Alberto brings investment banking and infrastructure experience from roles at KKR, UBS Investment Bank, and Dresdner Kleinwort. He previously held positions at Scala Capital and KPMG.
KKR leads a £295m growth investment in commercial intelligence platform Lighthouse to drive product innovation and international expansion.
"We’re extremely grateful to the 70,000+ hospitality providers, who have placed their trust in Lighthouse, I couldn’t be more energized by what we’re working towards. We’re just getting started in making hospitality data and tools more powerful, accessible, and affordable. This investment by KKR significantly accelerates our ability to enhance our commercial platform through expanded AI capabilities and additional data sets, enabling us to better serve our existing customers while continuing to expand across the hospitality market."
The Series C financing was led by KKR with participation from Hannover Digital Investments.
"The global insurance industry is a key strategic focus for KKR, and we see a real market opportunity for Vitesse to disrupt and add significant value to the industry. We are excited to partner with this proven management team to support Vitesse’s ambition of providing global insurers with unparalleled control, transparency, and efficiency for the holding and management of funds."
KKR and Infracapital have taken joint majority stakes in the battery storage specialist.
"Securing substantial further equity is a significant vote of confidence in our business, its achievements to date and future aims. KKR provides Zenobē with a leading international strategic partner to support our expansion plans into North America, Europe and Australasia and other markets. It supports our ability to raise further debt funding for these plans. It is also an acknowledgement that boosting battery storage and clean transport is just common sense to help us reach net zero."
The Series D round values the payments infrastructure provider at $1.4bn and includes participation from several existing investors.
"The opportunity in software is enormous, with tens of thousands of incredibly innovative businesses bringing great products to market every year. Unfortunately, many SaaS companies still find their growth hindered by the operational challenges that arise when scaling; from handling subscriptions management or tax compliance to localizing payment options in every market. Paddle was created to remove these invisible barriers so that SaaS companies can just focus on building and selling software. 2021 was a fantastic year for us, but we are only just getting started. We have big plans for 2022 and beyond and we’re delighted to have the backing of so many fantastic investors who all share our vision."
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