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Top 25 Search funds and operators worldwide
RevenueBase identified 1,563 company matches for search funds and operators worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 8,534 professional contacts across them, including 3,115 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and New York the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for search funds and operators 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 November 6, 2026. Country and city lists for search funds and operators 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 search funds and operators worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,407 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “H.I.G.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 392 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Founded in 1978, CD & R is an investment firm with an investment strategy predicated on building stronger, more profitable businesses.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 114 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Alceon was founded in 2010 by a group of senior investment professionals who believed private capital could be more personal, more principled, and more aligned.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 88 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “GP Investments is a leading alternative investment firm.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 88 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Dark Alpha Capital is an investment firm focused on acquiring private companies.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 85 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “YFM Equity Partners are specialist, independently owned, private equity investors.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 78 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Grupo Inversor Veracruzano, S.A.P.I.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 72 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Kelso has been investing in private equity for nearly 40 years.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 70 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Samara Capital is an Investment firm with a business owner mindset having differentiated investing and operating capabilities.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 67 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Rooted in the Midwest since our founding in 1976, we are a privately held operating company based in St.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 67 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “We partner with experienced operators and entrepreneurs to offer business owners an operational succession plan alongside a financial exit.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 61 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Lynx Equity is a private equity firm that owns and operates fifty companies in various industries across North America, the United Kingdom, and Denmark.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 59 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “SureSwift Capital acquires and manages exceptional businesses with strong fundamentals.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 50 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Declaration Partners is a private investment firm that seeks to be a value-added capital partner and strategic resource to founders & entrepreneurs, management teams, and asset…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 49 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Kingswood is a private investment firm primarily focused on businesses that are undergoing varying degrees of operational, financial or market-driven change.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 49 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “At Thunderbird, we are committed to taking American manufacturing companies to greater heights.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 48 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Pemba Capital Partners specialises in forming buy-and-build partnerships with private business owners and managers.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 48 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Premiere Group, a distinguished family-owned firm based in Columbia, Missouri, specializes in the incubation, acquisition, and scaling of businesses across various industries.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 47 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Trek One Capital is a family office backed private investment firm focused on lower and middle market acquisitions and strategic investments.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 46 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Cranemere Group partners with founders and owners of private businesses to help continue building enduring companies.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 44 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Gores Group is an investment firm focused on partnering with differentiated businesses that can benefit from our extensive industry knowledge and decades long experience.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 43 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Skyview Capital LLC is a privately-held investment firm that specializes in the acquisition and strategic management of mission-critical…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 42 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Trian is a leading investment company with decades of experience bringing an entrepreneurial spirit, deep operational expertise, and an ownership mentality across its public and…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 37 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Edgewater Funds is a Chicago-based private equity firm with over $4 billion of capital commitments raised since 2001.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 36 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Lincolnshire Management Inc, founded in 1986, is a private equity firm focused on investing in and acquiring growing middle market companies across an array of specific industries.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 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 “search funds and operators”. 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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Search funds and operators worldwide at a glance
As of Nov 6, 2026Companies by employee count
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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 search funds and operators are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “search funds and operators” 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 3,115 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 November 6, 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.
Search funds and operators by location
10 lists · largest firstEvery Search funds and operators list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Search funds and operators based in the United States714
- Search funds and operators based in Canada85
- Search funds and operators based in the United Kingdom68
- Search funds and operators based in Australia26
Cities
- Search funds and operators based in New York, United States75
- Search funds and operators based in Chicago, United States46
- Search funds and operators based in Toronto, Canada40
- Search funds and operators based in London, United Kingdom38
- Search funds and operators based in Los Angeles, United States26
- Search funds and operators based in Atlanta, 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 “search funds and operators”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many search funds and operators are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 1,563 company matches for search funds and operators worldwide as of November 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 search funds and operators?
The United States leads with 714 companies, followed by Canada (85) and the United Kingdom (68). Every search funds and operators list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most search funds and operators?
New York leads with 75 company records, followed by Chicago (46) and Toronto (40).
