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Private equity firm Location Year founded Year independent ABN AMRO: AAC Capital Partners: Amsterdam - 2008 AXA: Ardian: Paris: 1996 2013 Bank of America: Ridgemont Equity Partners: Charlotte: 1993 2010 Barclays Capital: Equistone Partners Europe London: 1979 2011 [3] Barings Bank ^ Baring Vostok Capital Partners Baring Private Equity Asia ...
Diagram of the structure of a generic private equity firm. A private equity firm or private equity company (often described as a financial sponsor) is an investment management company that provides financial backing and makes investments in the private equity of a startup or of an existing operating company with the end goal to make a profit on its investments.
Blackstone was founded in 1985 by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman with US$400,000 (equivalent to $1.1 million in 2023) in seed capital. [2]: 45–56 [3] The founders derived their firm's name from their names: "Schwarz" is German for "black"; "Peter", "petros" (πέτρος, masculine), or "petra" (πετρα, feminine) means "stone" or "rock" in Greek.
Patron Capital Partners ("Patron") is a European private equity real estate fund with its main investment advisor, Patron Capital Advisers LLP based in London, United Kingdom. Patron Capital Partners represents approximately €4.0 billion of equity across several funds and related co-investments.
Freeman Spogli, originally known as Riordan, Freeman & Spogli, was founded in 1983 by Richard Riordan, Bradford M. Freeman, and Ronald P. Spogli. [1]Co-founder Richard Riordan, who would later go on to serve as Mayor of Los Angeles, had been an attorney and had made substantial personal investments in technology companies.
L Catterton is an American multinational private equity firm. Founded in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1989, the fund has made over 250 investments in brands across all segments of the consumer industry. [3] The firm is led by co-CEOs J. Michael Chu and Scott Dahnke. [4]
The firm's name AEW is an abbreviation of Aldrich, Eastman & Waltch. [5] AEW expanded into Europe in 1996 by opening an office in Paris and then into Asia in 2006 by opening an office in Singapore. In 2016, AEW Europe merged with Ciloger, a retail property investment firm owned by La Banque postale and CNP Assurances. [6]
In January 2021, it was reported that New Mountain had raised over $10 billion to perform investments. This came in the form of two funds, a $9.6 billion flagship private-equity vehicle and a $640 million pool earmarked for noncontrolling stakes in companies. [5] As of 2024, New Mountain has returned more capital than it has invested. [3]