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Top 25 Business development companies worldwide
RevenueBase identified 3,170 company matches for business development companies worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 37,677 professional contacts across them, including 13,721 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and New York the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for business development companies worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 19, 2026. Country and city lists for business development companies follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest business development companies worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,895 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Bpifrance, Banque publique d'investissement, accompagne les entreprises, de l'amorçage jusqu'à la cotation en bourse, du crédit aux fonds propres.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 1,489 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Lincoln International, Inc.(NYSE: LCLN) is a trusted investment banking advisor to business owners and senior executives of leading private equity firms and their portfolio…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 904 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Nassau Street Partners is an independent capital advisory firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets advisory, and strategic financial solutions for early-stage and…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 831 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “mastertrust Group is one of the leading financial services company in India.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 789 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “In June 2017, B.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 675 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “NJ IndiaInvest Private Limited is an investment banking company based out of 901, NJ CentreUdna Udyog Nagar, Sangh Sahkari ComplexCentral Road No.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 528 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Hilco Global is a privately held diversified financial services company and the world’s preeminent authority on maximizing the value of assets for both healthy and distressed…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 504 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “BDT & MSD Partners is a merchant bank serving founders, family business owners, and long-term strategic investors.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 435 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Ziegler is a privately held investment bank, capital markets and proprietary investments firm.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 427 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Solomon Partners is a leading investment bank – one of the first independent firms in the industry.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 364 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Prairie is a leading financial advisory firm specializing in creating and executing ownership transition strategies for middle-market companies nationwide.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 340 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Citizens Capital Markets and Advisory is a leading middle market investment bank that supports clients across a focused set of industry sectors.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 339 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “MidCap Financial is a middle-market focused, specialty finance firm that provides senior debt solutions to companies across all industries.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 323 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “WHO ARE WE?” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 301 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “EPIC Investment Partners is an independent investment, administration and advisory firm.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 276 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “For over 20 years, Capstone Partners has been a trusted advisor to leading middle market companies, offering a fully integrated range of investment banking and financial advisory…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 260 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Churchill, an investment-specialist affiliate of Nuveen (the asset manager of TIAA), provides customized financing solutions to U.S.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 250 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Needham & Company, LLC is a nationally recognized investment banking and asset management Firm focused solely on growth companies and their investors.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 207 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) is a leading independent investment bank and financial advisory firm focused on the global middle market.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 207 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Livingstone is an international mid-market M&A and debt advisory firm with offices in Amsterdam, Beijing, Chicago, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, London, Los Angeles, Madrid…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 202 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Cascadia Capital is an independent investment bank serving entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, and private equity sponsors in the middle market.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 188 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “ONEtoONE Group is an M&A Advisory Network specializing in Global M&A Advisory for the Middle-Market and Alternative Assets Management.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 181 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Maximizing Value.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 173 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Portage Point is a business advisory, interim management and investment banking firm intensely focused on the middle market.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 172 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Bringing large market expertise to smaller companies, Star Mountain’s philosophies include a data-driven and systematic approach to investing.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche business in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch compares the meaning of your description with company business descriptions compiled in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit.
This list uses Exact for “business development companies”. Each Exact match badge shows membership in that saved search; it is not an individual similarity score or a service-quality rating. Recorded descriptions are shown where available.
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As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
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The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- Coverage
- Every country. Country and city lists for business development companies are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “business development companies” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
- RevenueBase SmartSearch
- Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
- Public preview
- The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
- Match quality
- RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 13,721 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Record context
- Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.
Business development companies by location
16 lists · largest firstEvery Business development companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Business development companies based in the United States1,228
- Business development companies based in India184
- Business development companies based in the United Kingdom115
- Business development companies based in Canada113
- Business development companies based in Brazil78
- Business development companies based in Australia51
- Business development companies based in Spain42
- Business development companies based in Germany41
- Business development companies based in France40
- Business development companies based in Mexico33
Cities
- Business development companies based in New York, United States189
- Business development companies based in Chicago, United States55
- Business development companies based in Dallas, United States41
- Business development companies based in Houston, United States34
- Business development companies based in Los Angeles, United States34
- Business development companies based in Miami, United States25
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?
RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “business development companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many business development companies are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 3,170 company matches for business development companies worldwide as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.
What is the largest company on this list?
Bpifrance tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.
Which country has the most business development companies?
The United States leads with 1,228 companies, followed by India (184) and the United Kingdom (115). Every business development companies list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most business development companies?
