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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd Seoul | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 2013 to 2024 | Hamilton Lane (5), Brookfield (4), Adams Street Partners, LLC (2), Bridge Investment Group (2) |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC New York, NY · CRD 8209 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 2012 to 2024 | Morgan Stanley (16), KSL Capital Partners (6), Cohesive Capital Partners (6), Lexington Partners (2) |
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC New York, NY | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 2014 to 2026 | Morgan Stanley (15), Hamilton Lane (6), Blackrock (5), Harbourvest Partners (4) |
Ubs New York, NY | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2012 to 2024 | PAI Partners (6), Accent Equity (3), CX Capital Management Limited (1), Amulet Capital Partners, L.P. (1) |
ABG, LLC New York, NY · CRD 167190 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 2021 to 2024 | Valor Equity Partners (5), Audax Private (3), Orion Resource Partners (USA), LP (3), Avenue (2) |
Alvine Capital Management Limited London | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 2016 to 2026 | Cibus Investments II Limited (4), VSS Fund Management LLC (4), Silverstreet Capital LLP (2), Everside Capital Partners (2) |
Brooklands Capital Strategies Bd, LP San Francisco, CA · CRD 281951 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 2017 to 2024 | Skyknight Capital, L.P. (9), Crayhill Capital Management LP (3), Proterra Investment Partners LP (2), Irradiant Partners (2) |
Connaught (U.S.) LLC London · CRD 300401 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2021 to 2026 | Percheron Capital (4), ONE Rock Capital (2), Cortec Group Management Services, LLC (2), Citation (2) |
Evercore Partners International LLP London | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 2014 to 2024 | Fitzwalter Capital (3), Vitruvian Partners LLP (3), Falko Raof (2), Sovereign Capital Partners (1) |
Fortress Group, Inc. Atlanta, GA · CRD 104408 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 2012 to 2024 | Portfolio (7), Melodeon Capital Partners, LP (3), Palladium (2), Fulcrum Capital Partners Inc. (2) |
Greenstone Placement Management Fz-Llc Dubai | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 2020 to 2024 | Adams Street Partners, LLC (6), Ares (4), Point72 Asset Management, L.P. (3), Epiris (2) |
Icapital Securities, LLC New York, NY · CRD 171061 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 2016 to 2024 | Icapital (31), Goldman Sachs (5), KKR Credit (5), Blackstone (5) |
Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. Seoul | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 2017 to 2024 | Pantheon (7), Hamilton Lane (6), Blackstone (5), Carlyle Group (3) |
Mvision Private Equity Advisers Limited London | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 2012 to 2024 | Gryphon Advisors, LLC (4), Investindustrial (4), Axcel Management A/s (2), Abac Capital (2) |
North Creek Butler Charlottesville, VA · CRD 114242 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 2012 to 2024 | Dbay Advisors Limited (5), Blantyre Capital (2), Trimer Capital Management LP (2), The Riverside Company (2) |
Avalon Securities, Ltd. New York, NY · CRD 30522 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2017 to 2024 | Monticelloam, LLC (5), Omni Bridgeway Management (USA) LLC (2), Natural Capital (2), Armen Sas (1) |
Barclays Capital Inc. New York, NY · CRD 19714 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2012 to 2024 | Langhorne Partners LLC (4), Avenue (3), Morgan Stanley (2), Greylion Partners LP (2) |
BHA Select Network, LLC Southborough, MA · CRD 168883 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2015 to 2024 | Everstream Energy Capital Advisers, LLC (5), Wave Equity Partners (1), Transom Capital Group (1), Healthpointcapital (1) |
Hamilton Miller Investments, LLC Greenwood Village, CO · CRD 41896 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 715 | 2013 to 2024 | Equitybee Advisors, LLC (696), Akkadian Ventures (10), EJF Capital LLC (2), LEX Capital Management Inc. (2) |
KB Securities Co. Ltd. Seoul | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 2019 to 2024 | Pantheon (17), Capital Dynamics (8), Blackstone (6), Carlyle Group (5) |
Larrain Vial Investment Inc Tortola | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 2012 to 2024 | Harbourvest Partners (16), Court Square Capital (3), Invesco (2), ONE Rock Capital (2) |
MPW Capital Advisors Limited Abu Dhabi | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 2018 to 2026 | Bridgepoint (13), HPS Investment Partners (11), Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC (6), Hamilton Lane (5) |
Race Rock Capital LLC Boston, MA · CRD 153363 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2012 to 2026 | Dialectic Capital Management LP (2), Harvest Funds Management, LLC (2), Vantage Consulting Group Inc (2), Crossover Capital Partners, LLC (2) |
RBC Capital Markets, LLC Minneapolis, MN · CRD 31194 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 2012 to 2024 | Portfolio (10), Generation Investment (8), Balbec Capital Management LP (4), Blackstone (3) |
Shinhan Investment Corp Seoul | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 2015 to 2024 | Pantheon (5), Hamilton Lane (4), KKR Credit (3), Clarion Capital Partners, LLC (2) |
