Global law firm Hogan Lovells advised Aquiline Capital Partners LP (“Aquiline”), a private investment firm specializing in financial services and technology, in connection with a credit investment in S3 Partners LLC (“S3”).
S3 is a premier provider of technology and financial data analytics, delivering daily, actionable intelligence on institutional capital markets. It provides Short Interest, Holdings, and securities lending data analytics and workflow solutions to over 450 major financial firms and has over 6,000 users, helping them manage their risk.
Aquiline is a private investment firm based in New York, London, and Philadelphia, dedicated to financial services and technology. As of 30 September 2024, Aquiline has approximately US$11.3 billion of assets under management and has deployed approximately US$7 billion of capital across the firm’s three strategies in private equity, venture, and credit.
With Aquiline’s capital investment, S3 will develop its sales and marketing efforts to gain market share, expand its client footprint, and serve new and existing clients more effectively.
The Hogan Lovells deal team was led by partners Matthew Schernecke (New York) and David Simonds (Los Angeles). Additional deal support was provided by partner Todd Schwartz (Silicon Valley), counsel Steven Palyca (New York), senior associates Jake Shaner (New York), Jason Sloan (New York), and Regina Mendoza (Silicon Valley).