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 3,115 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 1,563 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 November 6, 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 search funds and operators worldwide
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Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 1,563 matching company records for search funds and operators worldwide, with 8,534 tracked contacts and 3,115 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: November 6, 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 search funds and operators 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 |  H.I.G. Capitalhig.comHQ: Miami, NY, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Miami, NY, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 1,407 contacts → |
“H.I.G.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 |  Cd&rcdr.comHQ: New York, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 392 contacts → |
“Founded in 1978, CD & R is an investment firm with an investment strategy predicated on building stronger, more profitable businesses.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  Alceonalceon.com.auHQ: Sydney, AustraliaReported employees: 51-200 | Sydney, Australia | 51-200 | Exact match | 114 contacts → |
“Alceon was founded in 2010 by a group of senior investment professionals who believed private capital could be more personal, more principled, and more aligned.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 |  GP Investmentsgp-investments.comHQ: Hamilton, BermudaReported employees: 51-200 | Hamilton, Bermuda | 51-200 | Exact match | 88 contacts → |
“GP Investments is a leading alternative investment firm.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 |  Dark Alpha Capital LLCdarkalphacapital.comHQ: Washington, DC, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Washington, DC, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 88 contacts → |
“Dark Alpha Capital is an investment firm focused on acquiring private companies.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  YFM Equity Partnersyfmep.comHQ: Leeds, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Leeds, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 85 contacts → |
“YFM Equity Partners are specialist, independently owned, private equity investors.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 |  Grivergriver.com.mxHQ: Veracruz, MexicoReported employees: 51-200 | Veracruz, Mexico | 51-200 | Exact match | 78 contacts → |
“Grupo Inversor Veracruzano, S.A.P.I.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 |  Kelso & Companykelso.comHQ: NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 72 contacts → |
“Kelso has been investing in private equity for nearly 40 years.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 |  Samara Capitalsamaracapital.comHQ: Mumbai, IndiaReported employees: 11-50 | Mumbai, India | 11-50 | Exact match | 70 contacts → |
“Samara Capital is an Investment firm with a business owner mindset having differentiated investing and operating capabilities.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  Harbour Groupharbourgroup.comHQ: St. Louis, MO, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | St. Louis, MO, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 67 contacts → |
“Rooted in the Midwest since our founding in 1976, we are a privately held operating company based in St.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 |  Nextgen Growth Partnersnextgengp.comHQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Chicago, IL, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 67 contacts → |
“We partner with experienced operators and entrepreneurs to offer business owners an operational succession plan alongside a financial exit.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 |  Lynx Equity Limitedlynxequity.comHQ: Toronto, ON, CanadaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Toronto, ON, Canada | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 61 contacts → |
“Lynx Equity is a private equity firm that owns and operates fifty companies in various industries across North America, the United Kingdom, and Denmark.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 |  Sureswift Capitalsureswiftcapital.comHQ: Victoria, BC, CanadaReported employees: 51-200 | Victoria, BC, Canada | 51-200 | Exact match | 59 contacts → |
“SureSwift Capital acquires and manages exceptional businesses with strong fundamentals.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 |  Declaration Partnersdeclarationpartners.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | New York, NY, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 50 contacts → |
“Declaration Partners is a private investment firm that seeks to be a value-added capital partner and strategic resource to founders & entrepreneurs, management teams, and asset…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 |  Kingswood Capital Managementkingswood-capital.comHQ: Los Angeles, CA, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 49 contacts → |
“Kingswood is a private investment firm primarily focused on businesses that are undergoing varying degrees of operational, financial or market-driven change.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 |  Thunderbird LLCthunderbirdllc.comHQ: Oak Brook, NC, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Oak Brook, NC, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 49 contacts → |
“At Thunderbird, we are committed to taking American manufacturing companies to greater heights.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 |  Pemba Capital Partnerspemba.com.auHQ: Sydney, AustraliaReported employees: 11-50 | Sydney, Australia | 11-50 | Exact match | 48 contacts → |
“Pemba Capital Partners specialises in forming buy-and-build partnerships with private business owners and managers.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 |  The Premiere Grouppremiere.netHQ: Columbia, MO, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Columbia, MO, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 48 contacts → |
“The Premiere Group, a distinguished family-owned firm based in Columbia, Missouri, specializes in the incubation, acquisition, and scaling of businesses across various industries.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 |  Trek ONE Capitaltrekonecapital.comHQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Houston, TX, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 47 contacts → |
“Trek One Capital is a family office backed private investment firm focused on lower and middle market acquisitions and strategic investments.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 |  Cranemerecranemere.comHQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | London, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 46 contacts → |
“The Cranemere Group partners with founders and owners of private businesses to help continue building enduring companies.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 |  The Gores Groupgores.comHQ: Beverly Hills, CA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Beverly Hills, CA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 44 contacts → |
“The Gores Group is an investment firm focused on partnering with differentiated businesses that can benefit from our extensive industry knowledge and decades long experience.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 |  Skyview Capitalskyviewcapital.comHQ: Los Angeles, CA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 43 contacts → |
“Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Skyview Capital LLC is a privately-held investment firm that specializes in the acquisition and strategic management of mission-critical…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 |  Trian Fund Management, L.Ptrianpartners.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 42 contacts → |
“Trian is a leading investment company with decades of experience bringing an entrepreneurial spirit, deep operational expertise, and an ownership mentality across its public and…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 |  The Edgewater Fundsedgewaterfunds.comHQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Chicago, IL, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 37 contacts → |
“The Edgewater Funds is a Chicago-based private equity firm with over $4 billion of capital commitments raised since 2001.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 |  Lincolnshire Managementlincolnshiremgmt.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | New York, NY, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 36 contacts → |
“Lincolnshire Management Inc, founded in 1986, is a private equity firm focused on investing in and acquiring growing middle market companies across an array of specific industries.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Search funds and operators: dataset insights
November 6, 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
1,555 records in the displayed employee bands.
