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Top 24 Private equity firms based in Charlotte, United States
RevenueBase identified 52 private equity firms headquartered in Charlotte, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 402 professional contacts across them, including 275 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.
This list covers private equity firms headquartered in Charlotte, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 5, 2026.
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The 24 largest private equity firms based in Charlotte, United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridgemont Equity PartnersStrong evidence | 68 | |||
“Ridgemont Equity Partners is a Charlotte-based middle market private equity firm that has provided buyout and growth capital to industry-leading companies in the business…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 59 | ||||
“Falfurrias Management Partners is a Charlotte-based private equity investment firm that acquires or invests in lower, middle-market businesses.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | Pamlico CapitalPartial evidence | 45 | |||
“Pamlico Capital seeks equity and buyout investments in growing businesses that serve the communications, healthcare, services and software industries.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 28 | ||||
“Capitala Group is a leading private markets investment firm that has been investing private credit and private equity capital to lower middle-market businesses throughout North…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 27 | ||||
“Frontier Growth supports the growth of software companies in the lower middle market by deploying both investment capital and operational expertise.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | Kian Capital PartnersIndirect evidence | 27 | |||
“Proud to be recognized on Inc.’s Founder-Friendly Investors list for six consecutive years, Kian seeks to forge partnerships to ignite growth and build enduring value.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 19 | ||||
“Broadtree Partners is an operationally-focused lower middle-market private equity firm that seeks to acquire $1-10MM EBITDA companies where we can install our leadership teams…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 12 | ||||
“Banbury Private Capital ("BPC") is a private equity firm focused on serving as a growth partner to middle market founder- and privately-owned businesses seeking first-time…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | ||||
“Blue Ridge Construction Capital is a building products focused private equity firm investing in family and founder owned businesses seeking a collaborative, experienced partner to…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 8 | ||||
“CreativeCo Capital invests equity capital in early growth stage software and highly tech-enabled services companies.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | Selwyn Equity PartnersStrong evidence | 6 | |||
“Selwyn Equity Partners is a progressive private equity firm with a unique and disciplined approach to helping companies achieve their business and human potential.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 5 | ||||
“An innovative private equity firm based in Charlotte, NC.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | The Zabel CompaniesPartial evidence | 5 | |||
“The Zabel Companies ("Zabel") is a private investment firm dedicated to partnering with management teams to build small private companies over the long term.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | TAR River Legacy PartnersStrong evidence | 5 | |||
“Tar River Legacy Partners is not a private equity fund or a buy-out shop.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 4 | ||||
“For the past 20 years, we have partnered with management teams to build businesses that are fierce competitors in their markets, great places to work and contributive to their…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 4 | ||||
“Copeley Capital is a private investment firm based in Charlotte, NC, that manages a dedicated pool of capital and focuses on acquisitions of privately-owned, high-quality…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 3 | ||||
“Colmont Group is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based private investment group that invests in small businesses in the Southeast.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | Iron Partners LLCStrong evidence | 2 | |||
“Iron Partners is a boutique private equity and advisory firm that specializing in helping business owners increase company value while achieving their personal goals.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 2 | ||||
“Cardinal Companies was founded with the mission of providing an alternative to private equity for privately held businesses.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 2 | ||||
“We are a private investment partnership supporting Acquisition Entrepreneurs & Business Owners.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | Minturn PartnersPartial evidence | 2 | |||
“Minturn Partners invests in private, owner-operated companies that have a strategic need for capital.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | Lischerong EnterprisesPartial evidence | 2 | |||
“Lischerong Enterprises and Holdings is a privately held investment company specializing in the strategic deployment of capital to acquire and manage companies with high growth…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | Parksouth VenturesPartial evidence | 2 | |||
“ParkSouth Ventures, is a growth-oriented private investment firm focused on investing in and partnering with founder and entrepreneur-owned businesses in the United States.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | Royal Ascot PartnersStrong evidence | 2 | |||
“Royal Ascot Partners is the Private Equity affiliate of Victory Partners.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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Private equity firms based in Charlotte, United States at a glance
As of Sep 5, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than this city, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Charlotte, over 52 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among private equity firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in Charlotte, United States whose own description of what they do matches “private equity firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among private equity firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Charlotte are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and an evidence rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 275 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 5, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
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Private equity firms by metro in the United States
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- Private equity firms in Dallas173
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- Private equity firms in San Francisco121
- Private equity firms in Houston118
- Private equity firms in Austin114
- Private equity firms in Miami100
- Private equity firms in Atlanta83
- Private equity firms in Denver66
- Private equity firms in Charlotte52
- Private equity firms in Greenwich45
- Private equity firms in San Diego37
- Private equity firms in Washington36
- Private equity firms in Tampa34
- Private equity firms in Cleveland32
- Private equity firms in Minneapolis32
- Private equity firms in Nashville32
- Private equity firms in Birmingham31
- Private equity firms in Newport Beach28
- Private equity firms in Seattle28
- Private equity firms in Philadelphia27
- Private equity firms in Salt Lake City25
Frequently asked
How many private equity firms are there based in Charlotte, United States?
RevenueBase identified 52 private equity firms headquartered in Charlotte, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Ridgemont Equity Partners, headquartered in Charlotte, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most private equity firms?
New York leads with 644 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (222) and Dallas (173).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 275 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 52 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 5, 2026.
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