About Barings
Barings is a private equity firm founded in 1762. It is primarily based in London, United Kingdom. As of Jun 2026, Barings is an active investor with a portfolio of 38 companies, comprising 38 funding rounds and 10 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 2 funding rounds and has made 1 acquisition. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and United Kingdom. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Business Services to Financial Services. Its latest investment was a $***** Conventional Debt round in Swanton Care on Jan 23, 2026 along with NatWest.
Overall Barings portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 15 acquisitions, namely Nexus Group, Airxcel and Accelerant. A lot of funds co-invest with Barings, with names like Antares Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Barings has a team of 83 people, including 12 partners.
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Founded Year
1762
Location
London, United Kingdom
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Barings' Portfolio
Barings has a portfolio of 38 companies. They have invested in a total of 38 companies. Their most recent investment was in Swanton Care (Conventional Debt round) on Jan 23, 2026. Here are the most recent investments by Barings:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jan 23, 2026 | Conventional Debt | 7658 | ||
Jan 22, 2026 | Conventional Debt | 1034 | - | |
May 27, 2025 | Post IPO | 2173 | ||
Apr 14, 2025 | Series A | 2911 |
Barings has acquired 10 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Theshopsatevergreenwalk on Dec 24, 2025. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Barings:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Dec 24, 2025 | Chains providing retail shopping, dining, and various services to consumers | - | - | |
Feb 18, 2025 | Real estate fund focused on core, core plus, value-add, and opportunistic strategies | - | 2009 | |
Jun 27, 2025 | Provider of engineering, design, and restoration services for buildings | - | 1943 | |
Mar 15, 2023 | Diversified investment management services | - | 2014 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Barings:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2025
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2018
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United States and United Kingdom
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Business Services
Team profile of Barings
Barings has a team of 83 members including 12 Partners and 14 Principals located in United States, United Kingdom and 2 more locations. Barings' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Barings:
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Co-investors of Barings
Over the past 264 years, 40 investors have co-invested in Barings's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Barings: 40 investors entered a company along with Barings. These include investors like Antares Capital (2 companies).
Barings News
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Barings and Pacer Launch CLO and Secured Credit ETFsAlternativecreditinvestor•Jun 02, 2026•Pacer Etfs Abc, Barings
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Barings-led consortium to acquire Moorabbin Airport for $1.5bnMhdsupplychain•Jun 01, 2026•Moorabbinairport, Barings, Goodman
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Barings Provides $78M Refinance for Salt Lake City Luxury HotelCommercial Observer•May 14, 2026•Barings
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ADGM Participates in Milken 2026 as Firms with USD 4.4 Trillion in AUM Commit to Join Financial CentreCNW•May 13, 2026•ROKOS, Capital Group, Bain Capital, Hashed and 2 others
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JLL Arranges $58M Loan for Refinancing of Metro Philadelphia Office BuildingBetter Built by Barnes•Apr 30, 2026•JLL, Standard Rei, Barings
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Regulator Launches Review of $1.1B Barings-Led Bid for Goodman’s Melbourne AirportMingtiandi•Apr 27, 2026•Barings, Goodman
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West Hartford Aerospace Supplier Acquired by NYC Private Equity FirmHartford Business Journal•Apr 23, 2026•Metallizing Service Company, Behrman Capital, Barings,
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Barings Opens Office in Abu Dhabi to Strengthen Middle East PresencePR Newswire•Apr 16, 2026•Barings
