Saints Capital
Saints Capital is a San Francisco–based investment firm, founded in 2000, focused exclusively on the direct secondary market. The firm buys privately held company shares from venture and private equity funds, founders, early employees, and institutions, providing liquidity through negotiated purchases and structured transactions. Saints operates its own fund to execute transactions and partners with larger financial sponsors for complex fund restructurings. The firm reports a track record of investing in over 200 companies and positions itself as an experienced direct secondary investor.
Saints Capital
San Francisco, California, United States, North America
Services
Direct secondary transactions (purchase of privately held company shares)
Acquires directly held equity in private companies from venture capital and private equity funds, founders, early employees and other shareholders to provide liquidity without requiring a company sale.
Structured secondary solutions
Structures flexible transaction terms including loans, deferred payments and upside sharing to meet seller needs.
Fund restructurings and sales of LP interests
Provides capital and partners with large financial sponsors to execute larger fund restructurings and sales of limited partner interests.
Transactions with institutional holders
Purchases private assets from banks, hedge funds and corporations that need to monetize private holdings.
Direct secondary transactions (purchase of privately held company shares)
Acquires directly held equity in private companies from venture capital and private equity funds, founders, early employees and other shareholders to provide liquidity without requiring a company sale.
Structured secondary solutions
Structures flexible transaction terms including loans, deferred payments and upside sharing to meet seller needs.
Fund restructurings and sales of LP interests
Provides capital and partners with large financial sponsors to execute larger fund restructurings and sales of limited partner interests.
Transactions with institutional holders
Purchases private assets from banks, hedge funds and corporations that need to monetize private holdings.
Portfolio
Medallia launched an IPO offering on July 8, 2019; Saints lists this as portfolio news.
#Customer experience management software (SaaS)
Completed business combination with Trine Acquisition Corp.; began trading under NYSE: DM in December 2020.
#Additive manufacturing / 3D printing hardware
Acquired by Adobe for $1.5 billion (announcement Nov 9, 2020).
#Work management platform for marketers (SaaS)
Acquired by Santen Pharmaceutical (announcement July 19, 2016).
#Medical devices (glaucoma implant)
Announced agreement to be acquired by an investment group (July 9, 2020).
#Virtual worlds / online platform
Closed business combination and began trading on Nasdaq under PRCH in December 2020.
#Home services platform (consumer services/tech)
Medallia launched an IPO offering on July 8, 2019; Saints lists this as portfolio news.
#Customer experience management software (SaaS)
Completed business combination with Trine Acquisition Corp.; began trading under NYSE: DM in December 2020.
#Additive manufacturing / 3D printing hardware
Acquired by Adobe for $1.5 billion (announcement Nov 9, 2020).
#Work management platform for marketers (SaaS)
Acquired by Santen Pharmaceutical (announcement July 19, 2016).
#Medical devices (glaucoma implant)
Announced agreement to be acquired by an investment group (July 9, 2020).
#Virtual worlds / online platform
Closed business combination and began trading on Nasdaq under PRCH in December 2020.
#Home services platform (consumer services/tech)