Investment Summary

Eight Roads Invests In Lighthouse

On December 13, 2017, private equity firm Eight Roads invested in software company Lighthouse

Investment Highlights
  • This is Eight Roads’ 20th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Eight Roads’ 10th transaction in the United Kingdom.

Investment Summary

Date 2017-12-13
Target Lighthouse
Sector Software
Investor(s) Eight Roads
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Lighthouse

London, United Kingdom
Lighthouse is a provider of hospitality business intelligence, empowering hoteliers to deliver smarter revenue, distribution and marketing outcomes through its commercial platform. Lighthouse was founded in 2012 and is based in London, England.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Eight Roads

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1969
PE ASSETS 11.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Eight Roads is a private investment firm focused on a variety of investment opportunities across the US, Europe, and Asia. The Firm is divided into several investment strategies including venture, principal investing, and real estate. Within the principal investments group, Eight Roads backs established growth businesses with long-term capital. Eight Roads does not have any sector preferences, but has experience in fintech, business services, and healthcare. Eight Roads is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 171 of 293
Sector: Software M&A 20 of 46
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 13 of 18
Country: United Kingdom M&A 10 of 18
Year: 2017 M&A 36 of 38
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-12 Candee

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-21 Bio Palette

Kobe, Japan

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