Searchlight Capital Partners is a

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. Searchlight Capital was established in 2010 by

Eric Zinterhofer Eric Louis Zinterhofer (born August 1971) is an American private equity financier, and a founding partner of Searchlight Capital Partners. Early life Eric Zinterhofer was born in August 1971. He is the son of Dr Louis J. M. Zinterhofer and Susan A ...

Oliver Haarmann Carl Ludwig Oliver Haarmann (born September 1967) is a German private equity financier, and a founding partner of Searchlight Capital Partners. Early life Oliver Haarmann was born in September 1967. He earned a bachelor's degree in history and i ...

, and Erol Uzumeri, its founding partners. It has offices in New York,

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, London and Toronto. In January 2012, Searchlight Capital completed the acquisition of the famed rubber

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manufacturer

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. In July 2014, Searchlight Capital acquired the Canadian meat and frozen food retail chain M&M Food Market. In June 2015, Searchlight Capital (40%) and

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(60%) jointly acquired

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, Puerto Rico's second largest cable operator, for US$272.5 million. In October 2015, Searchlight Capital acquired a majority stake in the Canadian apparel brand

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, with a minority stake still held by its founders. In December 2015, Searchlight Capital closed its second fund with $1.94 billion of commitments. In April 2018, Searchlight Capital acquired Canadian enterprise telecommunications company

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in an all-cash transaction of $2 billion. In July 2021, Searchlight Capital acquired the

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All Points Broadband.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Searchlight Capital Private equity firms of the United Kingdom Financial services companies based in London Financial services companies established in 2010 2010 establishments in England