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Top 25 Private equity software buyout firms worldwide

RevenueBase identified 3,005 company matches for private equity software buyout firms worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 40,195 professional contacts across them, including 18,498 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and New York the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for private equity software buyout firms 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 29, 2026. Country and city lists for private equity software buyout firms 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.

How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Sep 29, 2026 How this list was built
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40,195Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest private equity software buyout firms worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 3,005 company matches for private equity software buyout firms worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 29, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchMiami, FL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026501-1,0001,301 contacts →

Exact match

“H.I.G.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 29, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchBoston, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026201-500881 contacts →

Exact match

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

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 29, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchAustin, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026501-1,000839 contacts →

Exact match

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

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 29, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026501-1,000629 contacts →

Exact match

“Permira is a global investment firm that backs successful businesses with growth ambitions.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 29, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5Exact matchMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026201-500568 contacts →

Exact match

“Silver Lake is a global technology investment firm, with approximately $114 billion in combined assets under management and committed capital and a team of professionals based in…”

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6Exact matchBoston, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200513 contacts →

Exact match

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

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 29, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
7Exact matchNew York City, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026201-500447 contacts →

Exact match

“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…”

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8Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026201-500438 contacts →

Exact match

“Apax Partners LLP ("Apax") is a global private equity advisory firm investing in mid-market businesses across the Technology, Services, and Internet/Consumer sectors.”

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9Exact matchSingaporeHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026201-500416 contacts →

Exact match

“Qapita is an equity management platform with offices in Singapore, India, Indonesia and the United States.”

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10Exact matchMarkham, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 29, 202610001+378 contacts →

Exact match

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

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 29, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
11Exact matchHong KongHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026201-500369 contacts →

Exact match

“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.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 29, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
12Exact matchSingaporeHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026n/a360 contacts →

Exact match

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

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 29, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
13Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026n/a337 contacts →

Exact match

“W Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides secondary liquidity to shareholders in private businesses and growth capital for those companies.”

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14Exact matchChicago, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026201-500309 contacts →

Exact match

“Thoma Bravo is the world’s largest software-focused investment firm, with more than $172 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2026.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 29, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
15Exact matchManchester, NH, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 2026201-500292 contacts →

Exact match

“York IE® is an investment and operating firm that combines a family of funds with a hands-on operating platform to build and back software companies.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 29, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
16Exact matchMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 29, 20261,001-5,000287 contacts →

Exact match

“Aspire Software is a global software investment and operating company focused on acquiring, building, and scaling exceptional vertical market software businesses.”

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17Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200278 contacts →

Exact match

“Alpine Investors is a people-driven private equity firm that invests in software and services businesses.”

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18Exact matchSanta Monica, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200266 contacts →

Exact match

“Clearlake Capital is a leading global alternative asset manager founded in 2006 with over $185 billion of assets under management.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 29, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
19Exact matchAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 20261,001-5,000245 contacts →

Exact match

“Banyan Software provides the best permanent home for successful enterprise software businesses, their employees, and customers to preserve the legacy of founders, while helping…”

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20Exact matchChicago, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200237 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 1980, GTCR is a leading private equity firm that invests behind The Leaders Strategy™ – finding and partnering with management leaders in core domains to identify…”

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21Exact matchBoston, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200236 contacts →

Exact match

“Based in Boston and New York City, Charlesbank is a leading middle-market private investment firm with $21.5 billion in assets under management as of 3/31/2026.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 29, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
22Exact matchMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200236 contacts →

Exact match

“Accel-KKR is a technology-focused investment firm with $23 billion in capital commitments.”

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23Exact matchUnited StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200223 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 2001, GI Partners is a private investment firm with over 180 employees and offices in San Francisco, New York, Dallas, Chicago, Greenwich, Scottsdale, and London.”

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24Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200215 contacts →

Exact match

“Francisco Partners is a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology and technology-enabled businesses.”

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25Exact matchMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 29, 202651-200212 contacts →

Exact match

“Norwest is a leading venture and growth equity investment firm that works side-by-side with the world’s top entrepreneurs, empowering them throughout their personal journey of…”

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Private equity software buyout firms worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026
46.0%Verified-email coverage
13.4Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
7.5%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,909
11-50
807
51-200
190
201-500
44
501-1,000
20
1,001-5,000
23
5,001-10,000
2
10001+
4

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

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 private equity software buyout firms are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “private equity software buyout firms” 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 18,498 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 29, 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.

Private equity software buyout firms by location

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Every Private equity software buyout 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 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 “private equity software buyout firms”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many private equity software buyout firms are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 3,005 company matches for private equity software buyout firms 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?

H.I.G. Capital tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most private equity software buyout firms?

The United States leads with 1,391 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (207) and Canada (106). Every private equity software buyout firms list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most private equity software buyout firms?

New York leads with 226 company records, followed by London (151) and San Francisco (75).

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 18,498 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 3,005 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 29, 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.