Coverage

Check PE firm database coverage before you shortlist.

Use the research scope and evidence rules below to assess fit for your sponsor list. A listed market or strategy does not guarantee a complete set of firms, and a historical portfolio link does not establish current investment interest.

Before you subscribe

Three checks for your research job.

  1. Does it cover the firms you need?

    Name your target geography and strategy, then ask about record and field coverage for that exact slice. The markets below describe research scope, not a completeness claim.

  2. Can you defend the shortlist?

    Check firm identity, the source and date for each stated criterion, and whether portfolio links are labelled as historical relationships. Verify present interest directly.

  3. Which access fits the work?

    Decide whether firm profiles alone are enough or you need disclosed portfolio relationships and MCP. Compare the current plan features and allowances on the pricing page.

Compare plans and access, or email contact@seekprivateequity.com with the market and fields you need before subscribing.

Why there are no numbers on this page yet. An internal source-row total is not the same as publishable product coverage. A public count needs a generated report that defines the included record type and field bar; it will not be typed into marketing copy by hand. Use the PE database evaluation guide to test source quality and plan fit before subscribing.

The evidence model

What the fields can establish.

The database is useful only if identity, stated criteria, historical activity and missing information are not collapsed into one confidence claim.

  1. 01

    Firm identity stays separate from investment criteria

    Names, domains and headquarters describe the firm. Strategy, sector, geography and deal size are separate fields and may be blank when the source does not publish them.

  2. 02

    Published criteria are not live appetite

    A stated strategy is useful for screening, but it does not establish that a firm is currently deploying, fundraising or open to an approach.

  3. 03

    Portfolio links are historical observations

    A public transaction source can connect a firm and company at a point in time. It does not by itself prove current ownership, current fund attribution or present investment appetite.

  4. 04

    Missing stays missing

    Source fields are never filled with estimates. A separate size guide may be calculated from disclosed criteria or sufficient historical observations, but it is labelled with its method and confidence. A blank source field still means the source did not publish the value, not that the answer is zero or none.

Which source should you check next?

A database filter helps assemble candidates. For a firm on your shortlist, use the underlying public source to check the specific claim before you rely on it.

Question Useful source Still unresolved
Does the stated strategy fit? The firm's dated criteria page for sector, geography, control and size wording. Whether that firm wants this transaction now.
Is this the right adviser? For a US adviser, its SEC IAPD filing; for a UK firm, its FCA Register entry. Whether a named fund has capacity or a present mandate.
What has it invested in? A dated firm announcement or other public transaction source naming the relationship. Current ownership, unless a later source confirms it.

If a field or exact market is essential and its evidence is unclear, ask about coverage before comparing access.

By region

Where the firms are being researched.

Region Markets What the list means
Europe United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Nordics, the Benelux, Switzerland, Iberia and Italy Research scope; check exact coverage
North America United States and Canada Research scope; check exact coverage
Asia-Pacific Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, India, Korea and Southeast Asia Research scope; check exact coverage
Middle East United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain Research scope; check exact coverage

Europe

Check the firm’s stated investment geography separately from its office location or a fund’s domicile.

North America

For a US adviser, a public filing can help check identity and stated strategy; it does not establish a current mandate.

Asia-Pacific

Check which source supports each market and strategy field. Unpublished criteria remain blank.

Middle East

Distinguish the manager, fund and investing entity before treating a record as a private-equity firm.

By strategy

What counts as a private equity firm.

The label is used loosely in the market, so the directory is explicit about it. A firm is recorded under the strategy it describes for itself, and a firm running several appears under each.

Buyout

Control acquisitions of established companies, from lower mid-market through large cap.

Growth equity

Growth-oriented investment as the firm describes it; control preference and company stage need separate evidence.

Venture capital

Early and late stage minority investment, where the firm describes itself as a venture manager.

Private credit

Direct lending, unitranche and mezzanine, where a firm runs it as a distinct strategy.

Secondaries

LP and GP-led secondary purchases of existing fund interests and portfolios.

Independent sponsors

Deal-by-deal sponsors where a public source supports that classification.

Family offices that invest directly, sovereign funds and corporate venture arms are adjacent but not the same thing, and are out of scope here. Family offices are covered by a separate directory at seekfamilyoffice.com.

Next step

Check fit, then choose access.

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