Financial Services Private Equity News and People Moves
Recent private equity updates across financial services and other sectors, including deal scaling plans, acquisitions, and senior hires at Searchlight Capital, ATL Partners, and Omni Partners.
Searchlight Capital has named Sebastian Inger as partner in London. Inger brings more than 15 years of investment experience across private equity and corporate finance, joining the firm from Investcorp.
Human capital adjustments were also prominent across other firms. Ambienta added 23 new hires across its European offices, including three partners. The appointments span private equity, portfolio operations, investor relations, and corporate functions, bringing the firm's headcount to more than 120. In London, Omni Partners hired Elliot Tahmasebi from Copper Street Capital as partner to lead lower mid-market platform investments in founder-led financial, professional, and business services companies.
Promotions reshaped teams at other sponsors as well. AE Industrial Partners, which manages about $9.4 billion in assets and invests in technologies and services considered critical to national and economic security, promoted Chris Aguemon and Bill Strobel to principal. Meanwhile, Princeton Equity Group, which manages about $3 billion in assets and invests in franchisor and multi-location businesses, promoted Jack Nagle and Joseph Trahan to partner.
Dealmaking and expansion strategies were also active across financial services and other sectors. Lovell Minnick Partners partner Brad Armstrong shared expansion plans for SRS Acquiom, a platform backed by Lovell Minnick and Carlyle AlpInvest. In addition, SRS Acquiom agreed to acquire Pantarai, a provider of loan technology and services for the broadly syndicated loan and private credit markets. Elsewhere, Stone Point Capital-backed Alliant acquired Melcher & Prescott, a Laconia-based provider of commercial insurance, employee benefits, and personal, life, and health insurance founded in 1862.
Broader sector activity highlighted moves involving sponsors such as KKR. Furthermore, ATL Partners partner Michael Kramer discussed the firm's thesis and scaling plans for its newly formed Precise Aerospace & Defense platform, while Rhône agreed to sell Paragon Films to Atlantic Ridge Capital and Grafine Partners.