8 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 1,563 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: November 6, 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 ↗
Search funds and operators by location
10 lists · largest firstEvery Search funds and operators list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Search funds and operators based in the United States714
- Search funds and operators based in Canada85
- Search funds and operators based in the United Kingdom68
- Search funds and operators based in Australia26
Cities
- Search funds and operators based in New York, United States75
- Search funds and operators based in Chicago, United States46
- Search funds and operators based in Toronto, Canada40
- Search funds and operators based in London, United Kingdom38
- Search funds and operators based in Los Angeles, United States26
- Search funds and operators based in Atlanta, United States25
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for search funds and operators?
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 search funds and operators did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 1,563 matching company records, 8,534 tracked contacts and 3,115 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: November 6, 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 search funds and operators worldwide. Snapshot: November 6, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/search-funds-and-operators.
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RevenueBase records 1,563 matching company records for search funds and operators worldwide, with 8,534 tracked contacts and 3,115 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: November 6, 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 search funds and operators 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 | H.I.G. Capitalhig.com HQ: Miami, NY, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Miami, NY, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 1,407 contacts → |
“H.I.G.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Cd&rcdr.com HQ: New York, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 392 contacts → |
“Founded in 1978, CD & R is an investment firm with an investment strategy predicated on building stronger, more profitable businesses.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Alceonalceon.com.au HQ: Sydney, AustraliaReported employees: 51-200 | Sydney, Australia | 51-200 | Exact match | 114 contacts → |
“Alceon was founded in 2010 by a group of senior investment professionals who believed private capital could be more personal, more principled, and more aligned.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | GP Investmentsgp-investments.com HQ: Hamilton, BermudaReported employees: 51-200 | Hamilton, Bermuda | 51-200 | Exact match | 88 contacts → |
“GP Investments is a leading alternative investment firm.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Dark Alpha Capital LLCdarkalphacapital.com HQ: Washington, DC, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Washington, DC, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 88 contacts → |
“Dark Alpha Capital is an investment firm focused on acquiring private companies.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | YFM Equity Partnersyfmep.com HQ: Leeds, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Leeds, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 85 contacts → |
“YFM Equity Partners are specialist, independently owned, private equity investors.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Grivergriver.com.mx HQ: Veracruz, MexicoReported employees: 51-200 | Veracruz, Mexico | 51-200 | Exact match | 78 contacts → |
“Grupo Inversor Veracruzano, S.A.P.I.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | Kelso & Companykelso.com HQ: NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 72 contacts → |
“Kelso has been investing in private equity for nearly 40 years.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Samara Capitalsamaracapital.com HQ: Mumbai, IndiaReported employees: 11-50 | Mumbai, India | 11-50 | Exact match | 70 contacts → |
“Samara Capital is an Investment firm with a business owner mindset having differentiated investing and operating capabilities.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | Harbour Groupharbourgroup.com HQ: St. Louis, MO, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | St. Louis, MO, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 67 contacts → |
“Rooted in the Midwest since our founding in 1976, we are a privately held operating company based in St.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Nextgen Growth Partnersnextgengp.com HQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Chicago, IL, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 67 contacts → |
“We partner with experienced operators and entrepreneurs to offer business owners an operational succession plan alongside a financial exit.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Lynx Equity Limitedlynxequity.com HQ: Toronto, ON, CanadaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Toronto, ON, Canada | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 61 contacts → |
“Lynx Equity is a private equity firm that owns and operates fifty companies in various industries across North America, the United Kingdom, and Denmark.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Sureswift Capitalsureswiftcapital.com HQ: Victoria, BC, CanadaReported employees: 51-200 | Victoria, BC, Canada | 51-200 | Exact match | 59 contacts → |
“SureSwift Capital acquires and manages exceptional businesses with strong fundamentals.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | Declaration Partnersdeclarationpartners.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | New York, NY, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 50 contacts → |
