Searchlight Capital Partners Completes Sale of Euclid Transactional to CRC Group

Searchlight Capital Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Celestyal Cruises

November 29, 2021

Transportation

Funds managed by Searchlight Capital Partners have agreed to make a strategic investment in a new holding company, Celestyal Holdings, supporting Celestyal Cruises' global growth, brand amplification and fleet renewal. The Louis Group remains a shareholder in the new holding company and Celestyal will continue to operate from its offices in Piraeus under the current management team.

Searchlight Capital Partners Acquires EIS from Audax Private Equity

November 1, 2024

Industrial Services

Searchlight Capital Partners has acquired EIS, a value-added distributor of process materials and production supplies, from Audax Private Equity; terms were not disclosed. Audax had owned EIS since 2019 and grew the business via a buy-and-build strategy (six add-ons and expanded fabrication/distribution footprint) to position the company for continued growth in electrification, renewable energy and aftermarket end markets.

Searchlight Capital Partners and BCI to Acquire Consolidated Communications for $3.1 Billion

November 20, 2024

Telecommunications

Consolidated Communications Holdings is set to be acquired in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3.1 billion by affiliates of Searchlight Capital Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI). The deal is expected to close in late 2024 or early 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

Canaccord Genuity Acquires Carbon Reduction Capital (CRC-IB)

January 14, 2026

Financial Services

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., through its U.S. capital markets business, has acquired Carbon Reduction Capital, LLC (CRC-IB), a specialist advisory firm in renewable energy M&A, project finance and capital raising. The CRC-IB partners will lead Canaccord's newly formed Energy Transformation group to expand the firm's advisory capabilities across renewable energy, storage, carbon capture and related energy transition markets; financial terms were not disclosed.

First Capital Partners and Ardent Investors Invest in Claims Resolution Corporation

October 22, 2021

Insurance

First Capital Partners, LLC and Ardent Investors, LLC (with co-investment from members of CRC's senior management) provided subordinated debt and equity financing to Claims Resolution Corporation (CRC), a Galloway, New Jersey-based third-party administrator specializing in workers' compensation and liability claims. The capital will support CRC's growth strategy, including add-on acquisitions in its existing Northeast markets and potential expansion into new geographies.

Searchlight Capital Partners Invests in Chord Music Partners

August 14, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Funds advised by Searchlight Capital Partners have made a strategic growth investment in Chord Music Partners to support expansion of its recorded music and publishing catalogs and to accelerate acquisition activity. The investment will strengthen Chord's ability to identify and execute new music-IP acquisitions and support continued growth of its platform backed by strategic relationships including Universal Music Group.