligence and threat intelligence software company. The founders and existing investor Astra Capital Management remain invested; proceeds will be used to accelerate R&D, expand go-to-market capabilities and support organic growth and acquisitions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Bestport Private Equity Invests in Playful Promises

February 17, 2021

E-Commerce

London-based lingerie and swimwear brand Playful Promises has received a growth investment from Bestport Private Equity to finance its fast-growing brands and e-commerce business. The funding will support international e-commerce expansion, build operational capability (including new in-house manufacturing) and broaden brand awareness while founder Emma Parker remains as Managing Director and Will Hobhouse joins as Chairman.

LightBay Capital Makes Growth Investment in Burton Plumbing Services

January 4, 2022

HVAC & Mechanical

Los Angeles-based private equity firm LightBay Capital made a growth investment in Burton (Burton Plumbing Services, LLC), a Omaha-headquartered provider of residential and commercial HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services. The investment will support Burton's organic growth and continued add-on acquisition strategy; ShoreView, the prior sponsor, exited its investment as part of the transaction.

Charlesbank Capital Partners Makes Growth Investment in Bridgepointe Technologies

January 11, 2022

IT Services

Charlesbank Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Bridgepointe Technologies, a San Mateo-based IT strategy and advisory firm. Bridgepointe raised more than $100 million in total proceeds to fund partner recruitment and enablement, service and brand expansion, key hires, and future acquisitions.

Vista Equity Partners Leads Growth Investment in Portside

May 30, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Vista Equity Partners’ Endeavor Fund has led a strategic growth investment in Portside, a San Francisco–based provider of cloud-based software for the business aviation industry. Existing investor Insight Partners participated in the minority round; Portside will use the capital to accelerate product development and customer expansion, and Vista’s Ben Benson will join Portside’s board.