New York leads with 189 company records, followed by London (83) and Chicago (55).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 13,721 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 3,170 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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Top 25 business development companies worldwide
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Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 3,170 matching company records for business development companies worldwide, with 37,677 tracked contacts and 13,721 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 19, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 business development companies worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bpifrancebpifrance.frHQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Paris, France | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 5,895 contacts → |
“Bpifrance, Banque publique d'investissement, accompagne les entreprises, de l'amorçage jusqu'à la cotation en bourse, du crédit aux fonds propres.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 |  Lincoln Internationallincolninternational.comHQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,489 contacts → |
“Lincoln International, Inc.(NYSE: LCLN) is a trusted investment banking advisor to business owners and senior executives of leading private equity firms and their portfolio…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  Nassau Street Partnersnassaustreetpartners.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | New York, NY, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 904 contacts → |
“Nassau Street Partners is an independent capital advisory firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets advisory, and strategic financial solutions for early-stage and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 |  Mastertrustmastertrust.co.inHQ: New Delhi, IndiaReported employees: 501-1,000 | New Delhi, India | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 831 contacts → |
“mastertrust Group is one of the leading financial services company in India.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 |  FBRbrileysecurities.comHQ: Arlington, VA, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Arlington, VA, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 789 contacts → |
“In June 2017, B.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  NJ Indiainvest Private Limitednjgroup.inHQ: Surat, IndiaReported employees: 501-1,000 | Surat, India | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 675 contacts → |
“NJ IndiaInvest Private Limited is an investment banking company based out of 901, NJ CentreUdna Udyog Nagar, Sangh Sahkari ComplexCentral Road No.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 |  Hilco Globalhilcoglobal.comHQ: Northbrook, IL, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Northbrook, IL, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 528 contacts → |
“Hilco Global is a privately held diversified financial services company and the world’s preeminent authority on maximizing the value of assets for both healthy and distressed…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 |  BDT & MSD Partnersbdtmsd.comHQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Chicago, IL, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 504 contacts → |
“BDT & MSD Partners is a merchant bank serving founders, family business owners, and long-term strategic investors.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 |  Zieglerziegler.comHQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Chicago, IL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 435 contacts → |
“Ziegler is a privately held investment bank, capital markets and proprietary investments firm.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  Solomon Partnerssolomonpartners.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 427 contacts → |
“Solomon Partners is a leading investment bank – one of the first independent firms in the industry.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Prairie Capital Advisors, INCprairiecap.com HQ: Oakbrook Terrace, IL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Oakbrook Terrace, IL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 364 contacts → |
“Prairie is a leading financial advisory firm specializing in creating and executing ownership transition strategies for middle-market companies nationwide.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Citizens JMPcitizenscommercialbanking.com HQ: Providence, RI, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Providence, RI, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 340 contacts → |
“Citizens Capital Markets and Advisory is a leading middle market investment bank that supports clients across a focused set of industry sectors.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 |  Midcap Financialmidcapfinancial.comHQ: Bethesda, MD, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Bethesda, MD, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 339 contacts → |
“MidCap Financial is a middle-market focused, specialty finance firm that provides senior debt solutions to companies across all industries.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 |  Whiteoak Capitalmf.whiteoakamc.comHQ: Mumbai, IndiaReported employees: 201-500 | Mumbai, India | 201-500 | Exact match | 323 contacts → |
“WHO ARE WE?” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 |  Epic Investment Partnersepicip.comHQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 201-500 | London, United Kingdom | 201-500 | Exact match | 301 contacts → |
“EPIC Investment Partners is an independent investment, administration and advisory firm.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 |  Capstone Partnerscapstonepartners.comHQ: Boston, MA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Boston, MA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 276 contacts → |
“For over 20 years, Capstone Partners has been a trusted advisor to leading middle market companies, offering a fully integrated range of investment banking and financial advisory…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 |  Churchill Asset Managementchurchillam.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 260 contacts → |
“Churchill, an investment-specialist affiliate of Nuveen (the asset manager of TIAA), provides customized financing solutions to U.S.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 |  Needham & Companyneedhamco.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 250 contacts → |
“Needham & Company, LLC is a nationally recognized investment banking and asset management Firm focused solely on growth companies and their investors.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Brown Gibbons Lang & Company BGLbglco.com HQ: Cleveland, OH, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Cleveland, OH, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 207 contacts → |
“Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) is a leading independent investment bank and financial advisory firm focused on the global middle market.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 |  Livingstonelivingstonepartners.comHQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Chicago, IL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 207 contacts → |
