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Top 25 Sponsor-backed operators worldwide
RevenueBase identified 1,794 company matches for sponsor-backed operators worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 18,514 professional contacts across them, including 8,312 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and New York the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for sponsor-backed 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 sponsor-backed 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 sponsor-backed 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 | 1,171 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Golub Capital is a market-leading, award-winning direct lender and experienced private credit manager.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 1,095 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Advent is a leading global private equity investor committed to working in partnership with management teams, entrepreneurs, and founders to help transform businesses.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 937 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “TA is a leading global private equity firm focused on scaling growth in profitable companies.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 491 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Hudson Advisors (“Hudson”) is the dedicated asset management and execution partner to the Lone Star Funds.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 358 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “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…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 339 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Nordic Capital is a leading international private equity investor and subsector specialist dedicated to building stronger, more sustainable businesses through operational…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 298 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “MV (MV A/S) is a control oriented private equity firm specializing in acquiring and partnering with businesses that can benefit from our operational expertise and flexible capital…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 254 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Mutares - The equity entrepreneurs Mutares SE & Co.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 233 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Inflexion is a leading European mid-market private equity firm with €20bn under management investing in high growth, entrepreneurial businesses with ambitious management teams and…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 167 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Siparex Group, an independent French private equity specialist, has €4.5 billion of capital under management.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 151 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Naxicap Partners is a leading private equity investment company in France with assets under management worth €8.3 billion (as at 31 March 2026).” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 150 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Kingfish is a different kind of private equity firm.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 140 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) is a leading provider of long-term, flexible capital solutions to established lower middle market companies, supporting American businesses that…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 125 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Founded in 1982, The Sterling Group, is a private equity investment firm that targets controlling interests in basic manufacturing, industrial services and distribution companies.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 120 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Pollen Street is a fast growing and high performing private capital asset manager.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 116 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “One Rock Capital Partners is a New York-based private equity firm with ~$10.0 billion of cumulative capital commitments focused on investing in companies across a range of…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 113 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “WHO WE ARE Trive Capital is a Dallas, TX based private equity firm with more than $8 billion of regulatory assets under management.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 100 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC is a middle-market private equity firm with a 39-year track record of investing across various targeted sectors, including Franchising &…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 97 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Since 1996, Littlejohn & Co.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 93 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Trinity Hunt Partners is a growth-oriented private equity firm with over $2.3 billion of assets under management focused on partnering with business owners to build world-class…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 90 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Tenex Capital Management is a private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 89 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “MML is an international mid-market private equity investor focused on investing alongside strong management teams and working in partnership with them to deliver their bold…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 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 | |||||
| 25 | 87 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Wind Point Partners is a Chicago-based private equity investment firm with approximately $6 billion in assets under management*.” 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 “sponsor-backed 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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Sponsor-backed operators worldwide at a glance
As of Nov 6, 2026Companies by employee count
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How this list was built
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- 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 sponsor-backed operators are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “sponsor-backed 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 8,312 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.
Sponsor-backed operators by location
13 lists · largest firstEvery Sponsor-backed operators list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Sponsor-backed operators based in the United States915
- Sponsor-backed operators based in the United Kingdom91
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Canada66
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Germany33
- Sponsor-backed operators based in France29
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Australia28
Cities
- Sponsor-backed operators based in New York, United States129
- Sponsor-backed operators based in London, United Kingdom53
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Chicago, United States52
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Dallas, United States36
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Los Angeles, United States35
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Toronto, Canada29
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Austin, United States26
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 “sponsor-backed operators”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many sponsor-backed operators are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 1,794 company matches for sponsor-backed 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 sponsor-backed operators?
The United States leads with 915 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (91) and Canada (66). Every sponsor-backed operators list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most sponsor-backed operators?
New York leads with 129 company records, followed by London (53) and Chicago (52).
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 8,312 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 1,794 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 sponsor-backed operators worldwide
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RevenueBase records 1,794 matching company records for sponsor-backed operators worldwide, with 18,514 tracked contacts and 8,312 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.
