General Atlantic LLC

General Atlantic LLC is a global growth equity firm that pioneered growth equity investing more than four decades ago, operating today across four core strategies: growth equity, credit, climate solutions, and sustainable infrastructure (the latter through Actis, acquired in October 2024). The firm targets high-growth companies across five primary sectors — technology, consumer, financial services, healthcare, and life sciences — applying a thematic investment approach that identifies long-term secular growth trends such as digitization, the expansion of the global middle class, and energy transition. Transaction types are predominantly growth equity investments, with the firm pursuing both majority and minority ownership positions and using debt sparingly, with roughly two-thirds of its investments made without leverage. General Atlantic supports portfolio companies through a dedicated operational team specializing in growth acceleration across sales, marketing, finance, and technology, partnering closely with entrepreneurs and management teams over long investment horizons to scale operations and expand into new markets. The firm manages approximately $97 billion to $118 billion in assets under management and has deployed more than $111 billion in capital across over 830 companies worldwide since inception. Founded in 1980 by Chuck Feeney, the firm is headquartered in New York, New York, United States, with more than 20 offices across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.