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Clearlake Capital Group
5
Category
Operational
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Santa Monica, CA
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is a private equity firm founded in 2006 that focuses on the technology, industrial and consumer sectors.
DIF Management
5
Category
Infrastructure
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
Schiphol, North-Holland
DIF Capital Partners is a leading global independent fund manager, with over €15 billion of assets under management across nine closed-end infrastructure funds and several co-investment vehicles. DIF Capital Partners invests in greenfield and operational infrastructure assets located primarily in Europe, the Americas and Australasia.
Hastings Equity Partners
5
Category
Lower Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Boston, MA
Hastings Equity Partners is a private equity firm that specializes in investing in lower-middle-market companies. Their team has extensive experience in the energy, industrial, and business services sectors. With a focus on growth-oriented businesses, Hastings Equity Partners is committed to providing tailored solutions and strategic guidance to help their portfolio companies succeed.
L Catterton
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Greenwich, CT
A consumer-focused private equity investment firm focusing on consumer products and services, e-commerce, healthcare companies, and more.
Tailwind Capital
5
Category
Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
New York, NY
Tailwind Capital is a private equity firm helping middle market services businesses grow through a close partnership with management and an intense focus on catalyzing change. The firm invests in North American companies in large and growing end-markets, including Infrastructure Services, Supply Chain and IT Services.
Berkshire Partners
5
Category
Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Boston, MA
Berkshire Partners is a Boston-based investment firm with 35 years of experience that has made over 135 private equity investments and actively collaborates with management teams to foster growth.
Blackstone
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
New York, NY
Blackstone Inc. is an American alternative investment management company based in New York City. Blackstone's private equity business has been one of the largest investors in leveraged buyouts in the last three decades, while its real estate business has actively acquired commercial real estate.
Bow River Capital
5
Category
Lower Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Denver, CO
Bow River Capital is an investment firm that provides capital and strategic support for lower middle-market companies. The firm has a diversified portfolio of investments in various sectors, including healthcare, technology, and business services. Bow River Capital's team of experienced professionals works closely with its portfolio companies to drive growth and create long-term value.
DigitalBridge Group
5
Category
Infrastructure
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Boca Raton, FL
DigitalBridge is a global alternative asset manager dedicated to investing in digital infrastructure. As an Infrastructure Partner to the Digital Economy, the firm manages capital on behalf of institutional investors across five key verticals: data centers, cell towers, fiber networks, small cells, and edge infrastructure.
Livingbridge
5
Category
Growth Equity
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
London, United Kingdom
Livingbridge is a mid-market private equity firm launched in 1995.Headquartered in London, the firm also has offices in, Melbourne, Australia and Boston, US.
Platinum Equity Advisors
5
Category
Operational
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Los Angeles, CA
Platinum Equity is a global private equity firm in the manufacturing, distribution, transportation and logistics, equipment rental, metals services, media and entertainment, technology, and telecommunications sectors.
Arsenal Capital Partners
5
Category
Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
New York, NY
Arsenal is a leading private equity firm that specializes in investments in middle-market industrial growth and healthcare companies.
EIG Global Energy
4
Category
Infrastructure
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Washington, DC
EIG is a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors. EIG is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in Houston, London, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong and Seoul.
HCI Equity Partners
5
Category
Lower Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Washington, DC
HCI Equity is a private equity firm that invests in lower middle-market industrial manufacturing and distribution companies. They aim to create long-term value for their investors and partners through operational improvements and growth initiatives. With a team of experienced professionals, HCI Equity seeks to build strong relationships with management teams of their portfolio companies to achieve success.
Norvestor
5
Category
Growth Equity
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
Oslo, Norway
Norvestor is a leading private equity firm focusing on mid-market buyouts in the Nordic region with offices in Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen and Luxembourg. The team has worked together since 1991 making it one of the most experienced private equity teams in the Nordics, having executed 75 investments with more than 300 follow-on M&A transactions, in addition to executing 51 exits including 15 IPOs. The Norvestor funds seek to invest in growth companies in the Nordic mid-market that have potential to achieve a leading Nordic or international position, typically through organic growth, acquisitions across fragmented industries and by geographic expansion.
Sun Capital Partners
5
Category
Operational
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Boca Raton, FL
Sun Capital Partners is a private equity firm targeting investments across food, consumer, distribution, industrial, and services sectors.
TPG
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
San Francisco, CA
TPG is a global alternative asset management firm founded in San Francisco in 1992. TPG invests across five multi-product platforms: Capital, Growth, Impact, Real Estate, and Market Solutions
Equistone Partners Europe
5
Category
Middle Market
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
London, United Kingdom
Equistone Partners Europe is a private equity firm tath invest in industrials, consumer and travel, support services, and financial services sectors based in the Benelux, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, and France.
Juggernaut Capital Partners
5
Category
Lower Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Washington, DC
Juggernaut Capital Partners is a private equity investment firm that manages more than $500 million in capital commitments. The firm specializes in partnering with management teams to build companies in the defense, government services, cybersecurity, and intelligence sectors. With a team of experienced professionals, Juggernaut Capital Partners has a successful track record of creating value for its investors and portfolio companies.
Paine Schwartz Partners
5
Category
Growth Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
New York, NY
Paine Schwartz Partners is a private equity firm that focuses on investment opportunities in the global food and agribusiness sectors.
Stonepeak Partners
4
Category
Infrastructure
Geography
North America
HQ Location
New York, NY
Stonepeak is an alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets.
The Carlyle Group
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Washington, D.C.
The Carlyle Group is a multinational private equity, alternative asset management and financial services corporation based in the United States. It specializes in private equity, real assets, and private credit.
Trive Capital
5
Category
Operational
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Dallas, TX
Trive Capital is a private equity firm that specializes in investing in middle-market companies. Their team of experienced professionals works closely with portfolio companies to drive sustainable value creation and long-term success.
Bain Capital
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Boston, MA
Bain Capital is an American private investment firm based in Boston. It specializes in private equity, venture capital, credit, public equity, impact investing, life sciences, crypto, tech opportunities, partnership opportunities, special situations and real estate.
Champlain Capital
5
Category
Lower Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Boston, MA
Champlain Capital is an investment management firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. With over $1 billion in assets under management, the firm focuses on investing in small and mid-sized companies in North America. Champlain Capital's team has a proven track record of success, with a disciplined investment approach and a commitment to long-term value creation.
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