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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. Zurich | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2016 to 2024 | Carlyle Group (5), Harbourvest Partners (3), Neuberger Berman Aifm (3), Platinum Equity (1) |
Benedetto, Gartland & Company, Inc. New York, NY · CRD 24083 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2012 to 2024 | Fulham & Co (2), Manulife Investment Management Private Markets (US) LLC (1), Westview Capital Management LLC (1), Gc (1) |
BNP Paribas Sa Paris | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2019 to 2024 | General Atlantic Service Company, L.P. (5), Carlyle Group (2), Blackrock (1), CVC (1) |
Cebile Capital LLC London · CRD 292240 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2014 to 2024 | Muse Capital Advisors, Limited (2), Method Advisors, LLC (2), WP Global Partners LLC (1), Leapfrog Investments (1) |
Crosspoint Advisors, Inc. Tokyo | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 2015 to 2026 | Lexington Partners (7), General Atlantic Service Company, L.P. (7), Star Mountain Fund Management, LLC (3), Hunter Point Capital LP (2) |
DBS Bank Ltd. Singapore | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2016 to 2024 | Stepstone Group Real (2), Lexington Partners (1), Blackstone (1), Carlyle Group (1) |
Denning & Company LLC San Francisco, CA · CRD 115971 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2012 to 2024 | Castlelake, L.P. (6), GI Partners (2), Newroad Capital Partners, LLC (2), Kinzie Capital Partners (2) |
Diamond Dragon Capital George Town, Grand Cayman | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2013 to 2021 | Clsa Capital Partners (3), Eagletree Capital (2), Abbott Capital Management LLC (2), Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. (1) |
Diversus Investment Advisers Pty Ltd Bondi Junction | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2012 to 2024 | Monroe Capital Management Advisors LLC (7), Alta Growth Capital (1), Clsa Capital Partners (1), HQ Capital Private Equity LLC (1) |
First Liberties Financial New York, NY · CRD 14432 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2014 to 2024 | Highpost Capital, LLC (2), HK Management LLC (1), Frontfour Capital Group LLC (1), EJF Capital LLC (1) |
Firstpoint Equity Partnership LLP London | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2013 to 2024 | Olympus Capital Holdings Asia LLC (3), Blue Road Management, L.P. (3), Arroyo Energy Investment Partners LLC (2), Dunedin LLP (1) |
Grandfund Investment Group, LLC Alameda, CA · CRD 143253 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2014 to 2021 | Bluearc Capital Management (3), Yucaipa Master Manager, LLC (2), KKR Credit (2), Star Mountain Fund Management, LLC (1) |
Greshler Finance Tel Aviv | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 2018 to 2024 | Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC (7), LCN Capital Management, L.P. (4), AE Industrial Partners, LP (2), Squared Capital (US) (2) |
Heptagon Capital Limited George Town | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 2014 to 2024 | Portfolio (22), Perella Weinberg Partners Capital (6), VSS Fund Management LLC (4), Bridge Investment Group (3) |
Houlihan Lokey Emea, LLP London | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2019 to 2024 | Bd-Capital Partners Management (guernsey) Limited (4), MML (3), Fremman Limited (1), ONE Peak (1) |
ISP Securities Ltd Zurich | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2018 to 2024 | General Atlantic Service Company, L.P. (5), KPS Capital Partners, LP (4), Ascribe (3), Lovell Minnick Partners LLC (2) |
JMP Securities LLC San Francisco, CA · CRD 22208 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2018 to 2024 | Frontline Healthcare Partners (2), Snow Phipps Group (2), 1819 Partners (1), Atlantic Street Capital Management, LLC (1) |
Kelson Capital LLC New York, NY · CRD 149477 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 2012 to 2024 | Kelson Asset Management LLC (17), 10t (4), Brooke Private Equity Associates Management LLC (2), MOF III Management LLC (1) |
Korea Asset Investment Securities Co., Ltd. Seoul | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 2015 to 2024 | Adams Street Partners, LLC (16), Harbourvest Partners (6), General Atlantic Service Company, L.P. (2), Pantheon (2) |
Leader Private Capital Ltd. Tel-Aviv | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2023 to 2026 | Greenspring Associates, LLC (7), Harbourvest Partners (3), TJC LP (1), LS Power Equity (1) |
LPL Financial LLC Boston, MA · CRD 6413 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2012 to 2024 | Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (8), Harbourvest Partners (4), Morgan Stanley (3), Carlyle Group (2) |
Moravia Capital Ag Zurich | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2012 to 2024 | Archer Capital (3), Siguler Guff (3), Reverence Capital Partners (3), ZMC Advisors, L.P. (2) |
NH Investments & Securities Co. Soeul | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2018 to 2024 | Carlyle Group (4), Bridge Investment Group (2), MOF III Management LLC (1), LBC Credit Partners (1) |
Nlcg Distributors, LLC Denver, CO · CRD 156263 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 2013 to 2024 | Arsenal Capital Management LP (10), Victory Park Capital (8), Proterra Investment Partners LP (3), Aether Investment Partners (2) |
Oakpoint Solutions, LLC Tampa, FL · CRD 171775 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2017 to 2024 | Gerchen Capital Partners (4), Water Asset Management, LLC (2), Longford Capital (2), GFO Asset Management, LLC (1) |