“Livingstone is an international mid-market M&A and debt advisory firm with offices in Amsterdam, Beijing, Chicago, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, London, Los Angeles, Madrid…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 |  Cascadiacascadiacapital.comHQ: Seattle, WA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Seattle, WA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 202 contacts → |
“Cascadia Capital is an independent investment bank serving entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, and private equity sponsors in the middle market.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 |  Onetoone Corporate Financeonetoonecf.comHQ: Madrid, SpainReported employees: 51-200 | Madrid, Spain | 51-200 | Exact match | 188 contacts → |
“ONEtoONE Group is an M&A Advisory Network specializing in Global M&A Advisory for the Middle-Market and Alternative Assets Management.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 |  LCG Advisorslcgadvisors.comHQ: Tampa, FL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Tampa, FL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 181 contacts → |
“Maximizing Value.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 |  Portage Point Partnersportagepointpartners.comHQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Chicago, IL, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 173 contacts → |
“Portage Point is a business advisory, interim management and investment banking firm intensely focused on the middle market.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 |  Star Mountain Capitalstarmountaincapital.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 172 contacts → |
“Bringing large market expertise to smaller companies, Star Mountain’s philosophies include a data-driven and systematic approach to investing.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Business development companies: dataset insights
September 19, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
3,168 records in the displayed employee bands.
2 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 3,170 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 19, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Business development companies by location
16 lists · largest firstEvery Business development companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Business development companies based in the United States1,228
- Business development companies based in India184
- Business development companies based in the United Kingdom115
- Business development companies based in Canada113
- Business development companies based in Brazil78
- Business development companies based in Australia51
- Business development companies based in Spain42
- Business development companies based in Germany41
- Business development companies based in France40
- Business development companies based in Mexico33
Cities
- Business development companies based in New York, United States189
- Business development companies based in Chicago, United States55
- Business development companies based in Dallas, United States41
- Business development companies based in Houston, United States34
- Business development companies based in Los Angeles, United States34
- Business development companies based in Miami, United States25
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for business development companies?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many business development companies did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 3,170 matching company records, 37,677 tracked contacts and 13,721 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 19, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 business development companies worldwide. Snapshot: September 19, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/business-development-companies.
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Top 25 business development companies worldwide
RevenueBase records 3,170 matching company records for business development companies worldwide, with 37,677 tracked contacts and 13,721 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 19, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 business development companies worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bpifrancebpifrance.fr HQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Paris, France | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 5,895 contacts → |
“Bpifrance, Banque publique d'investissement, accompagne les entreprises, de l'amorçage jusqu'à la cotation en bourse, du crédit aux fonds propres.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Lincoln Internationallincolninternational.com HQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,489 contacts → |
“Lincoln International, Inc.(NYSE: LCLN) is a trusted investment banking advisor to business owners and senior executives of leading private equity firms and their portfolio…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Nassau Street Partnersnassaustreetpartners.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | New York, NY, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 904 contacts → |
“Nassau Street Partners is an independent capital advisory firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets advisory, and strategic financial solutions for early-stage and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | Mastertrustmastertrust.co.in HQ: New Delhi, IndiaReported employees: 501-1,000 | New Delhi, India | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 831 contacts → |
“mastertrust Group is one of the leading financial services company in India.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | FBRbrileysecurities.com HQ: Arlington, VA, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Arlington, VA, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 789 contacts → |
“In June 2017, B.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | NJ Indiainvest Private Limitednjgroup.in HQ: Surat, IndiaReported employees: 501-1,000 | Surat, India | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 675 contacts → |
“NJ IndiaInvest Private Limited is an investment banking company based out of 901, NJ CentreUdna Udyog Nagar, Sangh Sahkari ComplexCentral Road No.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Hilco Globalhilcoglobal.com HQ: Northbrook, IL, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Northbrook, IL, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 528 contacts → |
“Hilco Global is a privately held diversified financial services company and the world’s preeminent authority on maximizing the value of assets for both healthy and distressed…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | BDT & MSD Partnersbdtmsd.com HQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Chicago, IL, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 504 contacts → |
“BDT & MSD Partners is a merchant bank serving founders, family business owners, and long-term strategic investors.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Zieglerziegler.com HQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Chicago, IL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 435 contacts → |
“Ziegler is a privately held investment bank, capital markets and proprietary investments firm.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | Solomon Partnerssolomonpartners.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 427 contacts → |