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Top 25 sponsor-backed 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 |  Golub Capitalgolubcapital.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | New York, NY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,171 contacts → |
“Golub Capital is a market-leading, award-winning direct lender and experienced private credit manager.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  Adventadventinternational.comHQ: Boston, MA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Boston, MA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 1,095 contacts → |
“Advent is a leading global private equity investor committed to working in partnership with management teams, entrepreneurs, and founders to help transform businesses.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 |  TA Associatesta.comHQ: Boston, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Boston, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 937 contacts → |
“TA is a leading global private equity firm focused on scaling growth in profitable companies.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 |  Hudson Advisors L.Phudson-advisors.comHQ: Dallas, TX, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Dallas, TX, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 491 contacts → |
“Hudson Advisors (“Hudson”) is the dedicated asset management and execution partner to the Lone Star Funds.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  Shore Capital Partnersshorecp.comHQ: Chicago, TN, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Chicago, TN, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 358 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 |  Nordic Capitalnordiccapital.comHQ: Stockholm, SwedenReported employees: 201-500 | Stockholm, Sweden | 201-500 | Exact match | 339 contacts → |
“Nordic Capital is a leading international private equity investor and subsector specialist dedicated to building stronger, more sustainable businesses through operational…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 |  MVmv.dkHQ: Kobenhavn V, DenmarkReported employees: Not recorded | Kobenhavn V, Denmark | Not recorded | Exact match | 298 contacts → |
“MV (MV A/S) is a control oriented private equity firm specializing in acquiring and partnering with businesses that can benefit from our operational expertise and flexible capital…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 |  Mutares SE & Co. Kgaamutares.deHQ: Munich, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Munich, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 254 contacts → |
“Mutares - The equity entrepreneurs Mutares SE & Co.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  Inflexioninflexion.comHQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 201-500 | London, United Kingdom | 201-500 | Exact match | 233 contacts → |
“Inflexion is a leading European mid-market private equity firm with €20bn under management investing in high growth, entrepreneurial businesses with ambitious management teams and…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 |  Siparexsiparex.comHQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 51-200 | Paris, France | 51-200 | Exact match | 167 contacts → |
“Siparex Group, an independent French private equity specialist, has €4.5 billion of capital under management.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 |  Naxicap Partnersnaxicap.frHQ: Paris, GermanyReported employees: 51-200 | Paris, Germany | 51-200 | Exact match | 151 contacts → |
“Naxicap Partners is a leading private equity investment company in France with assets under management worth €8.3 billion (as at 31 March 2026).” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 |  Kingfish Groupkingfishgroup.comHQ: New York, TX, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | New York, TX, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 150 contacts → |
“Kingfish is a different kind of private equity firm.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 |  Main Street Capital Corporationmainstcapital.comHQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Houston, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 140 contacts → |
“Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) is a leading provider of long-term, flexible capital solutions to established lower middle market companies, supporting American businesses that…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 |  The Sterling Groupsterling-group.comHQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Houston, TX, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 125 contacts → |
“Founded in 1982, The Sterling Group, is a private equity investment firm that targets controlling interests in basic manufacturing, industrial services and distribution companies.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 |  Pollen Street Capitalpollenstreetgroup.comHQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | London, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 120 contacts → |
“Pollen Street is a fast growing and high performing private capital asset manager.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 |  ONE Rock Capital Partners, LLConerock.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 116 contacts → |
“One Rock Capital Partners is a New York-based private equity firm with ~$10.0 billion of cumulative capital commitments focused on investing in companies across a range of…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 |  Trive Capitaltrivecapital.comHQ: Dallas, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Dallas, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 113 contacts → |
“WHO WE ARE Trive Capital is a Dallas, TX based private equity firm with more than $8 billion of regulatory assets under management.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | HQ: Beverly Hills, CA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Beverly Hills, CA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 100 contacts → |
“Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC is a middle-market private equity firm with a 39-year track record of investing across various targeted sectors, including Franchising &…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 |  Littlejohn & COlittlejohnllc.comHQ: Greenwich, CT, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Greenwich, CT, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 97 contacts → |
