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HarbourVest Partners vs Lexington Partners

A side-by-side comparison of HarbourVest Partners and Lexington Partners across firm type, scale, strategy, and geography.

Scale comparison

HarbourVest Partners$125B
Lexington Partners$84B
Insight

HarbourVest Partners manages roughly 1.5× the assets of the other firm.

Key observations

  • • HarbourVest Partners is the largest by AUM at $125B — 1.49× Lexington Partners ($84B).
  • • HarbourVest Partners is the most established (founded 1982), 12 years before Lexington Partners (1994).
  • • HarbourVest Partners has the broadest mandate — active across 4 asset classes vs 3 for Lexington Partners.
  • • All 2 firms invest in Secondaries, Private Equity.
  • • HarbourVest Partners is the only one here in Private Credit & Infrastructure.
  • • All 2 are headquartered in United States.
  • • HarbourVest Partners's network is more connected (38/100 vs 23/100), indicating broader relationship diversity.
  • • Strategy overlap is 40% (Jaccard) — 7 shared: LP-led Secondaries, GP-led Secondaries, Continuation Vehicles and 4 more.
  • • Overall similarity is 29%, driven by 6 shared strategies, 2 shared asset classes, same AUM band.
29%Similarity score6 shared strategies · 2 shared asset classes · same AUM band · same country
HarbourVest PartnersLexington Partners
Basics
Firm typeAsset ManagerAsset Manager
CountryUnited StatesUnited States
Founded19821994
Firm age44 yrs32 yrs
RolesLp, GpLp, Gp
Scale & AUM
AUM$125B$84B
Market positionGiant ($100–500B)Large ($20–100B)
AUM ratio1.5× larger
Strategy & Focus
Investment styleMulti-assetMulti-asset
DiversificationBroadBroad
Strategies11 — LP-led Secondaries, GP-led Secondaries, Continuation Vehicles, Fund-of-Funds10 — LP-led Secondaries, GP-led Secondaries, Continuation Vehicles, Co-investment
Asset classessecondaries, private equity, private credit, infrastructuresecondaries, private equity, venture capital
Shared strategies7: LP-led Secondaries, GP-led Secondaries, Continuation Vehicles
Shared asset classes2: secondaries, private equity
Geography
Geographic biasNorth AmericaUnited States
RegionsNorth America, Western Europe, North America, Europe
Fund Portfolio
Published funds51
Largest fundHarbourVest Partners Co-Investment Fund VII Program (HCF VII)Lexington Capital Partners X
Vintage range—2023
Fund statusesClosed (5)Closed (1)
Team
Total contacts2550
Team-to-AUM ratio0.2 per $B0.6 per $B
Network & Relationships
Connectivity38/10023/100
Network strength5/1003/100
Relationships42
Relationship densityLowLow
Network maturityEmergingEmerging
Similarity
Overall similarity29%
Strategy overlap40%
Asset class overlap40%

Frequently asked

What is the difference between HarbourVest Partners and Lexington Partners?

HarbourVest Partners is a asset manager based in United States, while Lexington Partners is a asset manager based in United States. This page compares their firm type, assets under management, strategies, and geographic focus.

Which is larger, HarbourVest Partners or Lexington Partners?

By reported AUM, HarbourVest Partners is larger ($125B vs $84B).

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