Providence Equity Partners
VC Fund
Providence, United States
Providence Equity Partners is a specialist private equity investment firm focused on growth-oriented media, communications, education, and technology companies across North America and Europe. Providence combines its partnership approach to investing with deep industry expertise to help management teams build exceptional businesses and generatesuperior returns. Since its founding in 1989, Providence has invested over $31 billion across more than 170 private equity portfolio companies. With its headquarters in Providence, RI, the firm also has offices in New York and London. For more information, please visit www.provequity.com.
- Total investments:
- 68
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 56%
- Fund size:
- $6B
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Providence Equity Partners invests in
Stages Providence Equity Partners invests in
Countries Providence Equity Partners invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 13 (19%)
- Information Technology 7 (10%)
- Sports 6 (9%)
- Enterprise Software 6 (9%)
- Internet 5 (7%)
Stage
- Private Equity 29 (43%)
- Funding Round 7 (10%)
- Series A 5 (7%)
- Series B 5 (7%)
- Series C 4 (6%)
Country
- United States 41 (60%)
- United Kingdom 4 (6%)
- China 2 (3%)
- India 2 (3%)
- Spain 1 (1%)
Team
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David Phillips
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Joshua Selip
Principal
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Principal | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Karim Tabet
Senior Managing Director
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Senior Managing Director | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Peter Wilde
Chairman, PSG
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Chairman, PSG | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
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Scott Marimow
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
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Investments
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Founded in 2002, THE·TEAM is a leading global representation and marketing company operating across sports, music and entertainment, with a presence in 28 countries and more than 70 cities worldwide. Working on behalf of world-renowned brands, rights holders, and elite athletes, recording artists, broadcasters, creators, and film and televisionstars, THE·TEAM creates meaningful opportunities, drives commercial growth and builds culturally relevant connections with audiences around the world.Through expertise spanning talent representation, brand strategy, commercial sales, live experiences, hospitality and advisory services, THE·TEAM leads with intelligence, ideas and influence to deliver measurable impact for clients across the global sports and entertainment ecosystem. Shaped by its belief in the unifying power of sports, music and entertainment, THE·TEAM helps clients lead culture, unlock growth and create lasting value.THE·TEAM launched The Collective in 2019, a global advisory and advocacy business focused on accelerating investment in women across sports, music and entertainment. Through proprietary research, strategic insights, partnerships and cultural activations, The Collective helps organizations unlock opportunity and drive meaningful progress. | Secondary Market / Jul 28, 2026 | |
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SCG Together is a telecommunications company that offers cloud services, network solutions, IoT business services, and IT services. | Private Equity / Jul 24, 2026 | |
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Globeducate school offer opportunities for students to connect with peers from other schools and work together toward building a more equitable and sustainable future. The schools focus on helping students develop character and practical skills, encouraging them to think beyond academics and actively contribute to positive change in the world. | $671M / Private Equity / Jul 01, 2024 | |
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Globeducate school offer opportunities for students to connect with peers from other schools and work together toward building a more equitable and sustainable future. The schools focus on helping students develop character and practical skills, encouraging them to think beyond academics and actively contribute to positive change in the world. | $671M / Private Equity / Jul 01, 2024 | |
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Brandt Information Services is a company that creates technology to administer licenses and permits and develops other software. | Private Equity / Jun 05, 2024 | |
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Brandt Information Services is a company that creates technology to administer licenses and permits and develops other software. | Private Equity / Jun 05, 2024 | |
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Populous provides design services for sports facilities. It offers design services, including sports architecture, conference and exhibition center architecture, special events overlay and bids, environmental branding and graphics, events planning and overlay, master planning, sustainable design consulting, as well as facility operations,evaluation, and analysis. Populous also provides planning services, including site selection, site design, district plans, landscape plans, and design guidelines; and interiors design services, including master planning, strategic planning, brand development, and space needs analysis and planning. Its project portfolio includes aquatic, athletics/track and field, Australian football league, baseball, basketball, collegiate, convention and exhibition centers, cricket, event bids and overlay, football (American), football (soccer), fairgrounds and equestrian centers, horse racing, ice hockey, motor racing, rugby, speed skating, and tennis sports. Jerry Anderson founded Hok Sports Facilities in 1983 that became Populous in January 2009, with its headquarters in Kansas City in Missouri with additional offices in Boston, San Francisco, New York, and Pittsburgh. It is a former subsidiary of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum. | Private Equity / Oct 17, 2023 | |
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Populous provides design services for sports facilities. It offers design services, including sports architecture, conference and exhibition center architecture, special events overlay and bids, environmental branding and graphics, events planning and overlay, master planning, sustainable design consulting, as well as facility operations,evaluation, and analysis. Populous also provides planning services, including site selection, site design, district plans, landscape plans, and design guidelines; and interiors design services, including master planning, strategic planning, brand development, and space needs analysis and planning. Its project portfolio includes aquatic, athletics/track and field, Australian football league, baseball, basketball, collegiate, convention and exhibition centers, cricket, event bids and overlay, football (American), football (soccer), fairgrounds and equestrian centers, horse racing, ice hockey, motor racing, rugby, speed skating, and tennis sports. Jerry Anderson founded Hok Sports Facilities in 1983 that became Populous in January 2009, with its headquarters in Kansas City in Missouri with additional offices in Boston, San Francisco, New York, and Pittsburgh. It is a former subsidiary of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum. | Private Equity / Oct 17, 2023 | |
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Wasserman is a global partner to the world's most iconic sports figures, musical artists, brands, and properties. | Private Equity / Nov 01, 2022 | |
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Founded in 2002, THE·TEAM is a leading global representation and marketing company operating across sports, music and entertainment, with a presence in 28 countries and more than 70 cities worldwide. Working on behalf of world-renowned brands, rights holders, and elite athletes, recording artists, broadcasters, creators, and film and televisionstars, THE·TEAM creates meaningful opportunities, drives commercial growth and builds culturally relevant connections with audiences around the world.Through expertise spanning talent representation, brand strategy, commercial sales, live experiences, hospitality and advisory services, THE·TEAM leads with intelligence, ideas and influence to deliver measurable impact for clients across the global sports and entertainment ecosystem. Shaped by its belief in the unifying power of sports, music and entertainment, THE·TEAM helps clients lead culture, unlock growth and create lasting value.THE·TEAM launched The Collective in 2019, a global advisory and advocacy business focused on accelerating investment in women across sports, music and entertainment. Through proprietary research, strategic insights, partnerships and cultural activations, The Collective helps organizations unlock opportunity and drive meaningful progress. | Private Equity / Nov 01, 2022 | |
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FAQ
What does Providence Equity Partners invest in?
Providence Equity Partners invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Sports startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 68 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at Providence Equity Partners includes David Phillips (Managing Director), Joshua Selip (Principal) and Karim Tabet (Senior Managing Director), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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