BC Partners vs AQR Capital Management

Key observations

• • AQR Capital Management is the largest by AUM at $237.8B — 5.95× BC Partners ($40B).
• • BC Partners is the most established (founded 1986), 12 years before AQR Capital Management (1998).
• • BC Partners has the broadest mandate — active across 3 asset classes vs 2 for AQR Capital Management.
• • No single asset class is shared by all 2 firms — their mandates diverge.
• • BC Partners is the only one here in Private Equity & Private Credit, +1 more.
• • Each firm is in a different country: London, United Kingdom, United States.
• • Overall similarity is 14%, driven by same AUM band.