The goal
You want to find companies currently backed by private equity — common when building an outreach list for add-on acquisitions, or researching how consolidated a sector already is.
- Go to Companies searchOpen the search view from the top navigation.
- Set Ownership to "PE-Backed"This excludes independent, publicly traded, and VC-backed companies.
- Add a sector filterNarrow to your target industry.
- Open a resultEach profile shows the current PE owner and acquisition date — useful for timing add-on outreach around a typical hold period.
Tip: Cross-reference the listed PE owner with that firm's other portfolio companies to spot likely buy-and-build patterns in the sector.