Welcome to Private Debt Investor’s latest ranking of the top placement agents.
In our Placement Agent Ranking, we assessed new capital raised for private debt funds between 1 June 2023 and 31 May 2024. Probitas Partners emerged as the leading firm, followed by Campbell Lutyens, Evercore, and FIRSTavenue. The ranking provides insights into the evolving fundraising landscape and the challenges firms face in securing capital. You can see the full list below.
INSIDE THE RANKING
METHODOLOGY
- New capital closed (either in an interim or final close) between 1 June 2023 and 31 May 2024 for which the firm has attribution and for which a fee has been paid.
- “New capital” is defined as an LP investing into a fund series for the first time.
- Re-ups do not count towards your firm’s total new capital.
- LP capital does not need to have been called or deployed to count.
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