League tables

Private equity ranking database.

The most active investors, buyers and sellers in European private equity. Filter by country, sector and period, ranked by verified deals across all years, counted one by one from public filings. The full ranking is open to everyone; per-deal buyers and MOIC on Pro.

Buyers ranked

554

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Acquisitions

3,813

verified deals

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Acquirer Sponsor

every deal credited to the sponsor behind the buyer, incl. their platforms' add-ons

Most active buy-side sponsors.

Sponsors ranked by their full buy-side: direct acquisitions plus their portfolio platforms' add-ons, credited to the sponsor holding the platform at deal date. Roll-up tracker · Find buyers for a target

#	Buyer	Type	Sector focus	Acquisitions
1	Hg · UKvia Blinqx, F24, IRIS Software Group, Litera	Sponsor	SoftwareBusiness Services +5	237186 add-ons
2	General Atlantic · USvia Airbnb, ByteDance, Centessa Pharmaceuticals, Delivery Hero	Sponsor	SoftwareConsumer +6	224182 add-ons
3	Ardian · Francevia Cotiviti, Diot-Siaci, Elsan, European Digital Group	Sponsor	IndustrialsBusiness Services +6	10727 add-ons
4	Naxicap Partners · Francevia Altares, ECF GROUP, Eureka Education, Groupe Bertrand	Sponsor	Business ServicesConsumer +5	9652 add-ons
5	Peugeot Invest · Francevia Groupe SEB, Gruppo Florence, Nomios, Spie	Sponsor	IndustrialsConsumer +4	7365 add-ons
6	Silver Lake · USvia Airbnb, Carta, Cegid, Klarna	Sponsor	SoftwareBusiness Services +3	7347 add-ons
7	Eurazeo · Francevia BMS Group, Colvin, Commercetools, Contentsquare	Sponsor	SoftwareBusiness Services +8	713 add-ons
8	Cinven · UKvia CPA Global, Finaxy Group, Fressnapf Group, LGC	Sponsor	SoftwareBusiness Services +7	6736 add-ons
9	Bridgepoint · UKvia Achilles, Anaveo, Brevo, Cegos	Sponsor	ConsumerBusiness Services +6	59
10	PAI Partners · Francevia Apave, Audiotonix, Cerba European Lab, European Camping Group	Sponsor	ConsumerIndustrials +4	5611 add-ons
11	TA Associates · USvia Orisha, iCIMS	Sponsor	SoftwareReal Estate +6	4722 add-ons
12	Sodena · Spainvia Orisha	Sponsor	SoftwareReal Estate +3	4539 add-ons
13	Permira · UKvia Carta, Gruppo Florence, Informatica, Quotient Sciences	Sponsor	SoftwareConsumer +5	40
14	EQT · Swedenvia Cerba Healthcare, GlobalConnect, KMD, Lovable	Sponsor	HealthcareSoftware +7	372 add-ons
15	IK Partners · UKvia KLINGEL Medical Metal, OCTIME Group, Optimum Group, Questel	Sponsor	HealthcareConsumer +7	37