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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris Williams Richmond, VA · CRD 113930 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 2024 to 2024 | Blue Point Capital Partners LLC (10), NEW Heritage Capital, LLC (4), Core Industrial Partners, LLC (4), BVP Management Company, LLC (4) |
Icapital Advisors, LLC New York, NY · CRD 177513 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 2017 to 2024 | Carlyle Group (13), Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (9), Insight Venture Partners (6), Apollo (2) |
Ineo Capital, LLC Miami, FL · CRD 143262 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 2013 to 2024 | Corsair Capital (4), Northern Pacific (4), West Rim Capital (4), Harren Equity Partners, LLC (2) |
KB Investment and Securities Co. Ltd. Seoul | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 2013 to 2024 | Carlyle Group (7), Ares (4), Brookfield (3), Siguler Guff (3) |
Keel Harbour Capital London | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2021 to 2026 | Domain Capital Advisors, LLC (3), Brightwood Capital Advisors, LLC (1), Pacific Equity Partners Pty Limited (1), LCN Capital Management, L.P. (1) |
NEW End Associates Limited London | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 2023 to 2024 | Makena Capital Management, LLC (3), Siguler Guff (2), Crg (2), Apis Partners LLP (2) |
North Sea Securities L.P. New York, NY · CRD 35530 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2013 to 2024 | Healthpointcapital (11), Acpe Services S.A. (3), Aldrich Capital Partners LLC (2), Arsenal Capital Management LP (2) |
Omnicap, LLC New York, NY · CRD 137353 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 2022 to 2024 | Graham Partners, Inc. (4), The Vistria Group, LP (2), Flexstone Partners, LLC (2), Lovell Minnick Partners LLC (2) |
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. New York, NY · CRD 249 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 2012 to 2026 | Oppenheimer (26), Bpoc (7), Morgan Stanley (4), GPI Capital, L.P. (4) |
Platypus Partners London | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 2018 to 2024 | Truebridge Capital Partners (10), Portfolio (5), Great Point Partners, LLC (3), Education Growth Partners, LLC (2) |
Quest Fund Placement Limited London | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2016 to 2024 | Procuritas (3), Cbpe Capital (2), Litorina (1), DPE Deutsche Private Equity (1) |
Rainmaker Securities, LLC Miami, FL · CRD 132995 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2018 to 2024 | Sagard (3), 9yards Capital Management LP (2), Tomales Bay Capital (1), Integrity Growth Partners, L.P. (1) |
Roam Capital London | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 2012 to 2026 | Truebridge Capital Partners (16), OAK Hill Capital Management, LLC (10), General Atlantic Service Company, L.P. (8), Lexington Partners (2) |
Snowbridge Securities LLC Summit, NJ · CRD 301996 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 2020 to 2024 | BC Partners (5), American Infrastructure (3), Assured Healthcare Partners LLC (2), Good Springs Capital (2) |
SSG Capital Advisors, LLC West Conshohocken, PA · CRD 150750 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2019 to 2024 | Graham Partners, Inc. (5), NEW State Capital Partners (1), Spire Capital Management LLC (1), Milestone Partners (1) |
Stonington Drive Securities LLC Short Hills, NJ · CRD 287876 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2018 to 2024 | Southfield Capital LP (2), Stone-Goff Partners (2), Promethean Investments (1), Alterna Equity Partners Management LLC (1) |
Time Partners Limited London | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2017 to 2024 | Pophouse Ipr Advisor (1), Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Managers (1), Long Arc Capital LP (1), Freshstream Investment Partners LLP (1) |
TPG Capital Bd, LLC Fort Worth, TX · CRD 143876 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 186 | 2011 to 2024 | TPG (176), Northstar Advisors Pte Ltd (4), Ridgemont Partners Management, LLC (2), Indigo Partners LLC (1) |
UBS Ag Zurich | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2013 to 2024 | Carlyle Group (3), 7ridge Limited (1), Horizon Capital LLP (1), Invesco (1) |
Ariane Capital Partners LLC New York, NY · CRD 36143 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2012 to 2024 | Proteus, LLC (3), TRG Management LP (2), Atlantic Street Capital Management, LLC (1), Larsen Maccoll Partners (1) |
Axon Partners Ag Zug | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2012 to 2024 | Ufenau Capital Partners Ag (7), Highvista (3), Pomona Capital (2), Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. (2) |
Capstone Advisors Sa Nyon | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2012 to 2024 | Elysian Capital LLP (3), Trilantic (3), Kennet Partners (3), Alpha Private Equity Funds Management Company (1) |
Capstone Partners LP Singapore | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2012 to 2024 | Latin Idea Advisors, LLC (2), Westbridge Capital (1), Pathway Capital Management, LP (1), Liberty Partners (1) |
Credit Suisse Securities (europe) Limited London | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2012 to 2024 | Phoenix Equity Partners Limited (5), Norvestor (3), Seven2 Sas (1), Change Capital Partners LLP (1) |
Cygnus Capital Partners Ltd London | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2012 to 2024 | Highvista (4), Chicago Growth Partners, LLC (2), Lexington Partners (2), Emerald Hill Capital Partners (1) |
