About Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners is a private equity firm founded in 1989. It is primarily based in Providence, United States. As of Jun 2026, Providence Equity Partners has a portfolio of 191 companies, comprising 191 funding rounds and 78 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 1 acquisition. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and India. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Telecom. Most recently it acquired stakes in Modern Campus on Aug 25, 2025.
Overall Providence Equity Partners portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 14 IPOs and 90 acquisitions including key companies like Verizon, AT&T and Vox Media. A lot of funds co-invest with Providence Equity Partners, with names like Columbia Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Providence Equity Partners has a team of 115 people, including 24 partners.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1989
Location
Providence, United States
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Acquisition Deals
Providence Equity Partners' Portfolio
Providence Equity Partners has a portfolio of 191 companies. They have invested in a total of 191 companies. Their most recent investment was in Brandinfo (PE round) on Jun 05, 2024. Here are the most recent investments by Providence Equity Partners:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 05, 2024 | PE | 5664 | ||
Oct 18, 2023 | PE | 8289 | - | |
Feb 21, 2023 | Series A | 5416 | - | |
Nov 08, 2022 | PE | 7087 | - |
Providence Equity Partners has acquired 78 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Modern Campus on Aug 25, 2025. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Providence Equity Partners:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Aug 25, 2025 | Cloud-based platform providing educational management solutions for colleges, universities, and education providers | - | 2000 | |
May 22, 2025 | Provider of multi model freight forwarding services | - | 2021 | |
Apr 02, 2025 | Tax compliance and regulatory solutions for businesses | - | 1991 | |
Apr 29, 2024 | Low cost gym chain | - | 2011 |
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Here is the portfolio snapshot of Providence Equity Partners:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2019
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2019
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United States and India
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Enterprise Applications
Team profile of Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners has a team of 115 members including 24 Partners and 29 Principals located in United States and United Kingdom. Providence Equity Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Providence Equity Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | Providence | - | ||
Partner | Providence | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - |
Co-investors of Providence Equity Partners
Over the past 37 years, 61 investors have co-invested in Providence Equity Partners's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Providence Equity Partners: 61 investors entered a company along with Providence Equity Partners. These include investors like Columbia Capital (2 companies).
Providence Equity Partners News
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Events business Hyve in £1.3bn private equity takeoverBusinessCloud•Jun 03, 2026•Hyve, Providence Equity Partners, Searchlight Capital
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Latham & Watkins Advises Expedia on Acquisition of CarTrawlerLegal Desire•May 25, 2026•Latham & Watkins, CarTrawler, Sixth Street, Hyve and 2 others
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Gamma Communications PLC: Potential Bid Battle Looms as Multiple Interested Parties EmergeShareprices•May 15, 2026•Gamma, Giacom, Providence Equity Partners, Oakley Capital and 1 other
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Cambridge Photon Technology lands £1.56M to make solar panels 15% more efficientTech Funding News•Nov 06, 2025•Cambridge Photon, Ukri, Spectrum Impact, Cambridge Enterprise and 3 others
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Orange to acquire MasOrange in €4.25B dealBreaking The News•Oct 31, 2025•Orange, Lorca Watches, MASORANGE, Providence Health & Services and 3 others
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Prosus’ OLX Group to buy French auto marketplace for $1.3bTech in Asia•Sep 26, 2025•Prosus, Providence Equity Partners
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Prosus-owned OLX acquires France’s La Centrale for €1.1B after strong FY 2025Silicon Canals•Sep 26, 2025•La Centrale, OLX, Prosus, Providence Equity Partners and 2 others
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