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, primary, secondary, and direct investment strategies.
Advent International is a global private equity firm specializing in buyouts across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
Affinity Equity Partners is a leading Pan-Asian private equity firm focusing on leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions.
Apollo Global Management, Inc. is an American asset management firm that primarily invests in alternative assets.
Avenue Capital Group is an American multinational investment firm specializing in distressed securities and private equity across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
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 that provides investment banking advisory services and operates an investment platform for 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, GP stakes, and real estate.
Blum Capital is an American private equity firm that specializes in leveraged buyouts, growth capital, and PIPE investments in small and middle-market companies.
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 Inc. is an American multinational private equity, alternative asset management, and financial services firm.
Centerbridge Partners is a multi-strategy private investment firm that specializes in 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 a Boston-based investment firm specializing in private equity, real estate, and alternative investments.
The Crossroads Group was a Dallas-based private equity fund of funds firm that focused primarily on venture capital investments.
Defoe Fournier & Cie. was an independent boutique investment and merchant banking company that operated from 1824 until its merger and division in 2016.
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.
DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (now aPriori Capital Partners) is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout transactions and diverse investment vehicles.
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 firm and third-party capital across private equity and private credit.
FFL Partners, formerly Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, is an American private equity firm focused on middle-market leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments.
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 that invests in industries including technology, financial services, retail, and industrials.
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 providing private markets investments to global clients.
HarbourVest Partners is a global private equity fund of funds and investment manager that invests in venture capital and leveraged buyout funds, as well as 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.
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 a prominent American private equity firm that focuses exclusively on investments within the financial services sector.
Lightyear Capital is an American private equity firm that makes leveraged buyout and growth capital investments, primarily within the financial services sector.
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.