Private Equity in Financial Services
Insurance brokerage, wealth management, specialty finance, and fintech-adjacent platforms.
Firms Active in Financial Services
Adams Street Partners is a global private equity firm headquartered in Chicago that specializes in fund of funds strategies, venture capital, and private credit.
Advent International is a global private equity firm specializing in buyouts across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
Apollo Global Management, Inc. is an American asset management firm that primarily invests in alternative assets.
Bain Capital is an American private investment firm that specializes in private equity, venture capital, credit, and other alternative asset classes.
BDT & MSD Partners is an American merchant bank co-headquartered in Chicago and New York City that provides advisory and investment services to family and founder-led companies.
Blackstone Inc. is the world's largest alternative investment management firm, specializing in private equity, real estate, credit, and hedge fund strategies.
Blue Owl Capital is an American alternative asset management firm listed on the New York Stock Exchange that specializes in private credit, real estate, and GP stakes.
Blum Capital is an American private equity firm that pioneers a hybrid strategy for investing in public companies through private equity and strategic block investments.
BNP Paribas Développement is the private equity arm of the French multinational financial services group BNP Paribas.
Bridgepoint Group plc is a British private investment company listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Bridgepoint Group plc is a UK-based private investment company that specializes in private equity and credit investments.
Bridgepoint Group is a British private investment company listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
The Carlyle Group is an American multinational private equity and financial services firm specializing in asset management, real assets, and private credit.
Centerbridge Partners is a multi-strategy private investment firm that focuses on leveraged buyouts and distressed securities.
Cerberus Capital Management is an American global alternative investment firm specializing in credit, private equity, and real estate strategies.
Cinven is a global private equity firm that acquires Europe and United States–based corporations and emerging market firms.
CrossHarbor Capital Partners is an American investment firm based in Boston that specializes in private equity, real estate, and alternative investments.
Diamond Castle Holdings is an American private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyout and growth capital investments in middle-market companies.
A private equity investment firm originally founded as the merchant banking arm of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, focusing on leveraged buyout transactions.
A private equity investment firm focused on leveraged buyout transactions, originally founded as the merchant banking arm of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Equistone Partners Europe is a mid-market private equity firm that operates across Europe, focusing on buyouts.
Eurazeo is a leading French private equity firm and investment group headquartered in Paris, managing a diversified portfolio of assets across various sectors globally.
Five Arrows is the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co, deploying the firm's capital alongside private and institutional investors.
Five Arrows is the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co, deploying the firm's capital alongside private and institutional investors.
FFL Partners (formerly Friedman Fleischer & Lowe) is an American private equity firm that focuses on leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments in the U.S. middle-market.
General Atlantic is a leading global growth equity firm that provides capital and strategic support for growth-stage companies across various sectors.
Genstar Capital is an American private equity firm that executes leveraged buyout transactions in middle-market companies based in North America.
Golden Gate Capital is an American private equity firm based in San Francisco that specializes in leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments.
GTCR is a leading American private equity firm that pioneered the Leaders Strategy, focusing on partnering with management leaders to build market-leading companies through acquisitions and organic growth.
Hamilton Lane is an American alternative investment management and advisory firm that provides private markets solutions to institutional and wealthy individual investors.
HarbourVest Partners is a leading global private equity investment manager and fund of funds that invests in venture capital, leveraged buyout funds, and directly in operating companies.
Hellman & Friedman (H&F) is a leading American private equity firm that specializes in leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments across core target industries.
Highland Capital Management is an alternative investment management firm specializing in credit, equity, and structured products.
Hillhouse Investment is a Singapore-headquartered global private equity firm that funds businesses across various lifecycle stages, from venture capital to large-scale buyouts.
J.C. Flowers & Co. is an American private equity investment firm that specializes exclusively in the financial services sector.
Lightyear Capital is an American private equity firm based in New York City that focuses on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments.
Lone Star Funds is a global private equity firm that invests in corporate equity, real estate, credit, and other financial assets.
MBK Partners is a leading East Asian private equity firm and one of the largest in Asia, specializing in buyouts and special situations across North Asia.
Neuberger Berman is a private, independent, employee-owned investment management firm that manages portfolios for global institutional investors, advisors, and high-net-worth individuals.
Nordic Capital is a global, sector-specialist private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts of established companies in Northern Europe and North America.
One Equity Partners is a middle-market private equity firm that specializes in leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments within the industrial, healthcare, and technology sectors.
PAG is an Asian private investment firm that manages a diverse range of asset classes including private equity, real estate, and private debt.
Société Générale Capital Partenaires is the private equity arm of the French multinational financial services group Société Générale.
Stone Point Capital is a private equity firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut, that specializes in investments within the global financial services industry and related sectors.
The Carlyle Group is an American multinational private equity and alternative asset management firm. It is one of the world's largest investment firms, specializing in private equity, real assets, and private credit.
The Cypress Group is an American private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout investments in companies across a range of industry sectors.
Trilantic Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on control and significant minority investments in the middle market across North America and Europe.
UBS Capital (now part of UBS Asset Management's Real Estate and Private Markets business) is the private equity investment arm of the Swiss multinational financial services firm UBS.
Warburg Pincus is a leading global private equity firm and growth investor with a history dating back to 1966. The firm invests in a diversified range of industries across various stages of company development.