“Declaration Partners is a private investment firm that seeks to be a value-added capital partner and strategic resource to founders & entrepreneurs, management teams, and asset…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Kingswood Capital Managementkingswood-capital.com HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 49 contacts → |
“Kingswood is a private investment firm primarily focused on businesses that are undergoing varying degrees of operational, financial or market-driven change.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Thunderbird LLCthunderbirdllc.com HQ: Oak Brook, NC, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Oak Brook, NC, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 49 contacts → |
“At Thunderbird, we are committed to taking American manufacturing companies to greater heights.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Pemba Capital Partnerspemba.com.au HQ: Sydney, AustraliaReported employees: 11-50 | Sydney, Australia | 11-50 | Exact match | 48 contacts → |
“Pemba Capital Partners specialises in forming buy-and-build partnerships with private business owners and managers.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | The Premiere Grouppremiere.net HQ: Columbia, MO, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Columbia, MO, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 48 contacts → |
“The Premiere Group, a distinguished family-owned firm based in Columbia, Missouri, specializes in the incubation, acquisition, and scaling of businesses across various industries.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Trek ONE Capitaltrekonecapital.com HQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Houston, TX, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 47 contacts → |
“Trek One Capital is a family office backed private investment firm focused on lower and middle market acquisitions and strategic investments.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Cranemerecranemere.com HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | London, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 46 contacts → |
“The Cranemere Group partners with founders and owners of private businesses to help continue building enduring companies.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | The Gores Groupgores.com HQ: Beverly Hills, CA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Beverly Hills, CA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 44 contacts → |
“The Gores Group is an investment firm focused on partnering with differentiated businesses that can benefit from our extensive industry knowledge and decades long experience.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Skyview Capitalskyviewcapital.com HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 43 contacts → |
“Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Skyview Capital LLC is a privately-held investment firm that specializes in the acquisition and strategic management of mission-critical…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Trian Fund Management, L.Ptrianpartners.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 42 contacts → |
“Trian is a leading investment company with decades of experience bringing an entrepreneurial spirit, deep operational expertise, and an ownership mentality across its public and…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | The Edgewater Fundsedgewaterfunds.com HQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Chicago, IL, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 37 contacts → |
“The Edgewater Funds is a Chicago-based private equity firm with over $4 billion of capital commitments raised since 2001.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Lincolnshire Managementlincolnshiremgmt.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | New York, NY, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 36 contacts → |
“Lincolnshire Management Inc, founded in 1986, is a private equity firm focused on investing in and acquiring growing middle market companies across an array of specific industries.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Search funds and operators: dataset insights
November 6, 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
1,555 records in the displayed employee bands.
8 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 1,563 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: November 6, 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 ↗
Search funds and operators by location
10 lists · largest firstEvery Search funds and operators list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Search funds and operators based in the United States714
- Search funds and operators based in Canada85
- Search funds and operators based in the United Kingdom68
- Search funds and operators based in Australia26
Cities
- Search funds and operators based in New York, United States75
- Search funds and operators based in Chicago, United States46
- Search funds and operators based in Toronto, Canada40
- Search funds and operators based in London, United Kingdom38
- Search funds and operators based in Los Angeles, United States26
- Search funds and operators based in Atlanta, United States25
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for search funds and operators?
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 search funds and operators did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 1,563 matching company records, 8,534 tracked contacts and 3,115 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: November 6, 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 search funds and operators worldwide. Snapshot: November 6, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/search-funds-and-operators.
This is a selected public preview of saved company records, rather than an independently verified census. Open the source page ↗