| Company type | Private Ownership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Private equity, Private Equity Secondaries, Venture Capital, Buyout, Growth Equity, Infrastructure |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Warren Hibbert, Fraser van Rensburg |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Fund placement, Secondary Advisory, Research |
Number of employees | 60 (January 2021) |
| Website | www |
Asante Capital Group is a private equity advisory firm with offices in London, New York City, [1] Hong Kong, and Munich. The firm is active across primary capital raising, secondaries advisory and direct investment transactions. Asante partners with fund managers globally and across the strategy spectrum including buyout, growth, venture, private debt, infrastructure and real assets. To date, Asante has assisted the placement of over 100 funds and transactions with more than 60 notable investment firms, including Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe, Chequers Capital, Creandum, [2] LLR Partners, Montagu Private Equity, One Equity Partners, Summit Partners, NIO Capital, Whitehorse Liquidity Partners, and others. [3] [4]
Asante Capital Group was founded in 2010 by managing partners Warren Hibbert and Fraser van Rensburg; both had previously been partners at MVision. [5]
Asante Capital Group is active across three verticals:
The placement agent landscape is a competitive environment, with many firms providing private equity advisory services to managers across the spectrum. A few placement agents are structured as groups within larger investment banking firms, though a number, like Asante, operate as independent advisors. Notable competitors include Campbell Luytens, Evercore, Lazard, Credit Suisse, PJT Partners, Rede Partners, and UBS.