Seaport Capital

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Seaport Capital
Type Private
Industry Private equity
Founded 1997
Founder(s) Bill Luby, Jim Collis
Headquarters New York, New York, United States
Products Leveraged buyout
Total assets $400 million
Website www.seaportcapital.com

Seaport Capital is a New York City-based private equity firm that invests in media, communications & business and information services companies. Most of the properties they own are concentrated in medium and small markets, ranging from television stations to cable operators, as well as telecommunications and outdoor advertising.

The firm manages approximately $400 million of investor commitments and its investors have included large pension funds including CalPERS.

The firm was founded by Bill Luby and Jim Collis, who previously worked together at Chase Capital Partners.

Contents

[edit] Investments

[edit] Broadcasting

  • ACME Communications — Owns a partial stake in the company.
  • Independence Media — specializes in acquiring radio stations in smaller markets.

[edit] Cable/Broadband

[edit] Telecommunications

  • Otelco Holdings LLC — Telephone, ISPs and cable service covering small towns in Alabama Missouri and Maine

[edit] Colocation

[edit] Publishing

  • Strategic Publications, LLC — Publisher of weekly mailed shoppers in Erie and Niagara counties, New York.
  • Virgo Publishing, Inc. — Secializes in communications through print and electronic media, trade shows and special events, education and training, and value-added business services.

[edit] External links

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