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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thrive Alternatives Pte. Ltd. Central Region | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2023 to 2024 | Greyhound Capital (1), Triton (1), Pgim (1) |
TOP Capital Advisors, Inc. Southampton, NY · CRD 166881 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2015 to 2024 | TOP Tier Capital Partners, LLC (5), Atlantic Street Capital Management, LLC (1), Revelation Capital Management, LLC (1) |
Triago Europe Sa Paris | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2017 to 2023 | Bpifrance Investissement (2), Olympus Capital Holdings Asia LLC (1), Freeman Spogli & Co. (1) |
Triago Mea Ltd Dubai | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2012 to 2024 | Highvista (3), Mill Road Capital (2), Lexington Partners (1) |
Triago Uk Limited London | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2018 to 2024 | Anacap Financial Partners Limited (5), Archimed (2), Greyhound Capital (1) |
Trichotomy Consulting Pty Ltd. Southbank | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2020 to 2024 | Stonepeak (5), Castlelake, L.P. (2), CVC (1) |
UBS Ag Singapore Branch Singapore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2014 to 2024 | Seraya Management Private Limited (2), EIG (1), L Catterton (1) |
Usca Securities LLC Houston, TX · CRD 103789 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2016 to 2024 | Avista Capital Partners (3), Icapital (2), BP Capital Energy Advisors, LLC (1) |
Valdes & Moreno, Inc. Kansas City, MO · CRD 37560 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2012 to 2017 | Hcap Partners (1), Stafford Capital Partners (1), Macquarie (1) |
Vigilant Distributors, LLC Chadds Ford, PA · CRD 285573 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2019 to 2026 | Bluearc Capital Management (3), Carlyle Group (2), Capital Dynamics (2) |
Wavecrest Securities LLC New York, NY · CRD 160135 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2018 to 2024 | Star Mountain Fund Management, LLC (4), Greenspring Associates, LLC (3), Castle Harlan (1) |
Wilmington Trust Wilmington, DE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2012 to 2021 | Camden (15), Apollo (1), Morgan Stanley (1) |
Wise Capital Limited London | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2016 to 2024 | HQ Capital Private Equity LLC (9), OAK Hill Capital Management, LLC (5), Exponent Private Equity LLP (1) |
XLC Distribution Services Spa Santiago | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2022 to 2024 | Audax Private (5), Kohlberg & Company (4), HPS Investment Partners (2) |
Young America Capital, LLC Mamaroneck, NY · CRD 150443 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2018 to 2024 | Monticelloam, LLC (9), Sandalwood Securities, Inc. (1), Graycliff Partners LP (1) |
Zanbato Securities LLC Mountain View, CA · CRD 279028 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2021 to 2024 | Zanbato Advisors LLC (10), Talson Capital Management L.P. (3), GFO Asset Management, LLC (1) |
16 Points LLC New York, NY · CRD 277033 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2017 to 2024 | Portfolio (7), White Hat Capital Partners LP (1) |
414 Capital Mexico City | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2022 to 2024 | General Atlantic Service Company, L.P. (2), Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (2) |
AA Advisors London | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2022 to 2024 | Pharos Capital Group, LLC (1), Highvista (1) |
AA Advisors Europe Limited London | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2021 to 2024 | Pollen Street Capital (1), Lexington Partners (1) |
Acanthus Partners LLP London | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2017 to 2024 | Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP (9), Corten Capital (1) |
Acervus Securities, Inc. New York, NY · CRD 298058 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2022 to 2024 | Valor Equity Partners (5), Transom Capital Group (1) |
Acolin Fund Services Ag Geneva | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2020 to 2024 | Cibus Investments II Limited (4), CDH (1) |
Administradora General de Fondos Security S.A. Santiago | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2019 to 2024 | Towerbrook Capital Partners (3), Lexington Partners (1) |
Aerius Associates London | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2014 to 2021 | Siguler Guff (5), Samara Capital Management Limited (1) |
Aerius Associates Advisers LLP Twickenham | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2017 to 2024 | Kayne Anderson Capital (3), Star Capital (2) |
Affiliated Managers Group Pty Ltd Prides Crossing, MA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2020 to 2024 | Comvest (7), Peppertree Capital Management Inc. (1) |
Alexander Capital, L.P. New York, NY · CRD 40077 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2012 to 2024 | Felix Advisors LLC (14), Medalist Partners LP (2) |
Allegro Securities LLC San Antonio, TX · CRD 139514 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2017 to 2024 | Primestor Investment Management, LLC (1), Narrative Capital Management, LP (1) |
Allfunds Bank International S.A. Luxembourgh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2020 to 2023 | Hamilton Lane (1), Blackrock (1) |
Allied Millennial Partners, LLC New York, NY · CRD 16569 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2018 to 2024 | Millennial Advisers, LLC. (19), Syren Capital Advisors (1) |
Alphasource Capital Securities LLC New York, NY · CRD 145875 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2012 to 2024 | Star Mountain Fund Management, LLC (6), Elco Management Company, LLC (2) |
Alps Distributors, Inc. Denver, CO · CRD 16853 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2012 to 2024 | Patrizia Infrastructure (2), Raven (1) |
Altamar Global Investments- Sa, Av Madrid | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2022 to 2024 | KKR Credit (1), Blackstone (1) |
Alternative Asset Investment Management Securities, LLC New York, NY · CRD 135131 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2013 to 2017 | Galena Asset (2), Spring Mountain Capital, LP (1) |
Alternative Capital Enterprises Pte. Ltd. Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2021 to 2024 | Resource Capital Funds (3), Gateway (1) |
Alvine Capital Ab London | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2024 to 2024 | Pacific Equity Partners Pty Limited (1), Courage Capital Management, LLC (1) |
Alyssa LLC New York, NY · CRD 102220 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2015 to 2018 | VSS Fund Management LLC (2), Cordillera Investment Partners, L.P. (2) |
AMD Capital, LLC Lake Forest, IL · CRD 121539 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2012 to 2017 | Principal (3), Gerber/taylor Management LLC (2) |
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN · CRD 6363 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2015 to 2024 | Goldman Sachs (5), Morgan Stanley (3) |
AMP Capital Investors (uk) Limited London | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2012 to 2023 | Vistra Fund Management S.A. (4), Digital Bridge (2) |
Anchor International Investments Sarl Geneva | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2020 to 2024 | Sandglass Capital Advisors LLC (1), Apogem Capital (1) |
Andes Capital Group, LLC Chicago, IL · CRD 139212 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2016 to 2022 | 5th Century Partners (2), Terracap Management LLC (2) |
APB Financial Group, LLC New York, NY · CRD 38235 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2012 to 2014 | Neuberger Berman Aifm (5), Star Mountain Fund Management, LLC (1) |
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC Chicago, IL · CRD 145488 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2018 to 2024 | Carlyle Group (2), Trinity Investors Fund Advisors, LLC (1) |
Argenthal & Co. Paris · CRD 150695 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2015 to 2024 | NEW Heritage Capital, LLC (2), Sectoral Asset Management Inc. (1) |
Argenthal Private Capital Paris | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2015 to 2024 | Abax Global Capital (1), Creador (1) |
Armilla Partners Newport Beach, CA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2020 to 2024 | Liontree (2), Realization Capital Partners Management LLC (1) |
Artivest Alternative Advisors LLC New York, NY · CRD 291989 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2019 to 2021 | KKR Credit (1), Carlyle Group (1) |
Asas Capital Ltd. Dubai | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2020 to 2024 | Straightpath Management Inc (4), Manhattan West Asset Management, LLC (1) |