LinkedIn Posts

Congratulations to Blip on their Series C funding led by SoftBank Investment Advisers, with participation from Microsoft. Blip is a leading AI-powered conversational platform that develops applications to support interactions between brands and consumers.

In our next Portfolio Profile, we are excited to highlight OONA Insurance, a leading digital general insurer in Southeast Asia. Established in 2022 by Warburg Pincus in partnership with Abhishek Bhatia, Oona Insurance aims to become the general insurer of choice for both partners and customers through a buy-and-build strategy, leveraging the pillars of superior customer service, advanced technology and a well-established brand across Southeast Asia.

Congratulations to Sina Oefinger, Principal at Warburg Pincus, on being named a Rising Star on The Wall Street Journal’s Women to Watch list. The list, curated by The Wall Street Journal’s editorial team, honors a different group of women who have risen through the professional ranks at their respective firms and proven their skills in deal making, relationship building and cultivating talent.

Warburg Pincus Managing Director Frances Fukuda recently joined a panel discussion at the launch event for a new study on “Operating Partners in the Private Equity Industry in Brazil,” conducted by Heidrick & Struggles, Spectra Investments, and Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa. The study examined the role of operating partners in generating value for portfolio companies in an increasingly competitive market. Frances and other leading market participants discussed the findings and shared their own stories of value creation successes and challenges faced.

Henner Thormaehlen, a VP in our Berlin office recently visited his Alma Mater, University of Mannheim, for a workshop and podcast discussion on his career, life in private equity and Warburg Pincus’ culture, investments and corporate strategy.

Last week, Warburg Pincus Managing Director Frances Fukuda joined a panel at Flow Executive Finders’ event to discuss C-Level performance in companies. The event convened women private equity leaders around the country for a day of engaging content and collaboration to discuss value creation and the integral role of women leaders in private equity and across industries.

Tag Yuxiang, principal of Warburg Pincus, was joined by Andrew Gauci, chairman of Japan at Lendlease, and Shigeko Mizutani, managing director of valuation advisory and consulting services for Japan at CBRE, at a panel focusing on Asia’s life science and R&D real estate sector at the Mingtiandi – Asia real estate intelligence Tokyo Forum. Tag highlighted the fundamental drivers underpinning the investment opportunities in the life sciences and R&D real estate sector in Asia, as well as our recent partnerships with Lendlease (Vita Partners) and Eastgate to capture outsized growth opportunities in the sector.

We are excited to announce our investment in MB2 Dental, one of the first and largest dental partnership organizations (DPOs) nationwide. The partnership positions MB2 Dental to continue expanding its network of doctor partners and provides greater opportunities for dentists to join an organization that fosters independence, collaboration, and growth.

James O’Gara, Managing Director and co-head of European Financial Services Warburg Pincus LLC, shared his perspective on the outlook for European Insurance M&A with Insurance Insider today at their flagship annual conference in London.

Our CEO, Jeffrey Perlman, recently participated in a keynote discussion at the University of Michigan’s ENGAGE® Undergraduate Investment Conference at the University of Michigan – Stephen M. Ross School of Business. The conference helps build a network between students and some of the most experienced professionals in the financial services industry through keynote speeches, insightful panels, networking opportunities, and the renowned stock pitch competition.

Lauren Zletz, Managing Director at Warburg Pincus, shared her perspective on the current technology landscape and the trends/challenges in the space.

Congratulations to Epassi on being recognized as one of Europe’s Long Term Growth Champions by the Financial Times and Statista. Epassi is a market leader in the provision of employee benefits within the Nordics, Italy, the UK & Ireland, Germany, and the Netherlands.

We are proud to share that Warburg Pincus has been named an Inc. Magazine Founder-Friendly Investor for the fourth year in a row.

Delighted to contribute to a thoughtful discussion hosted by Ashurst on the outlook for M&A in the European tech industry with other investors, business builders and entrepreneurs. Issam Abedin discussed M&A activity, fundraising and valuations in the current environment.

Warburg Pincus was delighted to join ARRtist’s annual summit with B2B hashtag#SaaS leaders, entrepreneurs and investors. Werner Rickinger shared his perspectives on the funding environment for SaaS businesses in 2024 and the outlook for 2025.

Following our recent event with the CFOs and CHROs of our portfolio companies in Brazil, we had the pleasure of hosting CPOs and CTOs. Rajveer (Raj) Kushwaha, Managing Director, Co-Head of Value Creation and Chief Digital Officer at Warburg Pincus, led the meeting to discuss shared themes across both LATAM and global portfolios. The session fostered integration and the sharing of best practices, creating valuable insights for all involved. We are proud of the strong network we have created within the portfolio across a variety of roles and look forward to many more events in the future.

We are excited to share the sale of Aquila Air Capital, a leading engine lessor, to Wafra. Founded in 2021 by Warburg Pincus, CEO Al Wood, and Kepler Hill Capital, Aquila was created to capitalize on a significant market opportunity in building a specialty finance franchise in commercial aerospace, with an initial focus on purchasing, financing, and leasing mid- to late-life aircraft and engines.

We are proud to announce the sale of Kestra Financial, a leader in wealth management, service and technology solutions, to Stone Point Capital. Over the course of our five-year partnership, Kestra experienced significant growth through a strong acquisition strategy and investments in new business lines, products, and technology.

Excited for Montana Renewables, LLC on their DOE loan to fund production capacity. The expansion positions Montana Renewables as one of the largest Sustainable Aviation Fuel (“SAF”) producers globally with production capacity of approximately 300 million gallons of SAF and 330 million gallons of combined SAF and renewable diesel (“RD”).

We’re excited to share that our firm has committed A$490 million to back MA Financial Group’s A$1 billion+ Real Estate Credit Vehicle announced earlier, to address the persistent funding gap within Australia’s acutely undersupplied residential housing market.