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Private equity firms.
1,000+ tracked across Europe.
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Total AUM
€3T+
across our 1,300+ GPs
Portfolio cos
2,775
active investments
Exits tracked
205
hand-checked
Countries covered
1
from every market
25 firms matching of 1,300+ tracked
| GP | Country | Strategy | Sector Focus | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Francisco Partners | BuyoutGrowth | Business ServicesConsumer +16 | €41.7B | 7 | 89 | 77 | ||
The Carlyle Group | BuyoutGrowth +2 | AdTechAerospace & Defence +27 | €412.3B | 18 | 172 | 73 | ||
White Star Capital New York · 2007 | GrowthVC | AI/MLConsumer +12 | €647M | 4 | 88 | 17 | ||
Advent International | BuyoutGrowth | AdTechBusiness Services +11 | €87.0B | 3 | 340 | 9 | ||
CD&R | Buyout | Aerospace & DefenceAgriculture +19 | €76.7B | 16 | 117 | 6 | ||
Summit Partners | GrowthVC | BiotechBusiness Services +25 | €33.9B | 14 | 405 | 4 | ||
AgFunder | VC | AgTechAI/ML +11 | €277M | 5 | 60 | 4 | ||
Bain Capital Europe | BuyoutReal Estate | Business ServicesConstruction +11 | €14.6B | 7 | 19 | 4 | ||
PSG Equity | Growth | AI/MLBusiness Services +15 | €25.7B | 11 | 157 | 3 | ||
General Atlantic | BuyoutGrowth | Aerospace & DefenceAgriculture +31 | €114.5B | 13 | 393 | 2 | ||
TA Associates | Growth | BiotechBusiness Services +23 | €51.0B | 8 | 108 | 2 | ||
Warburg Pincus | BuyoutGrowth +1 | Aerospace & DefenceAI/ML +26 | €91.9B | 13 | 183 | 2 | ||
Silver Lake | BuyoutGrowth | BiotechBusiness Services +21 | €99.0B | 11 | 181 | 1 | ||
One Rock Capital Partners | Buyout | Business ServicesConstruction +5 | €8.3B | 4 | 25 | 1 | ||
Ares Management | BuyoutGrowth | Business ServicesClimateTech +8 | €559.3B | 4 | 16 | – | ||
Blackstone Europe | BuyoutGrowth +1 | Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services +14 | €66.5B | 5 | 68 | – | ||
iCapital | VC | AI/MLConstruction +7 | – | 1 | 18 | – | ||
Patria Private Equity | Infrastructure | AgricultureBusiness Services +4 | €1.5B | 2 | 12 | – | ||
Thoma Bravo | BuyoutGrowth | AI/MLBusiness Services +15 | €154.7B | 9 | 156 | – | ||
TPG Europe | – | ClimateTechE-commerce +4 | – | – | 9 | – | ||
KKR | Buyout | FinancialsFoodTech +3 | €658.0B | 1 | 16 | – | ||
Baird Capital | BuyoutVC | Aerospace & DefenceAI/ML +13 | €1.4B | 4 | 25 | – | ||
Global Infrastructure Partners | GrowthInfrastructure | Aerospace & DefenceClimateTech +6 | €94.0B | 8 | 51 | – | ||
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners | Buyout | Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services +11 | €12.8B | 8 | 25 | – | ||
Searchlight Capital | Buyout | Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services +11 | €20.1B | 7 | 42 | – |
Francisco Partners
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+16FundFrancisco Partners Management LP · 2024
AUM
€41.7B
Funds
7
Portfolio
89
Exits
77
The Carlyle Group
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
+2Sectors
AdTechAerospace & Defence
+27FundTCG2505 · 2025
AUM
€412.3B
Funds
18
Portfolio
172
Exits
73
White Star Capital
New York
Strategy
GrowthVC
Sectors
AI/MLConsumer
+12FundWhite Star Capital Fund III · 2021
AUM
€647M
Funds
4
Portfolio
88
Exits
17
Advent International
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
Sectors
AdTechBusiness Services
+11FundGlobal Private Equity X · 2022
AUM
€87.0B
Funds
3
Portfolio
340
Exits
9
CD&R
Strategy
