About Spice Private Equity
Spice Private Equity is a private equity firm founded in 1999. It is primarily based in Zug, Switzerland. As of Oct 2026, Spice Private Equity has a portfolio of 5 companies, comprising 5 funding rounds and 3 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and Canada. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Financial Services to Business Services. Most recently it acquired stakes in ARGO on Feb 15, 2022.
Overall Spice Private Equity portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 2 acquisitions, namely Leon Restaurants, Rimini Street and Altico Capital. A lot of funds co-invest with Spice Private Equity, with names like Clearwater Capital Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Spice Private Equity has a team of 1 people, including 1 partner.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1999
Location
Zug, Switzerland
Portfolio Companies
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Acquisition Deals
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Spice Private Equity's Portfolio
Spice Private Equity has a portfolio of 5 companies. They have invested in a total of 5 companies. Their most recent investment was in Virtual Dining Concepts (Series A round) on Oct 28, 2021. Here are the most recent investments by Spice Private Equity:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 28, 2021 | Series A | 7838 | - | |
May 18, 2017 | PE | 4256 | - | |
Oct 03, 2015 | Series A | 8756 | ||
Mar 03, 2015 | Post IPO | 5507 |
Spice Private Equity has acquired 3 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of ARGO on Feb 15, 2022. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Spice Private Equity:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 15, 2022 | P&C insurance carrier | - | 2012 | |
Oct 04, 2021 | Online commercial insurance distribution platform | - | 2012 | |
Mar 08, 2018 | Owns and operates a chain of food restaurants | - | 1999 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Spice Private Equity:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2021
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2022
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United States and Canada
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Financial Services
Team profile of Spice Private Equity
Spice Private Equity has a team of 1 member located in United Kingdom. Spice Private Equity's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Spice Private Equity
Over the past 27 years, 2 investors have co-invested in Spice Private Equity's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Spice Private Equity: 2 investors entered a company along with Spice Private Equity. These include investors like Clearwater Capital Partners (1 company).
Spice Private Equity News
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Leon receive £25 million cash injection for US launchWorld Coffee Portal•Jul 31, 2023•Leon Restaurants, Spice Private Equity
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GP Investments buys around 61% of Spice Private Equity shares in Swiss takeover bidFusoes & Aquisicoes•Aug 29, 2022•Spice Private Equity, GP Investments
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Argo Group Announces Closing of Argo Seguros Brasil S.A. Sale to Spice Private Equity Ltd.Business Wire•Feb 16, 2022•Argo Group, ARGO, Spice Private Equity
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Virtual Dining Concepts raises $20 million in Series A financing to facilitate its continued growthNation’s Restaurant News•Oct 28, 2021•Virtual Dining Concepts, Spice Private Equity
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Argo Group to offload Brazilian operations to Spice Private EquityLife Insurance International•Oct 05, 2021•Argo Group, ARGO, Spice Private Equity, argogroupus.com
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Bravo Brio Restaurant Group Completes Merger with Spice Private Equity, an affiliate of GP InvestmentsGlobeNewswire•May 24, 2018•Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Spice Private Equity
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Bravo Brio Restaurant Group Shareholders Approve Merger with Spice Private Equity, an affiliate of GP InvestmentsGlobeNewswire•May 22, 2018•Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Spice Private Equity
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Bravo Brio Restaurant Group to be acquired by Spice Private EquityReuters•Mar 08, 2018•Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Spice Private Equity, GP Investments, FoodFirst and 1 other
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Spice picks up restaurant chain LEON in $25m dealAltAssets•May 23, 2017•Spice Private Equity, Leon Restaurants
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Goodwin advises Spice Private Equity on USD31.3 million assets aalePrivate Equity Wire•Jan 20, 2017•Spice Private Equity