Pacenote Capital LLC Austin, TX · CRD 305007 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2020 to 2024 | Rallyday Partners, LLC (3), Care Equity Capital Management, L.P. (2), Saothair Capital Partners (1), Cuadrilla Capital, LLC (1) |
PHX Financial, Inc. New York, NY · CRD 144403 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 2016 to 2024 | L3 Capital Advisors LLC (39), Weathervane Asset Management LLC (14), Kajj Management, LLC (7), Kelly Park Investment LLC (1) |
Pinebridge Securities LLC New York, NY · CRD 5967 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 2012 to 2026 | Lexington Partners (60), Forevest Capital Partners, LLC (4), Highstar Capital LP (4), Altaris, LLC (2) |
Sharespost Financial Corporation San Francisco, CA · CRD 134596 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 123 | 2015 to 2024 | Forge Global (117), Pearl Lane Advisors, LLC (2), Tomales Bay Capital (2), SP Investments Management, LLC (1) |
Shorebridge Capital Advisors, LLC New York, NY · CRD 269991 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2016 to 2024 | Madison River Capital LLC (2), Redbird Capital Partners Management LLC (1), Healthpointcapital (1), Atlas Merchant Capital LLC (1) |
Strathmore Group LLC New York, NY · CRD 306089 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2021 to 2024 | Dunes Point Capital, L.P. (2), Denali Growth Partners (2), Zero Infinity Partners (1), KKA Management Gmbh (1) |
Sutton Hill LLC Pittsburgh, PA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2020 to 2024 | Waterous Energy Fund Management (US), LLC (4), Council Capital Funds Management, LLC (2), Aiga Capital Partners LLC (1), Clarendon Capital, LLC (1) |
TGP Securities, Inc. Summit, NJ · CRD 159008 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2017 to 2024 | Lapis Advisers, LP (3), Endicott (3), Headlands Capital (2), Soleus Capital Management, L.P. (1) |
UBS Europe Se Frankfurt | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2020 to 2024 | Committed Advisors S.A.S. (2), Pollen Street Capital (1), Consolidation Et Developpement Gestion (1), Vision Blue Advisors Uk LLP (1) |
UBS Financial Services Inc. New York, NY | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 2013 to 2024 | Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (9), Portfolio (4), Stepstone Group Real (2), Pretium (1) |
Weild & Co. Boulder, CO · CRD 132398 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2013 to 2023 | Lumia Capital (2), Wave Digital Assets LLC (1), Wazee Street Capital Management LLC (1), Siltstone Capital, LLC (1) |
Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. Charlotte, NC · CRD 133204 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2017 to 2024 | Apollo (1), Goldman Sachs (1), KKR Credit (1), Blackstone (1) |
414 Estructuracion, S.A. de C.V. Mexico City | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2022 to 2026 | General Atlantic Service Company, L.P. (5), Hamilton Lane (5), Lexington Partners (2), TJC LP (1) |
Allen, Allen, & Partners Pty Ltd. Sydney | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2015 to 2024 | LBC Credit Partners (5), THL (3), Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (2), Pgim (2) |
Allfunds Bank S.A.U Madrid | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2020 to 2024 | Hamilton Lane (2), Blackrock (1), HPS Investment Partners (1), Blackstone (1) |
Altis Financial Services Inc. Santiago | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2016 to 2024 | Brooke Private Equity Associates Management LLC (4), Stonepeak (3), Reverence Capital Partners (1), Kelso & Company, L.P. (1) |
AMG Distributors, Inc. Stamford, CT · CRD 27314 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2021 to 2024 | Pantheon (6), Comvest (1), Peppertree Capital Management Inc. (1), PFM Health Sciences, LP (1) |
ARK Totan Alternative Co. Ltd Tokyo | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2017 to 2024 | OEP Capital Advisors, L.P. (10), SUN Capital Advisors, L.P. (2), Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (1), Portfolio (1) |
Arngrimsson Advisors Limited London | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 2017 to 2024 | Carlyle Group (34), Truebridge Capital Partners (5), KKR Credit (3), LCN Capital Management, L.P. (1) |
Artivest Brokerage LLC New York, NY · CRD 168218 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2015 to 2021 | Harbourvest Partners (8), KKR Credit (2), Altegris (2), TPG Angelo Gordon (1) |
Athos Partners Monaco | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2016 to 2024 | LEO GP Gmbh (2), Priveq Advisory (2), Agilitas Private Equity LLP (1), Miura Partners Sgeic S.A. (1) |
B Riley Wealth Management Memphis, TN · CRD 2543 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 2015 to 2024 | Windrose (10), B Riley Wealth (7), Icapital (1), Innovation X Advisors (1) |
Baro Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. Seoul | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2017 to 2023 | General Atlantic Service Company, L.P. (3), First Reserve (1), Lexington Partners (1), Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (1) |
BCW Securities LLC Westport, CT · CRD 144930 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2015 to 2024 | MGG Investment Group LP (8), Holdco Asset Management, LP (2), Star Mountain Fund Management, LLC (2), Founders Equity Partners (1) |
Bfinance London | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2018 to 2024 | Ardian (6), HPS Investment Partners (2), Harbourvest Partners (1), Stonepeak (1) |