Equity International
VC Fund
Chicago, United States
Equity International (EI) is an institutional investment management company focused on building world-class companies in the most compelling emerging and frontier markets.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Equity International invests in
Stages Equity International invests in
Countries Equity International invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Real Estate 3 (75%)
- Hospitality 2 (50%)
- Apps 1 (25%)
- Hotel 1 (25%)
- Finance 1 (25%)
Stage
- Private Equity 2 (50%)
- Series C 1 (25%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (25%)
Country
- India 2 (50%)
- Brazil 1 (25%)
- Mexico 1 (25%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Darrin Forbes
Chief Legal Officer
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Chief Legal Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jennifer Flandina
Managing Director, Marketing & IR
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Managing Director, Marketing & IR | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Tom Heneghan
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homie is a long term rentals market place that uses technology and a disruptive model to solve bottom line problems in the real estate industry. | $7M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 25, 2019 | ||
| Stanza Living is a high-quality, shared living concept which is seeking to disrupt the multi-billion-dollar student housing and co-living market in India by putting the new-age migrant consumer at the heart of the product and service design, development, and execution. At 55,000 beds under management, across 14 cities, it is India's largestshared living company. As a full-stack, end-to-end managed, tech-enabled operator, Stanza Living is focused on delivering a hassle-free daily living experience to consumers. The company is backed by global investors like Equity International, Falcon Edge Capital, Sequoia India, Matrix, Accel Partners, and Alteria Capital.Stanza Living was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New Delhi, India. | $50M / Series C / Nov 21, 2019 | ||
| Estapar manages and operates vehicle parking lots in Brazil. It provides technical, management, advisory, and relevant planning services to private and public companies, as well as for the special areas of paid parking on public roads or parks. Estapar began operation in 1981. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil. | $125M / Private Equity / Aug 09, 2016 | ||
| SAMHI is a privately owned hotel asset company that specialises in development, acquisition and ownership of branded hotels. SAMHI’s assets are located in prime markets across India which have high barriers to entry and large unaccommodated demand.Distinguished in the Indian hospitality market due to its Pan India spread, quality of hotels,brands and operators and a rapidly growing portfolio, SAMHI is perhaps the only institutional multi-branded hotel ownership Company of this scale in India, It has therefore attracted global hotel giants such as Marriott and Accor as financial joint venture partners besides being operating partners alongside Starwood Hotels and Hyatt International.Operating under well recognised brands such as Courtyard by Marriott, Hyatt Place, Fairfield by Marriott, Four Points by Sheraton and Formule 1, hotels owned by SAMHI benefit from global distribution of these brands, strong loyalty programs and corporate relationships allowing these hotels to have a superior rate penetration.SAMHI was founded by Ashish Jakhanwala and Manav Thadani, both with immense experience and knowledge of the Indian hospitality industry and counts Sam Zell led Equity International and GTI Capital Group as its principal shareholders. The unique bandwidth of world class shareholders & management team, operator partnership and a strong portfolio of assets make SAMHI one of the most admired hotel asset companies in India. | $75M / Private Equity / Nov 04, 2011 |
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FAQ
What does Equity International invest in?
Equity International invests primarily in Real Estate, Hospitality and Apps startups, most often at Private Equity and Series C stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Equity International?
The team at Equity International includes Darrin Forbes (Chief Legal Officer), Jennifer Flandina (Managing Director, Marketing & IR) and Tom Heneghan (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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