Lexington Partners vs IFM Investors

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

Scale comparison

Lexington Partners$84B

IFM Investors$204.8B

Insight

IFM Investors manages roughly 2.4× the assets of the other firm.

Asset-class exposure

Infrastructure

Left bar: Lexington PartnersRight bar: IFM Investors

Insight

No overlapping asset classes — these firms operate in entirely separate markets.

Key observations

• IFM Investors is the largest by AUM at $204.8B — 2.44× Lexington Partners ($84B).
• IFM Investors has the broadest mandate — active across 4 asset classes vs 3 for Lexington Partners.
• All 2 firms invest in Private Equity.
• Lexington Partners is the only one here in Secondaries & Venture Capital.
• Each firm is in a different country: United States, Australia.
• IFM Investors's network is more connected (32/100 vs 23/100), indicating broader relationship diversity.
• Strategy overlap is 3% (Jaccard) — 1 shared: Growth Equity.
• Overall similarity is 15%, driven by 1 shared strategies, 1 shared asset classes, same AUM band.

15%Similarity score1 shared strategies · 1 shared asset classes · same AUM band

	Lexington Partners	IFM Investors
Basics
Firm type	Asset Manager	Asset Manager
Country	United States	Australia
Founded	1994	1994
Firm age	32 yrs	32 yrs
Roles	Lp, Gp	Gp
Scale & AUM
AUM	$84B	$204.8B
Market position	Large ($20–100B)	Giant ($100–500B)
AUM ratio		2.4× larger
Strategy & Focus
Investment style	Multi-asset	Multi-asset
Diversification	Broad	Broad
Strategies	10 — LP-led Secondaries, GP-led Secondaries, Continuation Vehicles, Co-investment	23 — Core, Evergreen / Open-ended Fund, Renewables, Digital Infrastructure
Asset classes	secondaries, private equity, venture capital	infrastructure, private credit, private equity, real estate
Shared strategies	1: Growth Equity
Shared asset classes	1: private equity
Geography
Geographic bias	United States	Australia
Regions		North America, Europe, United Kingdom, Australia
Fund Portfolio
Published funds	1	8
Largest fund	Lexington Capital Partners X	IFM Net Zero Infrastructure Fund
Vintage range	2023	1995–2022
Fund statuses	Closed (1)	Investing (7), Harvesting (1)
Team
Total contacts	50	43
Team-to-AUM ratio	0.6 per $B	0.2 per $B
Network & Relationships
Connectivity	23/100	32/100
Network strength	3/100	2/100
Relationships	2	3
Relationship density	Low	High
Network maturity	Emerging	Emerging
Similarity
Overall similarity	15%
Strategy overlap	3%
Asset class overlap	17%

Frequently asked

What is the difference between Lexington Partners and IFM Investors?

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

Which is larger, Lexington Partners or IFM Investors?

By reported AUM, IFM Investors is larger ($84B vs $204.8B).

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