DFX Intelligence
Private Equity Intelligence
Firms, funds, people, portfolio companies and transactions from sworn filings and cited announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Reported gross assets are never fund size, regulatory AUM is never dry powder, and a deal value prints only when someone disclosed it.
Placement agents
Who markets private equity funds
An agent appears here when a fund's adviser names it as a marketer on Form ADV (Schedule D, 7.B.(1), question 28) or when the fund's Form D names it as a sales compensation recipient. Fund vehicles are counted as filed, so a main fund, its parallel funds and its feeders count separately. “Latest generation” means the agent is named on a vehicle of the sponsor's most recent vintage or the one before it.
3,585 placement agents
| Agent | Sponsors | Repeat | Last 3 years | Latest generation | Fund vehicles | Years named | Most frequent sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC New York, NY · CRD 816 | 111 | 81 | 57 | 28 | 421 | 2011 to 2026 | Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (28), Harvest Partners, LP (23), Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLP (15), EIG (15) |
Lazard Freres & Co. LLC New York, NY · CRD 2528 | 88 | 60 | 63 | 41 | 256 | 2012 to 2026 | Kohlberg & Company (24), Insight Venture Partners (14), Norwest Capital Advisors, LLC (9), Clearview Capital, L.P. (8) |
UBS Securities LLC New York, NY · CRD 7654 | 88 | 51 | 50 | 28 | 248 | 2012 to 2026 | Towerbrook Capital Partners (16), Fountainvest (11), Graham Partners, Inc. (10), Bridgepoint (10) |
Park Hill Group LLC New York, NY · CRD 135898 | 84 | 59 | 30 | 17 | 294 | 2012 to 2026 | MGG Investment Group LP (28), Patria (13), Quantum Capital Group (12), Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (10) |
Evercore Group L.L.C. New York, NY · CRD 42405 | 82 | 54 | 56 | 45 | 286 | 2012 to 2026 | Insight Venture Partners (34), LEE Equity Partners, LLC (13), Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (12), Blackgold Capital Management LP (10) |
Campbell Lutyens & Co. Inc. New York, NY · CRD 133376 | 64 | 45 | 49 | 29 | 173 | 2012 to 2026 | White Oak Global Advisors, LLC (21), Stonepeak (8), American Infrastructure (7), Squared Capital (US) (6) |
PJT Partners LP New York, NY · CRD 171058 | 54 | 27 | 47 | 33 | 107 | 2020 to 2024 | Linden Capital Partners (11), Westcap Management, LLC (5), Gallant Capital Partners LLC (4), GI Partners (4) |
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated St. Louis, MO · CRD 793 | 52 | 36 | 37 | 21 | 146 | 2012 to 2024 | OAK Hill Capital Management, LLC (13), Neuberger Berman Aifm (12), Crestview Partners (8), Hull Street Energy (7) |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC New York, NY · CRD 18718 | 51 | 40 | 43 | 26 | 343 | 2012 to 2026 | HPS Investment Partners (113), Waystone (38), Coatue Management, L.L.C. (16), Lexington Partners (15) |
Eaton Partners, LLC Rowayton, CT · CRD 31170 | 50 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 129 | 2012 to 2024 | Asia Alternatives Management LLC (14), Lyric Capital Management Group, L.P. (9), OAK Hill Capital Management, LLC (8), AE Industrial Partners, LP (5) |
Morgan Stanley New York, NY · CRD 149777 | 49 | 41 | 38 | 21 | 295 | 2012 to 2026 | Morgan Stanley (61), Apollo (38), Goldman Sachs (19), Carlyle Group (12) |
Equus Financial Consulting LLC New Canaan, CT · CRD 131449 | 47 | 35 | 30 | 19 | 139 | 2012 to 2024 | Adams Street Partners, LLC (9), Constitution Capital Equity Partners LP (8), Siguler Guff (7), Gryphon Advisors, LLC (7) |
Mercury Capital Advisors, LLC New York, NY · CRD 152338 | 47 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 111 | 2012 to 2024 | Valor Equity Partners (10), Anchor Equity Partners (7), Nautic Partners, LLC (6), Pantheon (5) |
OLD City Securities LLC Cedarhurst, NY · CRD 171910 | 47 | 25 | 35 | 22 | 112 | 2016 to 2026 | Cypf (9), Rosemawr Management LLC (8), LGK Advisors, LLC (6), Tekne Capital Management, LLC (5) |
