About Barings
Barings is a private equity firm founded in 1762. It is primarily based in London, United Kingdom. As of Nov 2026, Barings is an active investor with a portfolio of 39 companies, comprising 39 funding rounds and 9 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 3 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 $***** Seed round in Primed on Sep 18, 2026
Overall Barings portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 16 acquisitions, namely Accelerant, Airxcel and Nexus Group. 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 63 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 39 companies. They have invested in a total of 39 companies. Their most recent investment was in Primed (Seed round) on Sep 18, 2026. Here are the most recent investments by Barings:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 18, 2026 | Seed | 7235 | - | |
Jan 23, 2026 | Conventional Debt | 9354 | ||
Jan 22, 2026 | Conventional Debt | 7301 | - | |
May 27, 2025 | Post IPO | 6445 |
Barings has acquired 9 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 2025
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 63 members including 12 Partners and 14 Principals located in United Kingdom, United States and 3 more locations. Barings' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.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 Acquires Village Center at Rose in Orange County, CaliforniaTMC•Oct 27, 2026•Barings, CBRE, Ralphs
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Barings Provides $139M Refinancing for Hillwood Industrial Campus in CaliforniaConnect Media•Oct 22, 2026•Barings, Hillwood, JLL, Affinius Capital and 1 other
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Brennan Investment Group, Barings JV secure $150m for Industrial Outdoor Storage portfolioIREI•Oct 01, 2026•Brennan, Barings
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Hogan Lovells Advises Funds on Financing Inflexion's Acquisition of Primed GroupLegal Desire•Sep 21, 2026•Pemberton Capital Advisors, Inflexion, Bridgepoint, Barings
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