Blackstone Strategic Capital Group Makes Minority Investment in Marlin Equity Partners

Blackstone's BAAM Takes Minority Stake in BC Partners

August 6, 2019

Financial Services

Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM), through its Strategic Capital Group, acquired a passive minority investment in international private equity firm BC Partners. The minority investment provides BC Partners with additional balance sheet capital to support expansion of its private equity business and build out new capabilities such as real estate and private credit.

Marlin Equity Partners Makes Growth Equity Investment in SmartSearch Ltd

October 9, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Marlin Equity Partners completed a growth equity investment in SmartSearch Ltd., a U.K.-based provider of multi-tenant SaaS regulatory compliance software focused on AML and KYC solutions. The capital will support SmartSearch's expansion in the U.K. and accelerate its international growth while enhancing its market-leading compliance platform.

Marlin Equity Partners Makes Majority Growth Investment in StarCompliance

December 17, 2020

Software

Marlin Equity Partners has made a majority-control growth investment in StarCompliance, a Rockville, Maryland–based provider of employee compliance and regulatory technology, with existing investor Luminate Capital Partners retaining a minority stake. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation and support StarCompliance's international expansion.

Marlin Equity Partners Completes Majority Growth Investment in Linnworks

September 29, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Marlin Equity Partners completed a majority-control, growth investment in Linnworks Ltd, a Chichester-based e-commerce enablement and automation software platform. Linnworks provides multichannel listings, order, inventory and shipping management and processes over $9 billion in gross merchandise value annually; Robert W. Baird acted as financial advisor to Linnworks.

Blackstone Strategic Capital Group and Goldman Sachs (Petershill) Acquire Minority Stake in Francisco Partners

July 13, 2019

Financial Services

Francisco Partners has sold a minority stake to Blackstone's Strategic Capital Group and Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Petershill program to provide balance-sheet capital to expand its platform and increase commitments to its funds. Terms were not disclosed; Evercore served as financial advisor and legal counsel teams were named for the parties.

Marlin Equity Partners Completes Growth Investment in OpenAsset

January 25, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Marlin Equity Partners completed a growth investment in OpenAsset, a verticalized digital asset management (DAM) provider serving the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. The investment will fund product innovation and scaling initiatives; financial terms were not disclosed and KeyBanc Capital Markets served as OpenAsset's financial advisor.