“Since 1996, Littlejohn & Co.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 |  Trinity Hunt Partnerstrinityhunt.comHQ: Dallas, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Dallas, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 93 contacts → |
“Trinity Hunt Partners is a growth-oriented private equity firm with over $2.3 billion of assets under management focused on partnering with business owners to build world-class…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 |  Tenex Capital Managementtenexcm.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | New York, NY, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 90 contacts → |
“Tenex Capital Management is a private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 |  MML Capital Partnersmmlcapital.comHQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | London, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 89 contacts → |
“MML is an international mid-market private equity investor focused on investing alongside strong management teams and working in partnership with them to deliver their bold…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 |  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. | |||||
| 25 |  Wind Point Partnerswppartners.comHQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Chicago, IL, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 87 contacts → |
“Wind Point Partners is a Chicago-based private equity investment firm with approximately $6 billion in assets under management*.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Sponsor-backed 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
1,789 records in the displayed employee bands.
5 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 1,794 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 ↗
Sponsor-backed operators by location
13 lists · largest firstEvery Sponsor-backed operators list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Sponsor-backed operators based in the United States915
- Sponsor-backed operators based in the United Kingdom91
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Canada66
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Germany33
- Sponsor-backed operators based in France29
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Australia28
Cities
- Sponsor-backed operators based in New York, United States129
- Sponsor-backed operators based in London, United Kingdom53
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Chicago, United States52
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Dallas, United States36
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Los Angeles, United States35
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Toronto, Canada29
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Austin, United States26
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for sponsor-backed 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 sponsor-backed operators did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 1,794 matching company records, 18,514 tracked contacts and 8,312 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 sponsor-backed operators worldwide. Snapshot: November 6, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/sponsor-backed-operators.
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RevenueBase records 1,794 matching company records for sponsor-backed operators worldwide, with 18,514 tracked contacts and 8,312 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 sponsor-backed 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 | Golub Capitalgolubcapital.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | New York, NY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,171 contacts → |
“Golub Capital is a market-leading, award-winning direct lender and experienced private credit manager.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Adventadventinternational.com HQ: Boston, MA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Boston, MA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 1,095 contacts → |
“Advent is a leading global private equity investor committed to working in partnership with management teams, entrepreneurs, and founders to help transform businesses.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | TA Associatesta.com HQ: Boston, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Boston, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 937 contacts → |
“TA is a leading global private equity firm focused on scaling growth in profitable companies.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Hudson Advisors L.Phudson-advisors.com HQ: Dallas, TX, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Dallas, TX, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 491 contacts → |
“Hudson Advisors (“Hudson”) is the dedicated asset management and execution partner to the Lone Star Funds.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Shore Capital Partnersshorecp.com HQ: Chicago, TN, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Chicago, TN, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 358 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Nordic Capitalnordiccapital.com HQ: Stockholm, SwedenReported employees: 201-500 | Stockholm, Sweden | 201-500 | Exact match | 339 contacts → |
“Nordic Capital is a leading international private equity investor and subsector specialist dedicated to building stronger, more sustainable businesses through operational…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | MVmv.dk HQ: Kobenhavn V, DenmarkReported employees: Not recorded | Kobenhavn V, Denmark | Not recorded | Exact match | 298 contacts → |
“MV (MV A/S) is a control oriented private equity firm specializing in acquiring and partnering with businesses that can benefit from our operational expertise and flexible capital…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Mutares SE & Co. Kgaamutares.de HQ: Munich, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Munich, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 254 contacts → |
“Mutares - The equity entrepreneurs Mutares SE & Co.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | Inflexioninflexion.com HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 201-500 | London, United Kingdom | 201-500 | Exact match | 233 contacts → |
“Inflexion is a leading European mid-market private equity firm with €20bn under management investing in high growth, entrepreneurial businesses with ambitious management teams and…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Siparexsiparex.com HQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 51-200 | Paris, France | 51-200 | Exact match | 167 contacts → |
