Searchlight Capital Partners Appoints Sebastian Inger as Partner
The appointment further strengthens Searchlight’s European team
Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P. (“Searchlight”), a leading global private investment firm, today announced that Sebastian Inger has joined the firm as a Partner, based in its London office.
Mr. Inger brings more than 15 years of investment experience across private equity and corporate finance. He joins Searchlight from Investcorp, where he spent more than a decade, most recently as a Managing Director, leading the firm’s Nordic investment activities and serving on its European Private Equity Investment Committee.
At Investcorp, Mr. Inger led and supported investments across a range of sectors, including technology-enabled services and business services. Prior to Investcorp, Mr. Inger worked in the industrial corporate finance team at Credit Suisse in London and in equity research at Swedbank in Sweden.
Sebastian Inger said: “I am very pleased to join Searchlight at this exciting time for the firm. In the current market environment, creativity and the ability to navigate complexity are critical components of successful investing. Searchlight’s emphasis on building strong relationships with founders and management teams to create enduring value aligns closely with my own philosophy. I look forward to contributing to Searchlight’s continued success in Europe.”
James Redmayne, Partner and Head of European Private Equity at Searchlight, said: “We are delighted to welcome Sebastian to Searchlight. He brings deep investment experience, an extensive network and a strong track record of partnering with management teams to build and grow high-quality businesses. Sebastian’s expertise is highly complementary to our existing team, and we look forward to working with him to strengthen our thematic efforts as we continue to identify compelling investment opportunities across the region.”
Mr. Inger holds a BSc and MSc in Macroeconomics and Financial Mathematics from the Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law. He also studied at Keio University in Tokyo and Hokkaido Tokai University in Sapporo.
About Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P.
Searchlight is a global private investment firm with $17 billion in assets under management and offices in London, New York, Miami and Toronto. Founded on the principle that creative, engaged ownership creates superior outcomes, Searchlight partners with management teams to build market-leading businesses across its core sectors of telecommunications, media, business, industrial and financial services. Searchlight seeks to invest in businesses where its flexible approach and strategic support accelerate value creation for all stakeholders, leveraging deep sector expertise and a global network to help portfolio companies realise their full potential. For more information, please visit www.searchlightcap.com.
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