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Atlantic-Pacific Capital is one of the largest global, privately owned placement and advisory firms dedicated to raising capital for alternative investments.

Private Equity Real Estate Infrastructure Healthcare Natural Resources Capital Raising Fund Placement Placement Agent New York United States
Founded 1995
Employees 10-50
Location New York, United States
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Recent Transactions

December 2024 $570 million
December 2024
Advised undisclosed client on Project Daylight transaction](https://www.apcap.com) - December 2024
October 2024 $1.4 billion
November 2023 $175 million
Advised undisclosed client on Project Views raising $175 million](https://www.apcap.com) - November 2023
October 2023 $795 million
October 2023 $225 million
July 2023 $1.7 billion
June 2023 $1.4 billion
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Overview

Atlantic-Pacific Capital is one of the largest global, privately owned placement and advisory firms dedicated to raising capital for alternative investments.

Founded in 1995, the firm has organically grown into a global organization with a premier brand in the private equity community.

Over the last 30 years, Atlantic-Pacific has executed more than 170 capital raising assignments aggregating over $115 billion for an extraordinary group of alternative asset managers.

The firm has demonstrated remarkable consistency across market cycles, having raised $30 billion since 2021 alone, positioning it among the leading placement agents in the industry.

The firm operates with a distinctive focus on quality over quantity, evaluating 500+ funds annually but representing only 10 to 12 non-competing mandates at any given time.

This selective approach ensures that each client receives ample attention and highly customized strategic advice throughout the capital raising process.

Atlantic-Pacific's commitment to delivering faster, better outcomes is supported by a global network of 38 professionals across nine cities who maintain deep, long-standing relationships with a diverse mix of institutional investors.

As an employee-owned and controlled firm, Atlantic-Pacific ensures 100% of employees share directly in the profits of the firm to maximize alignment with client interests.

Decisions to onboard new mandates are made by the entire team, ensuring full buy-in and collaboration across all fundraising efforts.

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Services

Atlantic-Pacific Capital provides customized and comprehensive fundraising solutions leveraging a primary fund placement team with fully integrated capital solutions capabilities.

The firm's service offerings span the full spectrum of private markets capital formation.

Fund Placement

The firm's core fund placement practice covers:

  • Private Equity: Commingled blind pool funds across buyout, growth equity, and sector-focused strategies
  • Private Credit: Direct lending, distressed debt, and specialty finance funds
  • Real Assets: Infrastructure, natural resources, and tangible asset strategies
  • Real Estate: Opportunistic, value-add, and core real estate funds

    Through comprehensive preparation and a well-coordinated distribution process, Atlantic-Pacific's team of 15 distribution professionals (averaging 17 years of industry experience) adds significant value at each stage of the fundraising process.

    The firm's careful selection process and customized fundraising approach has resulted in a proven track record of achieving and exceeding fundraising targets across market cycles since 1995.

    Capital Solutions

    Atlantic-Pacific's fully integrated Capital Solutions team complements traditional fund placement capabilities to craft optimal solutions across primary, direct, and secondary structures.

    This 19-person project management and advisory team (averaging 14 years of industry experience) possesses deep skill-sets combining both principal investing and advisory experience spanning a diverse set of private equity transactions.

    The Capital Solutions group specializes in:

  • Secondary Advisory: Working with both private equity sponsors and institutional limited partners seeking to utilize the secondary market to address maturing funds, accelerate distributions, optimize capital structures, and generate fundraising momentum
  • Direct Private Placements: Structuring investments in operating businesses, GP stakes, independent sponsor platforms, and project finance transactions
  • Continuation Vehicles: Raising follow-on support capital while retaining control of crown jewel assets

    This integrated approach allows Atlantic-Pacific to develop highly customized and innovative solutions that address the full spectrum of client capital raising goals, from traditional commingled funds to bespoke structured transactions.

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Global Presence

Atlantic-Pacific Capital maintains a truly global footprint with 38 professionals across nine strategic cities around the world.

This extensive geographic coverage ensures deep and local coverage across all major institutional investor markets.

Office Locations:

  • North America: New York (headquarters at 444 Madison Avenue, 34th Floor), Stamford, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Juan
  • Europe: London (6th Floor, 60 St.

    James's Street), Barcelona

  • Asia-Pacific: Hong Kong
  • Middle East: Dubai

    This global network enables the firm to maintain deep, long-standing relationships with a diverse mix of institutional investors across regions, including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, family offices, and fund of funds.

    The firm's team members leverage their local market expertise and relationships to provide clients with comprehensive global distribution capabilities while maintaining the personalized service of a privately owned firm.

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Track Record

Since its founding in 1995, Atlantic-Pacific Capital has established an exceptional track record of capital raising success across market cycles, strategies, geographies, and transaction structures.

Key Metrics:

  • $115 billion raised since inception across 170+ capital raising assignments
  • $30 billion raised since 2021, demonstrating strong recent momentum
  • 11 partners averaging 15 years with the firm, reflecting remarkable team stability and continuity
  • 500+ funds evaluated annually, with only 10-12 non-competing mandates accepted at any given time

    The firm's integrated approach to capital solutions and primary funds has resulted in wide-ranging experience and proven success across industry, strategy, and geography in both traditional commingled blind pool funds and bespoke capital solutions transactions including direct investments and secondaries.

    Atlantic-Pacific's client roster includes an extraordinary group of alternative asset managers spanning emerging and established firms across private equity, private credit, real estate, and real assets strategies.

    The firm's relentless pursuit of faster, better outcomes has made it a trusted advisor to some of the most respected names in the alternative investment industry.

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Differentiated Approach

Atlantic-Pacific Capital distinguishes itself through several key characteristics that set it apart among leading placement agents:

Focused: The firm deliberately limits itself to marketing only 10 to 12 non-conflicting offerings simultaneously across private equity, private credit, real estate, and real assets, along with select capital solutions transactions.

This focused approach ensures each client receives dedicated senior-level attention and customized strategic advice.

Independent: As an employee-owned and controlled firm, Atlantic-Pacific operates without conflicts inherent in larger financial institutions. 100% of employees share directly in the profits of the firm, maximizing alignment with client outcomes and long-term relationship building.

Collaborative: Decisions to onboard new mandates are made by the entire team, ensuring complete buy-in and full team collaboration on every engagement.

This collaborative culture extends to the firm's integrated structure, where the Capital Solutions team works seamlessly with the fund placement group.

Global: With 38 professionals across nine cities worldwide, Atlantic-Pacific combines global reach with local market expertise, enabling the firm to access institutional capital across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East.

Experienced: The firm's 11 partners average 15 years with Atlantic-Pacific, while distribution professionals average 17 years of industry experience and project management/advisory team members average 14 years of experience.

This deep experience base provides clients with seasoned guidance through complex fundraising processes.

Integrated: Unlike many competitors, Atlantic-Pacific maintains a fully integrated Capital Solutions team that complements traditional fund placement capabilities, allowing the firm to craft optimal solutions across primary, direct, and secondary structures within a single platform.

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Company Info

Industry
Financial Services
Founded
1995
Team Size
10-50
Headquarters
New York, United States
Updated Nov 18, 2025
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