General Atlantic
General Atlantic, legal main entity General Atlantic Service Company, L.P., (also known as "GA") is an American growth equity firm providing capital and strategic support for global growth companies, headquartered in New York, United States. The firm was founded in 1980 as the captive investment team for Atlantic Philanthropies, a philanthropic organization founded by Charles F. Feeney, the billionaire co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers Ltd.
GA's Headquarters at Park Avenue Plaza | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Private equity |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Charles F. Feeney |
| Headquarters | New York, NY, United States |
Number of locations | 16 offices |
Key people | Bill Ford (CEO) Anton Levy Gabriel Caillaux MartÃn Escobari (co-presidents) |
| Products | Growth capital |
| AUM | US$84.4 billion (2022) |
Number of employees | 496 (2022) |
| Website | generalatlantic |
As of November 2021, General Atlantic has over $86 billion in assets under management and focuses on investments across five sectors, including Technology, Consumer, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Life Sciences. The firm has 185 investment professionals based in New York City, Stamford, Palo Alto, Sao Paulo, London, Munich, Amsterdam, Beijing, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Shanghai, Mexico City, Singapore, and Jakarta.
In June 2023, General Atlantic were ranked ninth in Private Equity International's PEI 300 ranking of the largest private equity firms in the world.