Probitas Funds Group, LLC San Francisco, CA · CRD 115876 | 46 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 140 | 2012 to 2024 | Makena Capital Management, LLC (25), BC Partners (12), Morgan Stanley (11), KSL Capital Partners (9) |
Atlantic-Pacific Capital, Inc. Greenwich, CT · CRD 38356 | 45 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 110 | 2012 to 2026 | Novaquest Capital (9), Waterous Energy Fund Management (US), LLC (6), ARC Financial (6), Catalyst Capital Group (5) |
Mvision Private Equity Advisers USA LLC New York, NY · CRD 122242 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 96 | 2012 to 2024 | Ares (8), Ffl (5), Encore Consumer Capital, LP (4), Champ Ventures (4) |
Sixpoint Partners LLC New York, NY · CRD 146067 | 43 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 103 | 2011 to 2024 | Incline Equity Partners (13), Blue Point Capital Partners LLC (10), Sheridan Capital Partners (6), Savant Partners, LLC (5) |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC New York, NY · CRD 361 | 42 | 27 | 33 | 21 | 553 | 2012 to 2026 | Goldman Sachs (435), Apollo (25), DST (9), Carlyle Group (8) |
M2o Private Fund Advisors LLC White Plains, NY · CRD 158741 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 103 | 2013 to 2024 | Crestview Partners (8), NEW State Capital Partners (7), Iron Path Capital, L.P. (7), Frontenac (6) |
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. St. Petersburg, FL · CRD 705 | 35 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 83 | 2012 to 2026 | Icapital (13), BTG Pactual (6), Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (5), Berkshire Partners LLC (4) |
First Avenue New York City, NY · CRD 145860 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 75 | 2012 to 2024 | Actis (12), Crescent Capital Group (5), BC Partners (5), Bridgepoint (5) |
Monument Group, Inc. Boston, MA · CRD 36399 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 118 | 2012 to 2024 | Vitruvian Partners LLP (12), Truebridge Capital Partners (10), Vestar Capital Partners, LLC (9), Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC (8) |
Moelis & Company LLC New York, NY · CRD 145115 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 69 | 2015 to 2024 | GHK Capital Partners LP (9), Luminate Capital Partners (5), W Capital Partners (4), Pathstone Federal Street (3) |
Jefferies LLC New York, NY · CRD 2347 | 32 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 77 | 2012 to 2024 | Precision Capital Advisors, LLC (11), Barings (10), OAK Hill Capital Management, LLC (10), Icapital (4) |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated New York, NY · CRD 7691 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 126 | 2012 to 2026 | Blackrock (34), Blackstone (14), Carlyle Group (10), Coller (6) |
Asante Capital Group Advisors LLC New York, NY · CRD 155178 | 29 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 78 | 2013 to 2024 | LLR (11), Oic (9), OEP Capital Advisors, L.P. (6), Chequers Partenaires Sa (5) |
UBS Financial Services Inc. Weehawken, NJ · CRD 8174 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 139 | 2011 to 2026 | Icapital (42), Apollo (31), KKR Credit (8), Insight Venture Partners (6) |
Crito Capital LLC Westport, CT · CRD 161724 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 | 2014 to 2024 | Patria (5), Nexa Equity LLC (4), Soundcore Capital Partners (4), EMR Capital (3) |
Focuspoint Private Capital Group New York, NY · CRD 122341 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 76 | 2012 to 2024 | Arsenal Capital Management LP (12), LCN Capital Management, L.P. (8), Corsair Capital (5), Stepstone Group Real (5) |
Growth Capital Services, Inc. San Francisco, CA · CRD 124658 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 54 | 2012 to 2024 | Uprising Management, LLC (11), Ambienta Sgr (5), Apiary Capital LLP (3), Verdane (3) |
CSP Securities, LP Dallas, TX · CRD 136941 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 65 | 2012 to 2024 | Platte River Equity (8), Align Capital Partners, LP (8), North Hudson Resource Partners LP (5), Tailwater Capital (4) |
