About Lake Capital
Lake Capital is a private equity firm founded in 1998. It is primarily based in Chicago, United States. As of Oct 2026, Lake Capital has a portfolio of 27 companies, comprising 27 funding rounds and 8 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and Italy. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Business Services to Enterprise Applications. Most recently it acquired stakes in Clearstream on Nov 01, 2015.
Overall Lake Capital portfolio has seen 13 acquisitions, namely Huron Consulting Group, Leonardo and Addison Group. A lot of funds co-invest with Lake Capital, with names like Relay Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Lake Capital has a team of 5 people, including 3 partners.
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Founded Year
1998
Location
Chicago, United States
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Lake Capital's Portfolio
Lake Capital has a portfolio of 27 companies. They have invested in a total of 27 companies. Their most recent investment was in Driveline (Unattributed round) on Jul 2014. Here are the most recent investments by Lake Capital:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 2014 | Unattributed | 8810 | - | |
Feb 01, 2011 | PE | 2084 | - | |
Dec 2010 | Series A | 7453 | - | |
Nov 2008 | Series B | 9010 |
Lake Capital has acquired 8 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Clearstream on Nov 01, 2015. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Lake Capital:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Nov 01, 2015 | Media buying platform focused on streaming video | $1.54M | 2011 | |
Mar 03, 2022 | Integrated advertising and brand consultancy firm | $97.5M | 2005 | |
Jul 01, 2011 | Provider of market research and advertising services | - | 1938 | |
Mar 19, 2009 | Limited information available | - | 2002 |
Team profile of Lake Capital
Lake Capital has a team of 5 members including 3 Partners and 2 Principals located in United States. Lake Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Lake Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Chicago | - | - | |
Partner | Sunnyvale | - | - | |
Partner | Charlotte | - | - | |
Principal | Chicago | - | ||
Principal | Chicago | - |
Co-investors of Lake Capital
Over the past 28 years, 5 investors have co-invested in Lake Capital's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Lake Capital: 5 investors entered a company along with Lake Capital. These include investors like Relay Ventures (1 company).
Lake Capital News
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Fund Eig And Lake Capital Complete Purchase Of OcyanGrupoglobo•Apr 10, 2024•EIG Global Energy Partners, Lake Capital, Ocyan
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Fund EIG and LAKE CAPITAL COMPLETE PURCHASE OF OCYANFusoes & Aquisicoes•Apr 10, 2024•Standard Bank, Lake Capital, Ocyan
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Quan leads $80m Series A for China biotech playerAsian Venture Capital Journal•Jul 14, 2020•Quan Capital, 3Hcare, Wu Capital, Lake Capital
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Lake Capital mulls sale of MHP owner Engine with $500m price tagPRWeek•Apr 06, 2017•Lake Capital, Engine
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Engine Group to complete acquisition by Lake CapitalThe Drum•Aug 29, 2014•The Engine Group, Lake Capital
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Celleration Completes $30 Million Financing | Business WireBusiness Wire•Aug 07, 2008•Celleration, Heron Capital, AAVIN, CID Capital and 9 others
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