2014 Private Equity Firms
This Year Last Year Company Location Chief Executive INDUSTRY FOCUS STAFF Capital Under Management (in millions) No. of Funds Total No. of Portfolio Companies
1 1 Vista Equity Partners Austin, TX Robert F. Smith Technology 85 $7,700 6 18
2 2 MacFarlane Partners San Francisco, CA Victor B. MacFarlane Real estate 32 3,700* 3 51
3 3 Fairview Capital Partners Inc. West Hartford, CT Laurence C. Morse/ JoAnn H. Price Diversified 25 3,500 19 200**
4 5 GenNx360 Capital Partners New York, NY Ronald E. Blaylock/Arthur H. Harper/Lloyd G. Trotter/James A. Shepard Industrial 31 1,100 2 8
5 6 Pharos Capital Group L.L.C. Dallas, TX Kneeland Youngblood Healthcare, business services 18 1,000 3 12
6 4 UrbanAmerica Principals III L.L.C. Addison, TX Richmond S. McCoy Real estate 11 980 2 2
7 7 ICV Capital Partners L.L.C. New York, NY Willie E. Woods Healthcare, industrial, food, consumer, business services  15 830 3 8
8 11 Grain Management L.L.C. Sarasota, FL David J. Grain Telecommunications 26 729 3 N/A***
9 8 Muller & Monroe Asset Management L.L.C. Chicago, IL André Rice Diversified 11 658 6 375
10 10 Harley Stanfield Global Washington, DC Cedric J. Franklin Real estate 31 619 1 1
11 9 Syncom Venture Partners Bethesda, MD Terry L. Jones Media, communications 8 275 5 14
12 12 RLJ Equity Partners L.L.C. Bethesda, MD Robert L. Johnson/Rufus H. Rivers Aerospace & defense, auto & transportation, consumer, media  10 230 1 9
13 13 21st Century Group L.L.C. Dallas, TX W. Kelvin Walker Energy & business services, food and food, manufacturing 3 166 2 3
14 RLJ Credit Management L.L.C. Bethesda, MD Robert L. Johnson/Trevoir D. Gregg Industrial, business services, consumer, distribution 5 134 1 3
15 14 Black Enterprise/Greenwich Street Corporate Growth Management L.L.C. New York, NY Ed A. Williams Media, financial, consumer products, business services   4 116 2 13
             
As of Dec. 31, 2013. Prepared by B.E. Research.
*Including real estate assets
**Represents portfolio partnerships, with 2,500 portfolio companies
***Fund invests in assets (cellular towers) rather than buying whole companies
As of December 31, 2013. Prepared by B.E. Research.