Investment Summary

Altamont Capital Partners, Makena Capital Management and Access Holdings Invest In Kuvare

On March 9, 2016, private equity firm Altamont Capital Partners, asset manager Makena Capital Management and private equity firm Access Holdings invested in insurance company Kuvare

Investment Highlights
  • This is Altamont Capital Partners’ 4th, Makena Capital Management’s 1st and Access Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Altamont Capital Partners’ 25th, Makena Capital Management’s 1st and Access Holdings’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Altamont Capital Partners’ 2nd, Makena Capital Management’s 1st and Access Holdings’ 1st transaction in Illinois.

Investment Summary

Date 2016-03-09
Target Kuvare
Sector Insurance
Investor(s) Altamont Capital Partners
Makena Capital Management
Access Holdings
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Kuvare

Rosemont, Illinois, United States
Kuvare is an insurance holding company focused on providing life insurance and annuity solutions to middle-market customers. Kuvare offers diversified annuities, life insurance, and supplemental products to the middle-income and mass-affluent consumer segments through its acquisition-led growth strategy. Kuvare was founded in 2014 and is based in Rosemont, Illinois.

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Investor(S) 3

Investor

Altamont Capital Partners

Palo Alto, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2010
PE ASSETS 4.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Altamont Capital is a private equity group focused on acquiring US-based middle-market companies. The Firm has a particular interest in companies undergoing a transition, either operational or strategic, in which Altamont believes it can help navigate. Altamont can invest up to $150 million of equity per transaction and looks for businesses with EBITDA up to $100 million. The Firm prefers control transactions and targets a range of transaction types, including corporate carve-outs, build-ups, take-privates, and founder transitions. Sectors of interest include business services, financial services, industrials, healthcare, consumer, retail, restaurants, franchising, and technology. Altamont Partners was formed in 2010 and is based in Palo Alto, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 49
Sector (Insurance) 4 of 8
Type (Growth Capital) 9 of 20
State (Illinois) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 25 of 43
Year (2016) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-02 Cascade Windows

Spokane Valley, Washington, United States

Cascade Windows is a manufacturer of vinyl windows and doors serving the Western U.S. new and retrofit single and multi-family housing market. Cascade Windows operates six strategically located manufacturing facilities throughout the Western United States. Cascade Windows goes to market through an extensive network of dealers, builders, and distributors in its markets. Cascade Windows was founded in 1989 and is based in Spokane Valley, Washington.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-07 Modern Healthcare

Orlando, Florida, United States

Modern Healthcare, Inc. is a specialty pharmacy platform, with a unique physician preferred approach, breadth of therapy expertise and differentiated service offerings to customers. The platform focuses on drug treatments for complex disease states that require a high-touch service model, such as rheumatoid arthritis/dermatology, HIV, cystic fibrosis, transplant, hepatitis C, and infusion-based IVIG therapy.

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DESCRIPTION

Makena Capital Management is a global, multi-asset class investment manager that provides a range of pooled investment vehicles with the objective of long-term, risk-adjusted capital appreciation. Makena currently manages perpetual capital, providing endowment-style investment solutions to institutional investors around the world. Makena Capital Management was founded in 2005 and is based in Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Insurance) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Investor

Access Holdings


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2013
PE ASSETS 2.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Access Holdings is a private investment firm focused on acquiring and growing niche essential service-oriented companies. The Firm generally looks to pursue buy and build situations in large industries with fragmented businesses. Access Holdings was formed in 2013 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 10
Sector (Insurance) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 3 of 10
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-25 Foundation Partners

Orlando, Florida, United States

Foundation Partners is a provider of end-of-life transition services, owning and operating 38 funeral homes and six cemeteries in 13 states, and is actively seeking to expand its locations throughout the U.S. Foundation Partners was founded in 2010 and is based in Orlando, Florida.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-01 Regency

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Regency is a provider of pet cremation services in the United States. The investment provides the foundation for our pet loss services strategy. Regency was founded in 2018 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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