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Independent Sponsor Intelligence
A national record of lower middle market ownership transitions, the verified independent sponsors that have bought companies like them, and the capital observed financing those deals. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such, with the source and the date, on every row.
Last verified Sep 13, 2026
2 sources · 18 observations
Mandate updated Sep 13, 2026
Which sponsors in their sectors has DFX not observed them beside
No announcement DFX has read names Insight Venture Partners as capital on an independent sponsor's deal, so there is no sector here to compare against yet.
What do they fund, equity or debt, how much, what structures
- Provider kinds
- Pe adviserFactsources in which the provider appears· 100%· sec_form_adv
- Capital side
- EquityFactForm ADV private fund type· 85%· sec_form_adv
- Aum private funds
- $92BFactForm ADV 7B gross assets of private funds· 95%· sec_form_adv
- Pe fund count
- $178FactForm ADV 7B· 95%· sec_form_adv
- Co invest willingness
- ObservedFact4 co-investment vehicle(s) filed· 85%· sec_form_d
- Fund vehicles
- 4 fund vehicle(s): Insight Venture Partners Coinvestment Fund II (CF IV Cashout AHP), L.P.; Insight Venture Partners VII (Co-Investors) (CF IV Cashout AHP), L.P.; Insight Venture Partners X (Co-Investors) (CF IV Cashout AHP), L.P.; Insight Venture Partners VIII (Co-Investors) (CF IV Cashout AHP), L.P.InferenceForm D funds whose name begins with the adviser's name, same state (inference)· 80%· sec_form_d
- Adviser since
- 2007-02-08FactForm ADV SEC status effective date· 95%· sec_form_adv
- Adviser class
- Pe manager largeInferencegross private fund assets: small <$300M, mid <$2B, large· 80%· sec_form_adv
Announced transactions naming them
No sponsor counterparty has been observed for this provider yet. Sponsor friendliness on this page is a class prior (labelled inference) until a transaction naming this provider beside an independent sponsor is ingested.
Affiliated: Insight Venture Partners VIII (Co-Investors) (CF IV Cashout AHP), L.P.; Insight Venture Partners X (Co-Investors) (CF IV Cashout AHP), L.P.; Insight Venture Partners Coinvestment Fund II (CF IV Cashout AHP), L.P.; Insight Venture Partners VII (Co-Investors) (CF IV Cashout AHP), L.P.
Sponsors this provider has financed
No financing of an independent sponsor by this provider has been observed in an announcement yet.
Evidence
| Predicate | Value | Class | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adv firm type | RIA | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Adv latest filing date | 2026-03-31 | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Adv status | Approved | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Adv status effective date | 2007-02-08 | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Adviser class | pe_manager_large | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Employee count | 438 | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Entity kind | private_equity_fund_manager | Inference | 2026-09-12 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |
| Hq location | New York, NY | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Pe fund count | 178 | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Private fund count | 180 | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Private fund gross assets usd | $92B | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Website | twitter.com | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
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