Tangent Capital Partners, LLC New York, NY · CRD 146999 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 2012 to 2024 | VSS Fund Management LLC (4), Greenspring Associates, LLC (4), 1543 Capital LP (2), Yield Capital Partners LLC (1) |
AL Advisors Management, Inc San Francisco, CA | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 2023 to 2024 | Myasia Vc (38), Saxecap (8), Capitalx (4), Mana Ventures (4) |
Falls Bridge Securities, LLC Wayne, PA · CRD 299526 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 2021 to 2024 | Axar Capital Management LP (2), Newmarket Investment Management, LP (2), Braemont Capital (2), Caspian Capital, LP (1) |
FDX Capital LLC New York, NY · CRD 119302 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2016 to 2024 | Spring Lane Capital (3), Aacp Investments, LLC (2), BIP Capital (2), 1543 Capital LP (2) |
Finalis Securities LLC New York, NY · CRD 305908 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2022 to 2026 | Highpost Capital, LLC (2), Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk (1), Trilinc Global Advisors, LLC (1), Growth Beverage Group, LP (1) |
Foreside Fund Services, LLC Chicago, IL · CRD 46106 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 2012 to 2026 | Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (8), OAK Harbor Capital, LLC (2), Prophet Capital Asset Management (2), Partners Group (1) |
Fusion Partners Global LLC New York, NY · CRD 291875 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 2019 to 2024 | F2 Ventures (6), Shelter Growth Capital Partners LLC (3), MIC Capital Partners (3), Aacp Investments, LLC (2) |
Greensledge Capital Markets LLC New York, NY · CRD 151026 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 2014 to 2024 | Healthcare Royalty (3), Apollo (2), KKR Credit (2), Antares Capital Advisers LLC (2) |
Harpeth Securities, LLC Nashville, TN · CRD 109821 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2012 to 2022 | Akkadian Ventures (2), Rockland Capital, LP (2), Spring Lake Equity (1), Medina Capital Advisors, LLC (1) |
Kyobo Securities Co., Ltd. Seoul | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 2020 to 2026 | Carlyle Group (4), PSG Equity L.L.C. (2), Hamilton Lane (2), HPS Investment Partners (2) |
Lincoln International LLC Chicago, IL · CRD 42045 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 2023 to 2024 | Emblem Group, L.P. (3), Soundcore Capital Partners (3), Thoma (2), Butterfly Equity LP (1) |
Mann Mann Jensen Partners LP New York, NY · CRD 137389 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2013 to 2024 | Sway Ventures Management LLC (5), Lexington Partners (1), A&m Capital (1), Water Asset Management, LLC (1) |
Papamarkou Wellner & Co., Inc. New York, NY · CRD 10963 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 2013 to 2024 | Carlyle Group (7), Aethon Energy Management (4), Sciens (3), Nebari Partners, LLC (3) |
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. St. Petersburg, FL · CRD 6694 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 2012 to 2026 | Icapital (23), Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (5), Glendower Capital (4), Apollo (2) |
Sagent Advisors, LLC New York, NY · CRD 129919 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2014 to 2020 | Cathay Capital Na, LLC (3), Leerink Transformation Partners (2), Seminal Capital Management, LLC (1), ESO Capital (1) |
Shinhan Securities Seoul | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 2023 to 2026 | Greenspring Associates, LLC (2), General Atlantic Service Company, L.P. (2), Apogem Capital (2), TPG (2) |
SK Securities Co., Ltd. Seoul | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 2012 to 2024 | Brookfield (6), Hamilton Lane (2), Carlyle Group (1), Adams Street Partners, LLC (1) |
Artist Capital Inc. Georgetown, TX · CRD 153937 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2013 to 2024 | Sway Ventures Management LLC (5), Crcm L.P. (2), Dundee Maestro Management, LP (1), TCM Strategic L.P. (1) |
Asante Capital Group LLP London | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 2012 to 2024 | Potentia Capital (6), Equip Capital (2), Sole Shipping So (2), Anacap Financial Partners Limited (2) |
B. Riley Securities, Inc. Los Angeles, CA · CRD 25027 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2012 to 2024 | Northern (4), Caltius Capital Management, LP (3), RFE Management Corporation (2), B Riley Wealth (2) |
Campbell Lutyens New York, NY | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 2012 to 2024 | Manulife Investment Management Private Markets (US) LLC (5), Trive Capital Management LLC (4), Eurazeo Funds Management Luxembourg (4), Norvestor (2) |
Compass Securities Corporation Braintree, MA · CRD 16168 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 2012 to 2024 | Constitution Capital Equity Partners LP (9), Banneker Partners LLC (4), Bison Capital Asset Management, LLC (3), Kendall Investments, LLC (1) |
Greenstone Equity Partners Dubai | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2014 to 2024 | Siguler Guff (4), Apollo (2), Onex (1), GCM Customized Investment Group (1) |
GT Securities, Inc. Los Angeles, CA · CRD 116012 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 2021 to 2024 | Audax Private (3), Paladin Capital Management, LLC (3), AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC (3), Libremax Capital, LLC (2) |
Hanwha Investment & Securities Co. Seoul | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 2019 to 2024 | Stepstone Group Real (6), Apollo (4), KKR Credit (3), Blackrock (2) |