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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS Investment Securities Co., Ltd Seoul | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2023 to 2024 | Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (3), Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (1) |
Dynasty Wealth Management, LLC New York, NY · CRD 153377 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2014 to 2024 | Icapital (3), Precision Capital Advisors, LLC (1) |
E.L.K. Capital Advisors, LLC Northbrook, IL · CRD 134999 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2012 to 2024 | Pgim (3), Chicago Growth Partners, LLC (2) |
Eaton Partners, LLC St. Louis, MO | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2023 to 2024 | Highland Rim Capital, L.P. (1), Falconpoint Capital Partners LLC (1) |
Ecoban Securities Corporation New York, NY · CRD 29112 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2013 to 2020 | Tourmalet Advisors, L.P. (3), Hudson Companies (1) |
Elisir Capital Zurich | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2019 to 2024 | Vintage Investment Partners (2), Alpha Associates Ltd. (2) |
ELM Capital Ltd London | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2012 to 2024 | Aksia (3), Piper PE LLP (1) |
Embarcadero Madrid | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2021 to 2024 | BC Partners (9), Ardian (1) |
Embarcadero Private Equity S.L. Madrid | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2019 to 2023 | KKR Credit (4), Warburg Pincus LLC (1) |
Enclude Capital Advisory Uk London | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2019 to 2021 | Triodos Investment Management (1), Equator Capital Partners LLC (1) |
Encounter Capital Ltd Malta | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2017 to 2024 | Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (16), Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (europe) Ltd (6) |
Endowment Wealth Management, Inc. Appleton, WI · CRD 108652 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2018 to 2024 | Icapital (2), Carlyle Group (1) |
Enpro Partners Inc. Nassau | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2013 to 2024 | Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC (5), Multicoin Capital Management, LLC (1) |
Equilibrium Capital Services, LLC Portland, OR · CRD 155530 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2016 to 2024 | ACM Management Company, LLC (2), Equilibrium Capital Investment Management , LLC (1) |
Erigo Capital Partners New Canaan, CT | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2022 to 2024 | Libremax Capital, LLC (3), Parallaxes Capital (1) |
Ermitage Partners Oy Helsinki | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2022 to 2024 | Hamilton Lane (4), KKR Credit (2) |
Etgal Holdings Ltd. Tel Aviv | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 2013 to 2024 | Carlyle Group (20), Hunter Point Capital LP (2) |
Eureka Capital Partners Pte Ltd Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2018 to 2024 | Clsa Capital Partners (2), Kadita Partners Pte. Ltd. (1) |
Evercore Partners, LLC New York, NY | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2013 to 2024 | Palatine Private Equity LLP (4), Kinderhook Industries, LLC (3) |
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC New York, NY · CRD 148399 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2015 to 2024 | Icapital (2), Blackstone (1) |
Excel Capital International Santiago | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2019 to 2022 | HPS Investment Partners (4), Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. (1) |
Executive Monetary Management, LLC New York, NY · CRD 148963 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2015 to 2024 | Icapital (1), Blackstone (1) |
Fairview Securities, Inc. Darien, CT · CRD 35703 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2012 to 2024 | Water Asset Management, LLC (1), Glouston Capital Partners, LLC (1) |
FB Advisers Limited London | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2019 to 2024 | ONE Rock Capital (1), Raine Capital LLC (1) |
FHG Advisory Ltd. London | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2013 to 2020 | BC Partners (25), Harbourvest Partners (17) |
Fidante Partners Europe Limited London | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2019 to 2024 | Nextenergy Capital (2), Proterra Investment Partners LP (2) |
Fidante Partners USA LLC New York, NY · CRD 288469 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2019 to 2022 | Pretium (1), Latigo Partners, L.P. (1) |
Fidelia Partners Limited London | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2023 to 2024 | Arlon Advisor LLC (2), Vision Blue Advisors Uk LLP (1) |
Fieldpoint Private Securities LLC Greenwich, CT · CRD 18975 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2019 to 2023 | CAZ Investments L.P. (2), Morgan Stanley (2) |
Finance Advisory Aps Gentofte | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2014 to 2024 | Dextra Partners (1), Apogem Capital (1) |
Fintrust Capital Advisors, LLC Athens, GA · CRD 145460 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2018 to 2024 | Icapital (1), Carlyle Group (1) |
First Dominion Capital Corp. New York, NY · CRD 16330 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2021 to 2026 | Thayer Street Partners Management, LLC (2), Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk (1) |
First Forte Consultancy Fze Fujairah | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2022 to 2024 | Shelter Growth Capital Partners LLC (2), Lovell Minnick Partners LLC (2) |
First Trust Portfolios L.P. Wheaton, IL · CRD 28519 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2014 to 2024 | First Trust Capital (3), Promus (1) |
Fitzgibbon Toigo & Co. LLC Montclair, NJ · CRD 122142 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2013 to 2017 | Lexington Partners (1), Squared Capital (US) (1) |
Flying Cloud Securities LLC San Francisco, CA · CRD 167621 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2020 to 2024 | Wildcat Investment Management, LLC (5), Perceptive Advisors (2) |
Fpcg, LLC New York, NY | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2020 to 2024 | Clarion Capital Partners, LLC (2), Long Arc Capital LP (1) |
Franklin Distributors, LLC San Mateo, CA · CRD 109064 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 2021 to 2026 | Lexington Partners (30), Franklin Templeton Asia Pacific Alternatives (1) |
Franklin Templeton Financial Services Corp. San Mateo, CA · CRD 13594 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2012 to 2022 | Lexington Partners (13), Ftpe Advisers, LLC (1) |
Freeman & Co. Securities LLC New York, NY · CRD 118939 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2017 to 2022 | Leerink Transformation Partners (2), Sagard (1) |
Fundrock Switzerland Sa Gland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2023 to 2024 | Pinnacle Asset Management, L.P. (1), Third Point LLC (1) |
Funds Placement Israel Ltd. Ramat Hasharon | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2020 to 2024 | Blackrock (4), Wcas (2) |
Galileo Global Securities, LLC New York, NY · CRD 140076 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2015 to 2023 | VSS Fund Management LLC (4), Alpha Square Group S, LLC (1) |
Gatemore Capital Management, LLC London · CRD 135380 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2019 to 2022 | Fiera (2), Phoenix Property Investors Limited (1) |
Global Investor Services, L.C. Miami, FL · CRD 29249 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2016 to 2024 | Icapital (1), SUN Capital Advisors, L.P. (1) |
Gold Eagle Enterprises Limited Causeway Bay | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2019 to 2024 | Contrarian Capital Management LLC (2), Vivo (1) |
Goldman Sachs New York, NY | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2012 to 2022 | Credit Suisse (4), Apollo (1) |
Goldman Sachs (asia) L.L.C Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 2013 to 2024 | Goldman Sachs (73), Carlyle Group (3) |
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International London · CRD 107715 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2016 to 2023 | SR One Capital Management, LP (4), Goldman Sachs (3) |
Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd Tokyo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 2019 to 2024 | Goldman Sachs (66), Primavera Capital Management Ltd (1) |