Clearlake Capital

Clearlake Capital is a private investment firm that operates across private equity, credit and other related strategies. It was founded in 2006 by José E. Feliciano and Behdad Eghbali, who have a sector-focused approach and seek to partner with experienced management teams by providing patient, long-term capital to dynamic businesses that can benefit from Clearlake’s operational improvement approach, O.P.S.. The firm’s core target sectors are software & technology, energy & industrials, and food & consumer services. Clearlake currently has over $70 billion of assets under management, and their senior investment principals have led or co-led over 400 investments. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with affiliates in Dallas, TX, London, UK and Dublin, Ireland. Clearlake has a flexible mandate to invest in both private and public transactions across the capital structure in debt or equity securities in the lower and middle market through buyouts, corporate divestitures, recapitalizations and reorganizations. Clearlake has a history of active leadership as value-added investors and a network of executives and operating resources within their core industries. Clearlake has the ability to take advantage of market dislocations, out-of-favor industries, and companies in transition across different phases of the economic cycle while improving operations and creating value. Some of their current portfolio companies include Intertape Polymer Group, Ivanti, NetDocuments, Provation Medical, Symplr and Wheel Pros.