Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Quilvest & Partners USA LLC, which does business as Quilvest Capital Partners (“Quilvest”), regarding its recent data breach. The Quilvest data breach may have involved sensitive personal information belonging to over 2,800 individuals.
ABOUT QUILVEST & PARTNERS USA LLC D/B/A QUILVEST CAPITAL PARTNERS:
Quilvest is a global investment firm based in New York. Focused exclusively on the mid-market, Quilvest has experience deploying capital across multiple business cycles and environments, operating four investment strategies: Primaries, Co-investments & Secondaries, Buyout, Real Estate and Private Debt.3 Founded in 1917, Quilvest has over 400 limited partners, institutions, and family offices from more than 20 counties and has approximately $7 billion in assets under management.4 Headquartered in New York, New York, Quilvest has five additional offices worldwide and employs over 50 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Quilvest reported to the Attorney General of Maine that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information in its systems may have been accessed. According to the breach notice, Quilvest recently identified an intrusion on certain of its systems by an unauthorized third party.1 As a result, Quilvest launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, Quilvest confirmed that sensitive personal information in its systems may have been compromised by an unauthorized third party between August 11 and August 18, 2024. As a result, Quilvest began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. The exact type of personal information potentially exposed has not been made publicly available by Quilvest. However, according to state reporting guidelines, “personal information” can include the following types of information:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Driver’s license or state identification number
- Account number, credit or debit card number, if circumstances exist wherein such a number could be used without additional identifying information, access codes or passwords
- Account passwords or personal identification numbers or other access codes
On December 23, 2024, Quilvest began mailing data breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the breach notices provided to the Maine residents, Quilvest is providing affected individuals with a list of the information impacted and 24 months of complimentary identity monitoring services. A link to the form breach notification letter that Quilvest filed with the Attorney General of Maine is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from Quilvest & Partners USA LLC d/b/a Quilvest Capital Partners:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
