Investing in the enterprises that form the backbone of U.S. employment and economic growth through a hybrid private markets strategy spanning primary fund commitments and direct investments.
AUM
GPs invested
professionals in the US based in Chicago and NY
years of experience
Patria Private Equity US specializes in the U.S. lower middle market, an underserved segment of the private equity landscape that we believe offers less efficient competition, meaningful operational value creation opportunities, and broad exit optionality. Our team brings decades of combined experience investing in primaries, co-investments, and separate accounts, having collectively deployed over $7.0 billion across 440+ funds and 130+ direct companies. Backed by a relationship-driven network of general partners built over many years, we combine disciplined underwriting with hands-on portfolio construction to deliver differentiated access to the lower middle market for our clients.
Multi-strategy vehicles focused on the U.S. lower middle market, giving investors access to primaries and co-investment strategies in a single vehicle. The COREalpha series has raised seven vintages, and the team has collectively invested over $7.0 billion across 440+ funds and 130+ direct companies over its history.
Client-tailored vehicles designed to meet the opportunistic or strategic objectives of our investors. Patria Private Equity US manages a wide range of accounts and maintains in-house back-office and accounting capabilities that provide flexibility across stage, sector, and asset management transition objectives. We emphasize direct, face-to-face client dialogue, backed by an experienced operations team skilled in the audit of multinational financial transactions.
We specialize in constructing diversified private equity portfolios that provide exposure to potentially hundreds of lower middle-market investments. Our team draws on a network of 100+ distinct general partner relationships to identify what we believe are top-performing managers whose characteristics and capabilities align with our portfolio construction objectives. These cornerstone relationships also contribute to our deal sourcing, our operating executive network, and our broader knowledge of the private markets.
Patria seeks preferred economic terms by investing directly alongside general partners into operating companies. Leveraging our sourcing network and deal flow, we select investments we believe are best positioned to create meaningful value, typically in companies with $10–50 million of EBITDA. We rigorously underwrite each opportunity and work to add value to portfolio companies through our market knowledge and operating executive resources.
Target sectors include Business Services, Consumer, Healthcare, Food & Staples, Financial & Industrial Services, and Tech-Enabled businesses.
