Olympus Partners

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Olympus Partners
Company type Private Equity Partnership
Industry Private Equity
Founded1988;37 years ago (1988)
FounderRobert S. Morris
Headquarters Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Products Private equity funds, Leveraged buyout, Growth capital
Total assets US$12.0 billion
Number of employees
23
Website www.olympuspartners.com

Olympus Partners is a private equity firm founded in 1988 [1] [2] to make equity investments in middle market leveraged buyouts and growth capital financings. Although the firm invests in a wide array of industries, over time it has developed deep knowledge and experience in the following sectors:

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The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut with 23 employees. [3] Among the firm's most notable current and prior investments are PAI Pharma, Accelevation, Soliant, Tank Holdings, Excel Fitness, IWG, MEI, Rise Baking, Foodware Group, IXS, and Liqui-Box. Since its inception, Olympus has made primary investments in 95 companies and has completed 198 add-on acquisitions.

History

Olympus Partners was founded in 1988 and has nine General Partners. [4] The General Partners average over 24 years of experience at Olympus, and over 27 years of experience within private equity.

Since its inception in 1988, Olympus has raised eight institutional private equity funds, with total investor commitments in excess of $12.0 billion: [5]

Olympus is also well known for its blog on investments in private equity.

Performance

Olympus Partners has been recognized by Preqin Ltd., a provider of alternative asset research and data, as one of the most consistent Private Equity managers in the world, with four of its five fully invested buyout funds ranked in the top quartile.

Olympus was included in the top decile of Global Large Buyout Firms by the 2023 HEC Paris-Dow Jones Performance Ranking. [12]

In 2024, Olympus was also ranked #14 out of over 649 global private equity firms by the 2024 HEC Paris-Dow Jones Performance Ranking. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Olympus Raises Seventh Fund". peprofessional.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  2. 1 2 "Stamford-based Olympus Partners rolls out $3B fund". StamfordAdvocate. 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  3. ↑ Schott, Paul (2023-04-20). "Stamford-based private equity firm to buy wire maker for more than $900 million". CT Insider. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  4. ↑ "Harris Williams & Co. Advises Centerplate in its Sale to Olympus Partners". www.harriswilliams.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  5. ↑ Garcia, Luis (2025-03-26). "Exclusive | Olympus Partners Raises $3.5 Billion Fund After Record Distributions". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  6. ↑ "Olympus buys wood company from Behrman Capital". Private Equity International. 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  7. ↑ "Rob Morris '76 Hosts NYC Students at Olympus Partners". Hamilton College. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  8. ↑ "Olympus Raises $1.5 Billion for Olympus Growth Fund V, L.P." Bloomberg.com. 2007-05-31. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  9. ↑ Gelsi, Steve (2016-12-06). "Olympus plans late '17 fundraise after Fund VI posts strong IRR". PE Hub. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  10. ↑ "Olympus Partners Raises $3.04 Billion for Seventh Fund". Wall Street Journal. 2017-12-18. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  11. ↑ Garcia, Luis (2025-03-26). "Exclusive | Olympus Partners Raises $3.5 Billion Fund After Record Distributions". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  12. ↑ "Olympus Included in "The "Top Decile" Worldwide Ranking: Top 20 out of over 632 PE Firms"". Olympus Partners. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  13. ↑ "US-Based Private Equity Firms Dominate Top 10 Spots in Latest Large Buyout Performance Ranking". HEC Paris. 2025-02-06. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
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