ELM Capital USA Limited London · CRD 154372 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2013 to 2024 | Ironbridge Equity Partners (3), GPI Capital, L.P. (1), Kainos (TX) Capital LP (1), RHO (1) |
Emerson Equity LLC San Mateo, CA · CRD 130032 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2013 to 2024 | Thornapple River Capital (2), Forge Global (1), Comvest (1), Stonefly Investments (1) |
GI Capital Management Ltd. Tokyo | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 2015 to 2024 | CF Private Equity (26), Bridgepoint (13), Raine Capital LLC (4), Cornell Capital (2) |
Goldman Sachs International London | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 81 | 2014 to 2024 | Goldman Sachs (75), Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager Limited (2), Ares (1), Tybourne Capital Management (hk) Ltd (1) |
Heungkuk Securities Co., Ltd. Seoul | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 2015 to 2024 | BC Partners (13), Brookfield (6), VSS Fund Management LLC (2), Pomona Capital (1) |
Hodes Weill Securities, LLC New York, NY · CRD 131848 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2014 to 2024 | Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (5), Actis (3), Guardian Smart Infrastructure Management Inc. (2), Clifton Shophouse Management Pte. Ltd. (1) |
Jasmin Capital Paris | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 2012 to 2024 | Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (europe) Ltd (7), Latour Capital (4), Dawson Partners (2), Forepont Capital LLC (1) |
Kronstein Alternative Investment Advisors Gmbh Munich | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2012 to 2024 | Greenspring Associates, LLC (5), THL (3), Hunter Point Capital LP (2), Truebridge Capital Partners (2) |
Larrain Vial Santiago | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2012 to 2020 | Blackrock (7), Harbourvest Partners (7), Southern Cross (2), Blackstone (2) |
Mitsubishi Corporation Asset Management Ltd. Tokyo | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2012 to 2024 | Blackrock (10), Squared Capital (US) (5), Mount Kellett Capital Management LP (4), ONE Rock Capital (2) |
NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. Seoul | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 2015 to 2026 | Blackrock (6), KKR Credit (5), OAK Hill Capital Management, LLC (5), Blackstone (3) |
Noah Holdings (hong Kong) Limited Hong Kong | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 2015 to 2024 | Gopher US Management Company LLC (7), Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (2), KKR Credit (2), Carlyle Group (2) |
Ounavarra Capital LLC New York, NY · CRD 143381 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2012 to 2024 | Sandglass Capital Advisors LLC (2), Morgan Creek Capital Management, LLC (2), VWH Capital Management, LP (1), Resource Capital Investment (1) |
Polaris Investment Advisory Ag Zurich | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 2014 to 2024 | Pgim (9), Northstar Capital, LLC (3), Sandbrook Capital Management LP (3), Thoma (2) |
Principle Advisory Services Sydney | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 2012 to 2024 | Greenspring Associates, LLC (10), Stepstone Group Real (5), KKR Credit (2), OAK Hill Capital Management, LLC (2) |
Riverstone Capital Services LLC New York, NY · CRD 172056 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2015 to 2024 | Riverstone Investment Group LLC (23), Revelstoke Capital Partners (3), Motive Capital Management, LLC (3), Dunes Point Capital, L.P. (2) |
RSP Investments, LLC Washington Dc, DC · CRD 161622 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 2015 to 2024 | Bernhard Capital Partners Management, LP (4), Orchard Global Asset (3), Truebridge Capital Partners (2), Monroe Capital Management Advisors LLC (1) |
Stillpoint Capital, LLC Tampa, FL · CRD 133146 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2015 to 2024 | RC Capital (4), Acorn Growth Companies, LLC (2), Good Springs Capital (2), Terracap Management LLC (2) |
Threadmark Partners Limited London | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 2019 to 2024 | LCN Capital Management, L.P. (4), Nova Infrastructure Management, LLC (4), Stepstone Group Real (3), Eurazeo Infrastructure Partners (2) |
Triago Europe S.A. Paris | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2012 to 2024 | Olympus Capital Holdings Asia LLC (3), Highvista (3), Mill Road Capital (2), Greyhound Capital (1) |
Triton Pacific Capital, LLC Los Angeles, CA · CRD 40817 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2012 to 2024 | Castle Creek Advisors IV LLC (4), Camden (3), Portfolio (1), UOB Global Capital LLC (1) |
Umergence LLC Plantsville, CT · CRD 284368 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 2021 to 2026 | Truebridge Capital Partners (5), Trilantic (2), Franklin Park (2), Imperial Capital Partners (1) |
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC St. Louis, MO · CRD 11025 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2012 to 2026 | Morgan Stanley (3), Harbourvest Partners (2), Blackstone (2), Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. (2) |
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC St. Louis, MO · CRD 19616 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2012 to 2024 | Morgan Stanley (4), Bridge Investment Group (2), Neuberger Berman Aifm (2), Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. (2) |
Alpine Capital Advisors Spa Las Condes | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2021 to 2024 | PSG Equity L.L.C. (5), Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. (2), Hggc, LLC (2), Hunter Point Capital LP (2) |