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

TPG Capital and Rory McIlroy's Symphony Ventures Invest in Troon

November 15, 2021

Restaurants & Hospitality

TPG Capital, joined by Rory McIlroy's Symphony Ventures, has agreed to make a significant strategic investment in Troon, the Scottsdale-based golf and club management company. Existing investor Leonard Green & Partners will retain a substantial stake; the capital will be used to accelerate Troon's growth and expand its market-leading services globally.

NewSpring Growth and Ballast Point Ventures Invest in Symphonic

January 4, 2022

Media & Entertainment

NewSpring Growth, the growth strategy of NewSpring, invested in Symphonic in partnership with Ballast Point Ventures as a growth capital round to support the music-technology distributor's platform and international expansion. Symphonic, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida, provides digital music and video distribution, royalty collection and marketing services to artists and independent labels and will use the investment to scale its technology and global footprint.

TickPick Acquires Fanimal

March 6, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

TickPick, the New York–based secondary ticket marketplace, has acquired Fanimal, a Venice, California–based ticketing platform for small and mid-sized venues and promoters. The acquisition will let TickPick integrate Fanimal's primary-ticketing, marketing tools and patented payment solutions into its platform and expand partnerships (including with LaLiga North America); deal terms were not disclosed.

Crest Rock Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Pitcher

May 25, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Denver-based private equity firm Crest Rock Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Pitcher, a Zürich-headquartered sales enablement platform. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation — including AI and data analytics capabilities — and to support global expansion of Pitcher's SaaS sales and revenue enablement platform.

Brighton Park Capital Invests $112M in PortSwigger

June 27, 2024

Cybersecurity

Brighton Park Capital has made a $112 million minority growth investment in PortSwigger, the developer of Burp Suite, marking the company's first external financing. The capital will fund product development, research and community initiatives, and support international expansion as PortSwigger continues to serve a broad base of enterprise customers.

Accel-KKR Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Uptick

July 28, 2021

Software

Accel-KKR has made a strategic growth investment in Uptick, an Australian field-servicing SaaS provider for building compliance. Uptick founder and CEO Aidan Lister remains a major shareholder and will continue to lead the company as the investment is used to fund international expansion, bolster customer success, and accelerate the product roadmap.