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Top 25 Platform acquisition firms worldwide

RevenueBase identified 8,658 platform acquisition firms worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 85,810 professional contacts across them, including 35,164 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and New York the largest hub.

This list covers platform acquisition firms worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 29, 2026. Country and city lists for platform acquisition firms follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
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The 25 largest platform acquisition firms worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 8,658 platform acquisition firms worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to platform acquisition firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20265,001-10,0001,615 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“IAC builds companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2Indirect evidenceMiami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,0001,301 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“H.I.G.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3Indirect evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,0001,025 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Advent is a leading global private equity investor committed to working in partnership with management teams, entrepreneurs, and founders to help transform businesses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4Indirect evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500881 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“TA is a leading global private equity firm focused on scaling growth in profitable companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5Indirect evidenceAustin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,000839 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Vista Equity Partners (Vista) is a leading global technology investor specializing in software.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6Indirect evidenceMilan, ItalyHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,000732 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Bending Spoons, we acquire and improve digital businesses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7Indirect evidenceLeduc, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,000642 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“JV Driver Investments Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,000613 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established in the U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9Indirect evidenceBeverly Hills, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500577 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1995 by Tom Gores, Platinum Equity is a global investment firm with approximately ~$48 billion of assets under management and a portfolio of approximately 60 operating…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10Indirect evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200513 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PSG is a growth equity firm that partners with software and technology-enabled services companies to help them navigate transformational growth, capitalize on strategic…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11Indirect evidenceMississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 29, 202610001+485 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Volaris Group acquires, strengthens and grows vertical market technology companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026n/a469 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We identify the hidden value in companies that are often in challenging or complex situations, but have a strong core offering.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13Indirect evidenceNew York City, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500447 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Riverside Company is a global investment firm focused on being one of the leading private capital options for business owners and employees at the smaller end of the middle…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14Indirect evidenceNew York, SingaporeHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500447 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hillhouse Investment is a long-term investor focused on partnering with quality business leaders to help them grow their organizations globally.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15Indirect evidenceOslo, NorwayHQ checked Sep 29, 202610001+432 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Orkla ASA is a leading industrial investment company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16Partial evidenceGreenwich, CT, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500397 contacts →

Partial evidence

“L Catterton is a market-leading consumer-focused investment firm, managing approximately $39 billion of equity capital across three multi-product platforms: private equity…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200385 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1978, CD & R is an investment firm with an investment strategy predicated on building stronger, more profitable businesses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18Indirect evidenceMarkham, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 29, 202610001+378 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“While other purchasers of business seek economies of scale through centralization, we have taken the opposite approach.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19Indirect evidenceHong KongHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500369 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1993, IDG Capital is a leading private equity investment firm headquartered in Hong Kong, recognized for its global vision and long-standing market presence.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20Indirect evidenceSingaporeHQ checked Sep 29, 2026n/a360 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“bloom.CAPITAL is an operationally-focused private equity firm that invests in small to mid-market companies in the industrial sector.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21Indirect evidenceBrossard, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200355 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Novacap est un investisseur nord-américain d’envergure et l’une des sociétés d’investissement privé les plus expérimentées au Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500329 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PAI Partners is a leading private equity firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500328 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“AURELIUS is a global alternative investor, distinguished and widely recognised for its operational approach.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200327 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Shore Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm with an office in Nashville, is an investor in lower-middle market companies in the Healthcare, Food and Beverage, Business…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25Indirect evidenceStockholm, SwedenHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500315 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Nordic Capital is a leading international private equity investor and subsector specialist dedicated to building stronger, more sustainable businesses through operational…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

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Platform acquisition firms worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026
41.0%Verified-email coverage
9.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
6.5%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
5,800
11-50
2,000
51-200
529
201-500
160
501-1,000
58
1,001-5,000
76
5,001-10,000
12
10001+
13

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among platform acquisition firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for platform acquisition firms are linked below.
What qualifies
Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “platform acquisition firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names platform acquisition firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among platform acquisition firms, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
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 listed company carries at least one verified work email, 35,164 across the full list. 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 29, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Platform acquisition firms by location

53 lists · largest first

Every Platform acquisition firms list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names platform acquisition firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many platform acquisition firms are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 8,658 platform acquisition firms worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

IAC, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most platform acquisition firms?

The United States leads with 3,959 companies, followed by Canada (408) and the United Kingdom (367). Every platform acquisition firms list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most platform acquisition firms?

New York leads with 566 headquartered companies, followed by London (247) and Chicago (201).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 35,164 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 8,658 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 29, 2026.

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About this data

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 Smart Search, 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.