Hollister Associates, LLC Los Angeles, CA · CRD 173366 | 26 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 56 | 2016 to 2026 | MGG Investment Group LP (11), Olympus Capital Holdings Asia LLC (5), Corrum Capital (5), Harbourvest Partners (3) |
Profor Advisors New York, NY · CRD 136084 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 55 | 2012 to 2024 | Kelson Asset Management LLC (17), LBC Credit Partners (5), Fundamental (4), Gotham Green Partners, LLC (3) |
Frontier Solutions, LLC Minnetonka, MN · CRD 136102 | 24 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 57 | 2014 to 2026 | BIP Capital (11), Truebridge Capital Partners (9), Blue Water Advisors LP (5), Morgan Creek Capital Management, LLC (4) |
Invicta Capital LLC Monroeville, PA · CRD 288101 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 38 | 2019 to 2024 | Franklin Park (3), EJF Capital LLC (3), Renovus Associates, LLC (3), SBJ Capital (3) |
Triago New York, NY · CRD 143529 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 49 | 2012 to 2024 | Ronin Equity Partners LLC (5), Virgo Investment (4), Archimed (4), Newspring Capital (4) |
First Avenue Partners LLP London | 23 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 2012 to 2024 | Bridgepoint (7), VBI Real Estate (6), Apollo (4), HPS Investment Partners (4) |
Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. Los Angeles, CA · CRD 17708 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 51 | 2014 to 2024 | Motive Capital Management, LLC (7), Bridgepoint (5), Cimarron Healthcare Capital, LLC (4), Revelstoke Capital Partners (4) |
Lazard & Co. Limited London | 23 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 81 | 2012 to 2026 | Triton (21), Kohlberg & Company (9), Equistone (6), OAK Hill Capital Management, LLC (5) |
Rede Partners LLP London | 23 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 51 | 2014 to 2024 | Seven2 Sas (6), Summa Equity (6), Tcv (6), Miura Partners Sgeic S.A. (4) |
Aqueduct Capital Group, LLC Charlotte, NC · CRD 131452 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 2012 to 2026 | Warren Equity Partners Manager, L.P. (8), Compass Group Equity Partners (5), Hggc, LLC (2), Alliance Consumer Growth, LLC (2) |
Aviditi Financial, LLC Dallas, TX · CRD 309026 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 60 | 2021 to 2024 | Graham Partners, Inc. (11), Ffl (6), Princeton Equity Group (6), Waud Capital Partners (5) |
BA Securities, LLC W. Conshohocken, PA · CRD 153489 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 32 | 2016 to 2026 | Systematic Management Ab (5), Tembo Capital Management Ltd (3), Milton Street Capital LLC (2), Blue Road Management, L.P. (2) |
Champlain Advisors, LLC Dorado · CRD 129560 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 2012 to 2024 | EIV Capital (5), DC Capital Partners Management, L.P. (4), Heartwood Partners (4), Greenspring Associates, LLC (4) |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. New York, NY · CRD 7059 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 60 | 2011 to 2024 | Wellington (14), MIC Capital Partners (7), Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (5), Apollo (3) |
CV Brokerage, Inc Conshohscken, PA · CRD 462 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2012 to 2024 | Graham Partners, Inc. (5), LBC Credit Partners (3), Centerfield Capital Partners (3), Brown Advisory (2) |
Magenta Capital Services, Ltd The Valley | 20 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 99 | 2013 to 2024 | Insight Venture Partners (38), Crestview Partners (13), Great Hill Partners (8), Avista Capital Partners (5) |
Pickwick Capital Partners, LLC White Plains, NY · CRD 130672 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 2013 to 2026 | Ridgeline Productions LLC (10), Metropolitan Partners Group Management, LLC (8), Merida Capital Holdings LLC (7), Focusgrowth Asset Management, LP (5) |
Stonehaven, LLC New York, NY · CRD 118913 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 2013 to 2024 | MGG Investment Group LP (8), 9yards Capital Management LP (6), Windrose (5), Jive Asset Gestao de Recursos Ltda (4) |
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