“Siparex Group, an independent French private equity specialist, has €4.5 billion of capital under management.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Naxicap Partnersnaxicap.fr HQ: Paris, GermanyReported employees: 51-200 | Paris, Germany | 51-200 | Exact match | 151 contacts → |
“Naxicap Partners is a leading private equity investment company in France with assets under management worth €8.3 billion (as at 31 March 2026).” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Kingfish Groupkingfishgroup.com HQ: New York, TX, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | New York, TX, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 150 contacts → |
“Kingfish is a different kind of private equity firm.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | Main Street Capital Corporationmainstcapital.com HQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Houston, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 140 contacts → |
“Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) is a leading provider of long-term, flexible capital solutions to established lower middle market companies, supporting American businesses that…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | The Sterling Groupsterling-group.com HQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Houston, TX, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 125 contacts → |
“Founded in 1982, The Sterling Group, is a private equity investment firm that targets controlling interests in basic manufacturing, industrial services and distribution companies.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Pollen Street Capitalpollenstreetgroup.com HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | London, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 120 contacts → |
“Pollen Street is a fast growing and high performing private capital asset manager.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | ONE Rock Capital Partners, LLConerock.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 116 contacts → |
“One Rock Capital Partners is a New York-based private equity firm with ~$10.0 billion of cumulative capital commitments focused on investing in companies across a range of…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Trive Capitaltrivecapital.com HQ: Dallas, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Dallas, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 113 contacts → |
“WHO WE ARE Trive Capital is a Dallas, TX based private equity firm with more than $8 billion of regulatory assets under management.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | HQ: Beverly Hills, CA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Beverly Hills, CA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 100 contacts → |
“Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC is a middle-market private equity firm with a 39-year track record of investing across various targeted sectors, including Franchising &…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Littlejohn & COlittlejohnllc.com HQ: Greenwich, CT, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Greenwich, CT, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 97 contacts → |
“Since 1996, Littlejohn & Co.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | Trinity Hunt Partnerstrinityhunt.com HQ: Dallas, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Dallas, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 93 contacts → |
“Trinity Hunt Partners is a growth-oriented private equity firm with over $2.3 billion of assets under management focused on partnering with business owners to build world-class…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Tenex Capital Managementtenexcm.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | New York, NY, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 90 contacts → |
“Tenex Capital Management is a private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | MML Capital Partnersmmlcapital.com HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | London, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 89 contacts → |
“MML is an international mid-market private equity investor focused on investing alongside strong management teams and working in partnership with them to deliver their bold…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | 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. | |||||
| 25 | Wind Point Partnerswppartners.com HQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Chicago, IL, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 87 contacts → |
“Wind Point Partners is a Chicago-based private equity investment firm with approximately $6 billion in assets under management*.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Sponsor-backed 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
1,789 records in the displayed employee bands.
5 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 1,794 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 ↗
Sponsor-backed operators by location
13 lists · largest firstEvery Sponsor-backed operators list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Sponsor-backed operators based in the United States915
- Sponsor-backed operators based in the United Kingdom91
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Canada66
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Germany33
- Sponsor-backed operators based in France29
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Australia28
Cities
- Sponsor-backed operators based in New York, United States129
- Sponsor-backed operators based in London, United Kingdom53
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Chicago, United States52
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Dallas, United States36
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Los Angeles, United States35
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Toronto, Canada29
- Sponsor-backed operators based in Austin, United States26
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for sponsor-backed 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 sponsor-backed operators did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 1,794 matching company records, 18,514 tracked contacts and 8,312 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?
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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 sponsor-backed operators worldwide. Snapshot: November 6, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/sponsor-backed-operators.
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