“Solomon Partners is a leading investment bank – one of the first independent firms in the industry.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Prairie Capital Advisors, INCprairiecap.com HQ: Oakbrook Terrace, IL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Oakbrook Terrace, IL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 364 contacts → |
“Prairie is a leading financial advisory firm specializing in creating and executing ownership transition strategies for middle-market companies nationwide.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Citizens JMPcitizenscommercialbanking.com HQ: Providence, RI, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Providence, RI, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 340 contacts → |
“Citizens Capital Markets and Advisory is a leading middle market investment bank that supports clients across a focused set of industry sectors.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Midcap Financialmidcapfinancial.com HQ: Bethesda, MD, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Bethesda, MD, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 339 contacts → |
“MidCap Financial is a middle-market focused, specialty finance firm that provides senior debt solutions to companies across all industries.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | Whiteoak Capitalmf.whiteoakamc.com HQ: Mumbai, IndiaReported employees: 201-500 | Mumbai, India | 201-500 | Exact match | 323 contacts → |
“WHO ARE WE?” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Epic Investment Partnersepicip.com HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 201-500 | London, United Kingdom | 201-500 | Exact match | 301 contacts → |
“EPIC Investment Partners is an independent investment, administration and advisory firm.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Capstone Partnerscapstonepartners.com HQ: Boston, MA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Boston, MA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 276 contacts → |
“For over 20 years, Capstone Partners has been a trusted advisor to leading middle market companies, offering a fully integrated range of investment banking and financial advisory…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Churchill Asset Managementchurchillam.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 260 contacts → |
“Churchill, an investment-specialist affiliate of Nuveen (the asset manager of TIAA), provides customized financing solutions to U.S.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Needham & Companyneedhamco.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 250 contacts → |
“Needham & Company, LLC is a nationally recognized investment banking and asset management Firm focused solely on growth companies and their investors.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Brown Gibbons Lang & Company BGLbglco.com HQ: Cleveland, OH, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Cleveland, OH, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 207 contacts → |
“Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) is a leading independent investment bank and financial advisory firm focused on the global middle market.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Livingstonelivingstonepartners.com HQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Chicago, IL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 207 contacts → |
“Livingstone is an international mid-market M&A and debt advisory firm with offices in Amsterdam, Beijing, Chicago, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, London, Los Angeles, Madrid…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | Cascadiacascadiacapital.com HQ: Seattle, WA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Seattle, WA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 202 contacts → |
“Cascadia Capital is an independent investment bank serving entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, and private equity sponsors in the middle market.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Onetoone Corporate Financeonetoonecf.com HQ: Madrid, SpainReported employees: 51-200 | Madrid, Spain | 51-200 | Exact match | 188 contacts → |
“ONEtoONE Group is an M&A Advisory Network specializing in Global M&A Advisory for the Middle-Market and Alternative Assets Management.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | LCG Advisorslcgadvisors.com HQ: Tampa, FL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Tampa, FL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 181 contacts → |
“Maximizing Value.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Portage Point Partnersportagepointpartners.com HQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Chicago, IL, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 173 contacts → |
“Portage Point is a business advisory, interim management and investment banking firm intensely focused on the middle market.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Star Mountain Capitalstarmountaincapital.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 172 contacts → |
“Bringing large market expertise to smaller companies, Star Mountain’s philosophies include a data-driven and systematic approach to investing.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Business development companies: dataset insights
September 19, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
3,168 records in the displayed employee bands.
2 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 3,170 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 19, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Business development companies by location
16 lists · largest firstEvery Business development companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Business development companies based in the United States1,228
- Business development companies based in India184
- Business development companies based in the United Kingdom115
- Business development companies based in Canada113
- Business development companies based in Brazil78
- Business development companies based in Australia51
- Business development companies based in Spain42
- Business development companies based in Germany41
- Business development companies based in France40
- Business development companies based in Mexico33
Cities
- Business development companies based in New York, United States189
- Business development companies based in Chicago, United States55
- Business development companies based in Dallas, United States41
- Business development companies based in Houston, United States34
- Business development companies based in Los Angeles, United States34
- Business development companies based in Miami, United States25
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for business development companies?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many business development companies did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 3,170 matching company records, 37,677 tracked contacts and 13,721 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 19, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 business development companies worldwide. Snapshot: September 19, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/business-development-companies.
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