Buyout
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceAgriculture
+19FundCD&R Fund XII · 2024
AUM
€76.7B
Funds
16
Portfolio
117
Exits
6
Summit Partners
Strategy
GrowthVC
Sectors
BiotechBusiness Services
+25FundSummit Partners Growth Equity Fund XII · 2024
AUM
€33.9B
Funds
14
Portfolio
405
Exits
4
AgFunder
Strategy
VC
Sectors
AgTechAI/ML
+11FundAgFunder Fund IV · 2024
AUM
€277M
Funds
5
Portfolio
60
Exits
4
Bain Capital Europe
Strategy
BuyoutReal Estate
Sectors
Business ServicesConstruction
+11FundBain Capital Real Estate · 2025
AUM
€14.6B
Funds
7
Portfolio
19
Exits
4
PSG Equity
Strategy
Growth
Sectors
AI/MLBusiness Services
+15FundPSG Sequel · 2025
AUM
€25.7B
Funds
11
Portfolio
157
Exits
3
General Atlantic
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceAgriculture
+31FundGeneral Atlantic Growth Equity Fund · 2024
AUM
€114.5B
Funds
13
Portfolio
393
Exits
2
TA Associates
Strategy
Growth
Sectors
BiotechBusiness Services
+23FundTA Associates Fund XV · 2024
AUM
€51.0B
Funds
8
Portfolio
108
Exits
2
Warburg Pincus
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
+1Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceAI/ML
+26FundCurrant Sea Investments B.V. · 2025
AUM
€91.9B
Funds
13
Portfolio
183
Exits
2
Silver Lake
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
Sectors
BiotechBusiness Services
+21FundSilver Lake Partners VII · 2024
AUM
€99.0B
Funds
11
Portfolio
181
Exits
1
One Rock Capital Partners
Strategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConstruction
+5FundOne Rock Fund IV · 2025
AUM
€8.3B
Funds
4
Portfolio
25
Exits
1
Ares Management
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
Sectors
Business ServicesClimateTech
+8FundAres Private Equity · 2025
AUM
€559.3B
Funds
4
Portfolio
16
Exits
–
Blackstone Europe
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
+1Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services
+14FundBlackstone Innovations Investments · 2022
AUM
€66.5B
Funds
5
Portfolio
68
Exits
–
iCapital
Strategy
VC
Sectors
AI/MLConstruction
+7FundInter-Atlantic Fund X · 2023
AUM
–
Funds
1
Portfolio
18
Exits
–
Patria Private Equity
Strategy
Infrastructure
Sectors
AgricultureBusiness Services
+4FundPatria Infrastructure Fund II · 2017
AUM
€1.5B
Funds
2
Portfolio
12
Exits
–
Thoma Bravo
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
Sectors
AI/MLBusiness Services
+15FundThoma Bravo growth vehicle · 2025
AUM
€154.7B
Funds
9
Portfolio
156
Exits
–
TPG Europe
Sectors
ClimateTechE-commerce
+4AUM
–
Funds
–
Portfolio
9
Exits
–
KKR
Strategy
Buyout
Sectors
FinancialsFoodTech
+3FundKKR Asian Fund IV · 2021
AUM
€658.0B
Funds
1
Portfolio
16
Exits
–
Baird Capital
Strategy
BuyoutVC
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceAI/ML
+13FundBaird Capital Global Private Equity · 2024
AUM
€1.4B
Funds
4
Portfolio
25
Exits
–
Global Infrastructure Partners
Strategy
GrowthInfrastructure
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceClimateTech
+6FundGIP V · 2025
AUM
€94.0B
Funds
8
Portfolio
51
Exits
–
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Strategy
Buyout
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services
+11FundLevine Leichtman Capital Partners Fund VII, L.P. · 2025
AUM
€12.8B
Funds
8
Portfolio
25
Exits
–
Searchlight Capital
Strategy
Buyout
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services
+11FundSearchlight Capital IV, L.P. · 2024
AUM
€20.1B
Funds
7
Portfolio
42
Exits
–