Marlin Equity Partners, a leading global investment firm, is pleased to 
announce the final closing of Marlin Heritage Europe II, L.P. ("Heritage Europe 
II" or the "Fund"), with EUR675 million of total capital commitments, more than 
double the size of its predecessor fund. The Fund successfully closed over its 
target with strong support from existing limited partners and significant 
interest from new global investors.

Heritage Europe II is a continuation of the investment strategy employed by 
Marlin for over 15 years and by its predecessor fund, Marlin Heritage Europe, 
L.P. The Fund will apply the same philosophy and process-driven approach to 
investing utilized by prior Marlin funds and will target investments in 
middle-market companies generally located in Europe, where the firm has been 
active since 2006 and formally established a London office in 2012. Consistent 
with Marlin's historical focus, Heritage Europe II will seek to invest in 
sustainable, high potential companies that can benefit from the firm's rich 
history of accelerating growth and scaling businesses, as well as its 
substantial operational resources. The Fund will continue to focus on 
industries where Marlin has developed extensive domain expertise, including 
software, technology, healthcare and tech-enabled business and financial 
services. 

"Our ability to successfully raise more than twice the amount of capital of the 
prior fund further validates our standing and recognition as a leading firm in 
the region and value-add partner," said David McGovern, Founder, Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer of Marlin. "We are thankful for the support from our 
existing investor base and newest partners, and now look forward to continuing 
to execute our operationally-focused investment strategy to help companies 
build long-term value and deliver successful outcomes for our partners."

Peter Spasov, Senior Managing Director of Marlin, added, "Our success in Europe 
is a result of our deep domain expertise across the industries we target, 
demonstrated investment experience in the region, established global 
infrastructure and collaborative approach to working alongside management teams 
to affect growth-oriented, value-enhancing initiatives. We are excited to 
continue to capitalize on the rapid digital transformation occurring broadly 
across businesses and industries today, and firmly believe we are uniquely 
positioned to help companies accelerate their business models in the ongoing 
digitization wave."

Marlin has closed 9 private equity funds and completed over 180 acquisitions 
since its inception in 2005, and has more than $7.6 billion of capital under 
management. The closing of Heritage Europe II follows a period of strong 
investment activity for the firm. Since the beginning of 2020, and amidst the 
global pandemic backdrop, Marlin has acquired 26 businesses and completed 8 
exits.

Sarah Roberts, Katie St. Peters, Karin Orsic and Bruce Ettelson of Kirkland & 
Ellis LLP served as legal counsel and Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC acted 
as exclusive private placement advisor and placement agent in the formation of 
Heritage Europe II. 

About Marlin Equity Partners           
Marlin Equity Partners is a global investment firm with over $7.6 billion of 
capital under management. The firm is focused on providing corporate parents, 
shareholders and other stakeholders with tailored solutions that meet their 
business and liquidity needs. Marlin invests in businesses across multiple 
industries where its capital base, industry relationships and extensive network 
of operational resources significantly strengthen a company's outlook and 
enhance value. Since its inception, Marlin, through its group of funds and 
related companies, has successfully completed over 180 acquisitions. The firm 
is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with an additional office in 
London. For more information, please visit www.marlinequity.com.

SOURCE  Marlin Equity Partners

CONTACT: Peter Spasov, Email: pspasov@marlinequity.com