LANTERN CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.

Thesis

Lantern Capital Partners, L.P. (LCP) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm operates as an investment management platform, deploying discretionary capital through tactical operations funds. LCP focuses on acquiring attractive businesses within engineering-intensive industry verticals, seeking to create value through prudent cost management, product development, international expansion, and buy-and-build strategies. Primarily, LCP invests in distressed or capital-constrained middle-market operating companies and assets, investing across the entire capital structure (debt and equity) for public and private companies. Target sectors include Real Estate, Technology, Manufacturing, Financial Services, and others. Their strategy involves tactical operations funds providing capital solutions like corporate debt and equity, structured investments in portfolios and securitizations, and direct investments in real estate and other real assets. The geographic scope includes the United States and Canada. As of December 31, 2024, LCP had approximately $76 billion in discretionary regulatory AUM. Lantern Capital Partners Fund I has a reported size of $383 million. Information on typical check size is not publicly available.

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