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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLD Holdings, Inc. Boynton Beach, FL | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2018 to 2024 | Arctaris Impact Investors (3), Lumos Capital Group LLC (2), Alpaca (1), Drum Capital Management LLC (1) |
Bradley Woods & Co. Ltd. New York, NY · CRD 13660 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2019 to 2024 | Sagard (2), Platinum Equity (1), Constitution Capital Equity Partners LP (1), Gateway (1) |
Briarcliffe Credit Partners, LLC New York, NY · CRD 313453 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2023 to 2024 | Crescent Cove Advisors, LP (3), Crg (2), Metropolitan Partners Group Management, LLC (2), Proterra Investment Partners LP (1) |
Brookvine Pty Limited Woollahra | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2012 to 2024 | Truebridge Capital Partners (4), Blackstone (3), Mission Capital Services (3), DWS (1) |
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA · CRD 5393 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2012 to 2026 | Morgan Stanley (4), Highvista (2), Luther King Capital Management Corporation (1), Morgan Creek Capital Management, LLC (1) |
Cleopatra Consulting Uk Limited London | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2020 to 2024 | Innovatus Capital Partners, LLC (4), Orchard Global Asset (3), Kayne Anderson Capital (3), Corsair Capital (2) |
Columbus Advisory Group, Ltd. Darien, CT · CRD 126331 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2015 to 2023 | Coral Reef Capital LP (2), Sagard (2), Capitala (1), Petro Capital Asset Management, LLC (1) |
Commonwealth Financial Network Waltham, MA · CRD 8032 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2018 to 2024 | Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (2), Blackstone (1), Morgan Stanley (1), Harbourvest Partners (1) |
DC Placement Advisors Gmbh Munich | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2012 to 2023 | CF Private Equity (9), Digital Bridge (4), Cordiant Capital Inc. (1), Alpha Associates Ltd. (1) |
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas New York, NY | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2012 to 2018 | DWS (22), D E Shaw (3), Icapital (2), Carlyle Group (2) |
DMJ Advisors Grand Cayman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2012 to 2024 | Searchlight Capital Partners (3), The Gores Group, LLC (2), SUN Capital Advisors, L.P. (1), Pacific Equity Partners Pty Limited (1) |
DS Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. Seoul | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2022 to 2026 | Lexington Partners (4), KPS Capital Partners, LP (4), Hamilton Lane (2), Platinum Equity (1) |
DU Pasquier Asset Management Darien, CT · CRD 24750 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2012 to 2020 | Gridiron Capital, LLC (2), 57 Stars LLC (2), Clarion Capital Partners, LLC (1), Windrose Health Investors, LLC (1) |
Emerald Point Capital, LLC New York, NY · CRD 132014 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2012 to 2023 | Crestview Partners (5), Olympus Capital Holdings Asia LLC (4), Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (3), Perseus, L.L.C. (1) |
Eugene Investment and Securities Co., Ltd. Seoul | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 2017 to 2024 | Harbourvest Partners (25), KKR Credit (6), Pantheon (2), Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. (1) |
Evercore New York, NY | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2021 to 2024 | Antin Infrastructure Partners (7), Parcom Capital Management Bv (2), Kinderhook Industries, LLC (2), Squared Capital (US) (1) |
FAP USA, L.P. New York, NY | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2016 to 2024 | Bridgepoint (4), Triton (1), Squared Capital (US) (1), Prostar Capital (US) LLC (1) |
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC Smithfield, RI · CRD 7784 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 2018 to 2024 | Goldman Sachs (16), Impresa (7), Icapital (1), Precision Capital Advisors, LLC (1) |
Finamvest Saint-Germain-En-Laye | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2012 to 2024 | EIG (14), Crescent Capital Group (3), Dextra Partners (1), Apogem Capital (1) |
First Republic Securities Company, LLC San Francisco, CA · CRD 105108 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 2019 to 2024 | HPS Investment Partners (18), Morgan Stanley (2), Cresset (2), Icapital (1) |
Firstpoint Equity Limited London | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2013 to 2024 | CD Capital (3), Edgewater Capital Partners (1), CGS Management Ag (1), Marwyn Investment Management LLP (1) |
Funds Placement Group, LLC Dallas, TX · CRD 145840 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2012 to 2018 | Techquity Capital Management (2), Prairie Capital (2), Sequel Holdings, L.P. (1), Global Environment Fund (1) |
Griffin Financial Group, LLC Reading, PA · CRD 119004 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2013 to 2024 | Resilience Management (4), DFW Capital Management, LLC (3), Mutual Capital Investment Advisors, LLC (2), Superior Capital Partners LLC (1) |
Helix Associates Limited London | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2012 to 2023 | Actis (7), Silverfleet Capital Partners, LLP (1), M&g (1), Piper PE LLP (1) |
Hitherlane Partners, LLC New York, NY · CRD 46604 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2015 to 2024 | Triartisan Capital Advisors LLC (2), VSS Fund Management LLC (2), Invus Financial Advisors, LLC (1), Triartisan Capital Management LLC (1) |
