PE Firm Directory

Private equity firms buying founder-owned businesses

Who buys companies like yours, what they look for, and what they have bought recently. Every profile is researched from the firm's own website and announcements, written by Greymont, and re-checked for new deals on a regular schedule.

  • 417firms profiled in depth
  • 22sector guides
  • Weeklychecks for new deals

Market insights

What buyers are doing now

The 12 months to October 26, 2026. Updated weekly.

Deal pace

1,678

new investments by 374 of these 417 firms

Up 8% on the year before. Plus 322 exits, up 23% on the year before.

Add-ons

61%

of acquisitions were add-ons to a company the firm already owned

830 add-ons and 535 new platforms. For many owners the likeliest buyer is a portfolio company, not the fund itself.

Room for smaller companies

85%

of firms with a published EBITDA minimum will look at $5M or less

192 of 226 firms, and 111 start at $3M or less. See buyers for $2M to $5M of EBITDA.

How we count: deals and fund closes these firms announced publicly, each recorded in the firm’s profile with a source link. New investments are platforms, add-ons, growth and minority deals. The figures cover the firms in this directory, not the whole market, and compare the 12 months since October 26, 2025 with the 12 months before. Deals dated only by year are left out. Sector trends need at least 15 deals in the earlier year.

Browse buyers

All firms, A to Z

Firms with a full profile are linked. We add profiles every week.

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  • Ufenau Capital Partners
  • UI Investissement
  • Unigestion
  • UniSuper
  • Unity Partners

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  • York Capital

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  • 21 Invest France
  • 65 Equity Partners
  • 8VC

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