FTV Capital Invests $45M in Validus Risk Management

Merchant Provides Growth Capital to Validus Capital

September 3, 2025

Financial Services

Merchant has entered a partnership with Validus Capital, a Los Angeles–based registered investment adviser managing roughly $2.5 billion, to provide growth capital and strategic resources. The capital will support Validus’s plans to expand alternatives distribution and reporting capabilities, attract advisors to its platform, and scale its multi-family office services.

FTV Capital Invests $35M in Vórtx

March 23, 2021

Financial Services

FTV Capital led a $35 million Series B growth equity investment in Vórtx, a Brazil-based tech-enabled corporate and trust services provider for fund managers and corporate issuers. The capital will be used to accelerate Vórtx's technology enhancements and expand its market presence in the financial back-office and fund administration market in Brazil.

FTV Capital Makes Growth Equity Investment in FundApps

July 15, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

FundApps, a London-based RegTech SaaS provider, received a significant growth equity investment from FTV Capital to accelerate product innovation, expand its platform and pursue opportunistic inorganic growth. The transaction represents a full exit for existing investor Scottish Equity Partners; financial terms were not disclosed.

Blackstone GP Stakes Makes Minority Investment in FTV Capital

May 3, 2023

Financial Services

Funds managed by Blackstone GP Stakes have made a minority growth investment in FTV Capital, a growth equity firm focused on enterprise technology, financial services and payments. The partnership will provide FTV with strategic resources to support firm growth and increase commitments to its funds; Evercore served as financial advisor to FTV and Kirkland & Ellis and Fried Frank served as legal advisors.

FTV Capital Leads $74M Growth Investment in SingleOps

July 12, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

FTV Capital led a $74 million growth equity investment in SingleOps, the Atlanta-based SaaS business management platform for the green industry, with existing investor Five Elms Capital fully participating. The funding will be used to expand SingleOps' platform and grow its team; FTV representatives will join SingleOps' board to support the company’s next phase of growth.

FTV Capital Invests $42.5M Growth Equity in Lean Staffing Solutions

October 6, 2020

Logistics & Distribution

Lean Staffing Solutions, a Fort Lauderdale-based nearshore outsourcing provider for the transportation and logistics industry, received a $42.5 million minority growth equity investment from FTV Capital. The capital will accelerate LSS's expansion in its core logistics market, enhance its product and service offerings, and support entry into new verticals including finance and healthcare; FTV will join LSS's board.