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Lexington Partners vs Pacific Equity Partners

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

Scale comparison

Lexington Partners$84B
Pacific Equity PartnersAUD 17B
Insight

Lexington Partners manages roughly 4.9× the assets of the other firm.

Key observations

  • • Lexington Partners is the largest by AUM at $84B — 4.94× Pacific Equity Partners ($17B).
  • • Lexington Partners has the broadest mandate — active across 3 asset classes vs 2 for Pacific Equity 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.
  • • Lexington Partners's network is more connected (23/100 vs 0/100), indicating broader relationship diversity.
  • • Strategy overlap is 8% (Jaccard) — 1 shared: Buyout.
  • • Overall similarity is 18%, driven by 1 shared strategies, 1 shared asset classes, same AUM band.
18%Similarity score1 shared strategies · 1 shared asset classes · same AUM band
Lexington PartnersPacific Equity Partners
Basics
Firm typeAsset ManagerAsset Manager
CountryUnited StatesAustralia
Founded19941998
Firm age32 yrs28 yrs
RolesLp, GpGp
Scale & AUM
AUM$84BAUD 17B
Market positionLarge ($20–100B)Mid ($5–20B)
AUM ratio4.9× larger
Strategy & Focus
Investment styleMulti-assetprivate equity-focused
DiversificationBroadFocused
Strategies10 — LP-led Secondaries, GP-led Secondaries, Continuation Vehicles, Co-investment4 — Buyout, Buy-and-Build, Public-to-Private, Senior Secured
Asset classessecondaries, private equity, venture capitalprivate equity, private credit
Shared strategies1: Buyout
Shared asset classes1: private equity
Geography
Geographic biasUnited StatesAustralia
RegionsAustralia, New Zealand
Fund Portfolio
Published funds19
Largest fundLexington Capital Partners XPacific Equity Partners Fund VII
Vintage range20232015–2024
Fund statusesClosed (1)Closed (1), Investing (2), Harvesting (2), Liquidated (1), Fundraising (3)
Performance
Avg. net IRR—53.0%
Team
Total contacts5013
Team-to-AUM ratio0.6 per $B0.8 per $B
Network & Relationships
Connectivity23/1000/100
Network strength3/1000/100
Relationships20
Relationship densityLowHigh
Network maturityEmergingEmerging
Similarity
Overall similarity18%
Strategy overlap8%
Asset class overlap25%

Frequently asked

What is the difference between Lexington Partners and Pacific Equity Partners?

Lexington Partners is a asset manager based in United States, while Pacific Equity Partners 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 Pacific Equity Partners?

By reported AUM, Lexington Partners is larger ($84B vs AUD 17B).

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