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10 Private Equity Firms in Credit - Flippa

By Ray Preston

Below you can find a list with information on 5 Private Equity Firms in the Credit Industry. This blog post can help you identify Credit Industry Private Equity Firms and other participants active in the M&A market today.

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Värde Partners

Varde Partners

Key facts about the firm:

Headquarters: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Founded: 1993
Industry Focus: Credit, Special Situations, Real Estate and Specialty Finance
Number of Investments: 35 (portfolio companies, as tracked)
Number of Exits: 9

Details about the fund:

Global alternatives manager investing across credit markets and real assets. Active in asset-backed and real estate opportunities worldwide with multiple dedicated funds.

Where to find them: Website

Permira

Key facts about the firm:

Permira is a global investment firm that backs successful businesses with growth ambitions. Founded in 1985, the firm advises funds across two core asset classes: private equity and credit. Permira’s private equity funds make both long-term majority and minority investments in five key sectors: Technology, Consumer, Healthcare, Services, and Climate. As of 2024, Permira advises funds with total committed capital of approximately €80 billion.

Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom

Founded: 1985

Industry Focus: Private Equity, Credit

Number of Investments: 80

Number of Exits: 63

Website: permira.com

TPG

Key facts about the firm:

Headquarter: San Francisco, California, United States

Industry focus: Private Equity, Growth, Impact, Real Estate, Credit

Number of investments: Not publicly enumerated at firm level

Number of exits: Not publicly enumerated at firm level

Details about the fund:

Global alternative asset manager operating multiple platforms (Capital, Growth, Biotech, Real Estate). Exits are typically reported by strategy, and consolidated firm-level counts aren’t publicly tallied by a single source.

Where to find them: Website

Värde Partners

Key facts about the firm:

Headquarter: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Industry focus: Credit, Special Situations, Real Estate and Specialty Finance

Number of investments: 35 (portfolio companies, as tracked)

Number of exits: 9

Details about the fund:

Global alternatives manager investing across credit markets and real assets. Active in asset-backed and real estate opportunities worldwide with multiple dedicated funds.

Where to find them: Website

H.I.G. Capital

Key facts about the firm:

Headquarter: Miami, Florida, United States

Industry focus: Credit, Finance, Financial Services, Insurance, Real Estate

Number of investments: 150

Number of exits: 50

Details about the fund:

H.I.G. is a global alternative investment firm investing across lower-middle market private equity, credit and real assets. H.I.G. Realty Partners targets small to mid-cap assets and special situations in the U.S. and Europe.

Where to find them: Website

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Japan

Key facts about the firm:

Headquarters: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Founded: 2006

Industry focus: Energy, Infrastructure, Real Estate

Number of investments: 7

Number of exits: 2

Details about the fund:

A strategic partner-focused investment company, KKR Japan focuses on energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and hedge funds.

Where to find them: Website

Marathon Asset Management

Key facts about the firm:

Headquarter: New York, New York, United States

Industry focus: Credit, Special Situations, Real Estate and Asset-Backed

Number of investments: Not publicly enumerated

Number of exits: Not publicly enumerated

Details about the fund:

Global credit investor active in private lending, asset-based finance and opportunistic or distressed credit linked to real estate and hard assets. Recent fund closes include secured private strategies and opportunistic credit vehicles.

Where to find them: Website

Apollo

Key facts about the firm:

Headquarter: New York, New York, United States

Industry focus: Asset Management, Credit, Financial Services, Property Management, Real Estate

Number of investments: 86

Number of exits: 36

Details about the fund:

A global alternative asset manager active across private equity, credit, and real assets. Apollo often leads large, structured transactions and strategic growth capital deals alongside its flagship funds and retirement platform. The firm invests across cycles and sectors with a solutions-oriented approach.

Where to find them: Website

Ares Management

Key facts about the firm:

Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Founded: 1997

Industry focus: Asset Management, Credit, Financial Services

Number of investments: 72

Number of exits: 16

Details about the fund:

Global alternative asset management Ares Management specializes on real estate, private equity, and credit.

Where to find them: Website

TCG Capital

Key facts about the firm:

Headquarter: Coral Gables, Florida, United States

Industry focus: Credit, Finance, Financial Services

Number of investments: 5

Number of exits: 2

Details about the fund:

An worldwide financial and investing company is TCG Capital.

Where to find them: Website

Ray Preston

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