Top Private Equity Firms of 2024: Leaders Across Deal Sizes

In 2024, the private equity landscape showcased a diverse array of firms leading transactions across various deal sizes. Data from Private Equity Info’s M&A database highlights the top performers categorized by enterprise value:

Mega-Sized Deals ($500+ million):

• Insight Partners: Recognized for substantial investments in technology and software sectors.

• KKR & Co.: A global investment firm with a broad portfolio spanning multiple industries.

• CVC Capital Partners: Known for large-scale buyouts and strategic investments worldwide.

• TA Associates: Focuses on growth-oriented companies across various sectors.

• Ardian: A prominent player in private investment with a diverse global portfolio.

• L Catterton: Specializes in consumer-focused investments, leveraging deep industry expertise.

• Blackstone Group: One of the largest alternative investment firms, active in numerous sectors.

• General Atlantic: Concentrates on providing capital and strategic support to growth companies.

• Warburg Pincus: Engages in growth investing across a wide range of industries.

• Platinum Equity: Focuses on mergers, acquisitions, and operations of companies across diverse sectors.

Large-Sized Deals ($250 – 500 million):

• Waterland Private Equity Investments: Active in buy-and-build strategies, supporting companies in their growth trajectories.

• IK Partners: Invests in companies across Europe, aiming to create robust growth platforms.

• CPP Investments: Manages funds for the Canada Pension Plan, investing in a variety of asset classes.

• LDC: The private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, supporting management buyouts and growth capital investments.

• The Riverside Company: Specializes in investing in growing businesses valued up to $400 million.

• One Equity Partners: Focuses on transformative combinations within the industrial, healthcare, and technology sectors.

• Providence Strategic Growth: Targets investments in lower middle-market software and technology-enabled service companies.

• Inflexion Private Equity: Invests in high-growth, entrepreneurial businesses across various industries.

• Battery Ventures: Focuses on technology and innovation, investing in all stages from seed to buyout.

• Oakley Capital Private Equity: Invests in mid-market companies across Western Europe, emphasizing digital disruption.

Mid-Sized Deals ($50 – 250 million):

• H.I.G. Capital: Engages in providing capital to small and medium-sized companies with significant growth potential.

• Andera Partners: Focuses on investments in life sciences, growth capital, and buyouts.

• OrbiMed Advisors: Specializes in the healthcare sector, investing across all stages of company development.

• Main Capital Partners: Concentrates on management buyouts in the software industry.

• Plexus Capital: Provides capital to middle-market businesses, supporting growth and recapitalizations.

• Fortino Capital: Invests in technology and digital transformation companies in the Benelux and DACH regions.

• Mutares: Acquires medium-sized companies, focusing on operational improvement and sustainable growth.

• Viking Global Investors: Engages in a diverse set of investments, including public and private equity across various industries.

• Falfurrias Capital Partners: Focuses on lower middle-market companies, providing strategic resources for growth.

• Balance Point Capital: Offers flexible capital solutions to lower middle-market companies, supporting various financing needs.

Smaller Deals ($0 – 50 million):

• Business Growth Fund: Provides patient capital to small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK and Ireland.

• Explorer Investments: A leading private equity firm in Portugal, investing across multiple sectors.

• Foresight Group: Specializes in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments, particularly in renewable energy.

• InvestBev: Focuses on investments in the beverage industry, supporting brands with growth potential.

• Farragut Capital Partners: Provides mezzanine debt and equity capital to support growth and acquisition strategies.

• YFM Equity Partners: Invests in small businesses across the UK, offering growth capital and management buyout funding.

• Charlesbank Capital Partners: Engages in management-led buyouts and growth capital financings across various industries.

• Trivest Partners: Focuses on partnering with founder-led businesses in the lower middle market.

• EDBI: The corporate investment arm of Singapore’s Economic Development Board, investing in innovative and strategic industries.

• Orion Infrastructure Capital: Provides financing solutions for infrastructure and energy projects, emphasizing sustainable investments.

• Ritch Ventures: Focused on small to midsized companies for M&A and Turnarounds.

These firms have demonstrated significant activity and influence within their respective deal size categories, shaping the private equity landscape through strategic investments and partnerships.