Independent Brokerage Solutions LLC New York, NY · CRD 153563 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2013 to 2024 | LCN Capital Management, L.P. (3), Clsa Capital Partners (2), Liberation Capital, LLC (1), Panton Equity Partners Management Company, LLC (1) |
Institutional Capital Network, Inc. New York, NY | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2020 to 2023 | Bridge Investment Group (2), Carlyle Group (2), Blackstone (1), Morgan Stanley (1) |
Intellivest Securities, Inc. Riverdale, GA · CRD 145022 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2014 to 2024 | Hcap Partners (2), Investeco Capital (1), Aqua-Spark Management (1), DWM Asset Management, LLC (1) |
Inverness Capital Advisors, Inc Moorestown, NJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2022 to 2024 | HC Capital Partners (7), Graham Partners, Inc. (4), The Vistria Group, LP (2), SR One Capital Management, LP (1) |
ISP Financial Services Ltd Zuric | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2013 to 2024 | Monroe Capital Management Advisors LLC (7), Portfolio (5), Blackstone (4), Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. (2) |
IVP Capital, LLC Water Mill, NY · CRD 104197 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2012 to 2024 | Orion Resource Partners (USA), LP (3), Energy Impact Partners LP (2), TOP Tier Capital Partners, LLC (2), Daraja Capital Partners LP (1) |
JLT Capital Partners LLC Windham, NH · CRD 158345 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2013 to 2024 | Abax Global Capital (2), Aviator Capital Management, LLC (2), Peakview Capital (1), EF Capital Management Sezc Ltd. (1) |
JP Morgan Securities LLC New York, NY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2012 to 2024 | Altaris, LLC (4), Carlyle Group (3), Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (2), DAI Asset Management, LLC (1) |
Larrainvial Securities US LLC Las Condes, Santiago · CRD 152424 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 2015 to 2026 | Apollo (21), Ares (5), Patria (3), Newvest Management, LP (2) |
Lazard Asia Limited Singapore | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2020 to 2024 | Polaris Cg Singapore Pte. Ltd. (4), Morgan Stanley (2), Hggc, LLC (2), Invascent Ilsf Manager LLP (1) |
Liberty Global Partners Boston, MA · CRD 134741 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2012 to 2024 | Spectra Investimentos Ltda. (7), Investimentos Ltda (2), Abris Capital Partners (2), Northstar Advisors Pte Ltd (1) |
Link Capital Partners Distribucion Spa Santiago | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 2020 to 2024 | Comvest (5), Digital Bridge (5), KPS Capital Partners, LP (4), Tcv (3) |
Liora Partners Pagosa Springs, CO · CRD 40878 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2014 to 2024 | OAK Harbor Capital, LLC (8), Lake Whillans Capital Partners LLC (1), Sagard (1), Bvcf Management Ltd. (1) |
Lohi Securities Denver, CO · CRD 36402 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2016 to 2024 | Corrum Capital (5), Brigham (2), Velocity Capital Management LLC (1), ONE Thousand & One Voices Management, LLC (1) |
Maclean Securities Limited London | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2023 to 2024 | Bench Walk Advisors LLC (6), GLS Capital, LLC (1), Orchard Global Asset (1), EJF Capital LLC (1) |
March Capital Corp. Chicago, IL · CRD 24142 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2019 to 2024 | Star Mountain Fund Management, LLC (4), Cypf (2), Canterbury Consulting Incorporated (2), Headlands Capital (1) |
MCP Securities, LLC New York, NY · CRD 152669 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2016 to 2024 | Digital Alpha Advisors, LLC (4), Terramont Infrastructure Management LLC (2), Farol Investment Advisers LP (1), BP Capital Energy Advisors, LLC (1) |
Mitsubishi Ufj Alternative Investments Co., Ltd. Tokyo | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 2021 to 2024 | Insight Venture Partners (24), Blackrock (8), KPS Capital Partners, LP (4), ONE Rock Capital (1) |
MMX Global Partners, LLC Wayzata, MN · CRD 286531 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2018 to 2024 | Coronado Resources Management LP (3), H Point Investors Management, LP (1), Excelsior Renewable Energy Management Company LP (1), Woods Capital Management LLC (1) |
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. Memphis, TN · CRD 4161 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2012 to 2018 | Portfolio (8), Morgan Stanley (2), Courage Capital Management, LLC (2), Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (1) |
Morgan Stanley Asia International Limited Hong Kong | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2018 to 2024 | Morgan Stanley (7), All-Stars Investment Limited (2), Invesco (2), KKR Credit (1) |
Neuberger Berman East Asia Limited Toyko | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 2017 to 2026 | Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (14), OAK Hill Capital Management, LLC (10), General Atlantic Service Company, L.P. (3), Squared Capital (US) (2) |
PAF Securities, LLC Miami, FL · CRD 140889 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2013 to 2020 | Arlon Advisor LLC (3), Brickell Key Asset Management Limited (2), Whippoorwill Associates Inc (2), A&m Capital (1) |
PAS Advisory Services Pty Ltd Sydney | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2014 to 2024 | Crestview Partners (5), General Atlantic Service Company, L.P. (2), 57 Stars LLC (1), Truebridge Capital Partners (1) |
Raymond James Ltd. Vancouver | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2012 to 2024 | Ardian (3), Hamilton Lane (2), Dale Oil & Gas Partners, LLC (1), Snow Phipps Group (1) |