Reverence Capital Partners
Private equityNew York · 17 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Reverence Capital invests across a broad range of middle-market financial services companies, backing leading businesses and working alongside management to build long-term value. It pursues control and influence-oriented minority investments while remaining flexible on deal structure. Target companies have proven, defensible business models, strong management teams, and growing revenues and earnings that produce high free cash flow or attractive returns on retained capital. Drawing on its team's operational expertise and a network of Special Advisors, the firm aims to accelerate earnings growth, drive scale to improve returns, leverage relationships to broaden the business, and apply deep financial services product knowledge.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 1, 2026.
Team · 17 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 13 of 20 portfolio companiesFintech ×10Enterprise Software ×4SaaS ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2Climate Tech ×1EdTech ×1Impact & Social Good ×1
HQs:United States×4Mexico×1
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2021 · 12017 · 12 dated
Co-investorsLightyearACE & Company
Allspring is an investment management firm offering diversified investment strategies and asset management services to institutional and other clients, pursuing both financial returns and positive outcomes.
Fintech
Kate Burke(Chief Executive Officer)inJoe Sullivan(Executive Chair, Board of Directors)in
Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US
Blackboard is a learning management system (LMS) platform built for educators and institutions to support teaching and learning at scale across higher education, government, and K-12.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Matthew Pittinsky(Co-founder & Incoming CEO)Michael Chasen(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsNexus Capital ManagementOaktreeNovak Biddle Venture PartnersW Capital Partners
CardWorks Financial Group is a diversified consumer finance provider offering credit, lending, and full customer lifecycle services, focused on non-prime "progress seeker" consumers overlooked by large financial institutions.
FintechWoodbury, US
Don Berman(Founder & Executive Chairman)inHarold Baldauf(Director)Robert Hartheimer(Director)Daniel Ballen(Director)Zach Sadek(Director)Albert Jaronczyk(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsID8 InvestmentsParthenon
First Republic is a banking business offering deposit products such as checking and savings accounts; it is now part of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Fintech
Co-investorsKortschak Investments L.P.
Atlanta, US
Kathryn Petralia(Executive Officer)Robert J. Frohwein(Executive Officer, Director)Marc Gorlin(Director)James Douglas(Executive Officer)L. Scott Askins(Executive Officer)Kevin Phillips(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsElevate Innovation PartnersLumia CapitalMouro CapitalSoftBank Vision FundBalderton CapitalBlueRun Ventures+3 more
Ministry Brands provides integrated technology and services for mission-focused organizations such as churches, nonprofits, and parishes, covering people and donor management, digital giving, websites, communications, media, event planning, and background screenings.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Co-investorsAccel-KKRFarol Asset Management
MSCI provides factor investing analytics, indexes, and models that help investment professionals measure portfolio risk and return exposures to make informed investment decisions.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Henry A. Fernandez(Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)in
Novus provides portfolio analytics and reporting software that allows investment professionals to evaluate performance, track allocations, analyze risk, and compare fund returns against benchmarks across asset classes and strategies.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesIndex Ventures
Russell Investments is an asset management and investment solutions firm serving financial professionals, institutional investors such as pension funds and non-profits, and retail investors.
Fintech
Kate El-Hillowin
Co-investorsTA Associates
Victory Capital is an asset management company offering multiple investment franchises with independent brands and strategies, including equity, fixed income, and alternative asset management approaches, alongside a Solutions Platform featuring multi-asset strategies and VictoryShares ETFs.
FintechSector Agnostic
Co-investorsCrestview Partners
Co-investorsCrestview Partners
Obra Capital is a financial firm that manages collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and structured credit investments, leveraging an insurance product investing business to create and manage CLO assets for institutional investors with similar risk appetites.
Fintech
Blair Wallace(CEO)inPeter Polanskyj(Head of Structured Credit)inScott Macklin(Head of Leveraged Finance and CLO Operations)in
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioApsecacq. by Santander
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesKabbage · inv-dev.institutionalinvestor.com · Dec 30, 2025
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 16
as of Jun 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reverence Cap PTR Op Fd V (PE Fd III)LPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System | 2023 | — | 29.2% | 1.37x | 0.03x |
| Reverence Capital Partners Opportunities Fund V, LLPs: Baltimore City Employees' Retirement System | 2022 | — | -11.4% | 0.90x | 0.00x |
| Reverence Capital Partners Opportunities Fund V (FOO) (PE Fund III)LPs: New York City Police Pension Fund, Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York | 2021 | — | 31.1% | 1.67x | 0.04x |
| Reverence Capital Partners Opportunities Fund V (PE III)LPs: Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, Texas Municipal Retirement System, Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System +2 more | 2021 | — | 21.6% | 1.52x | 0.05x |
| Reverence Capital Partners V (PELPs: New York City Fire Department Pension Fund | 2021 | — | — | 9.20x | — |
| Reverence Capital Partners V (PE Fund III)LPs: New York City Employees' Retirement System, New York City Fire Department Pension Fund | 2021 | — | 21.3% | 1.44x | 0.00x |
| Reverence III Side CarLPs: New York City Employees' Retirement System, New York City Fire Department Pension Fund | 2021 | — | 31.1% | 1.67x | — |
| Reverence Capital Partners Opportunities Fund II (Parallel)LPs: New York City Employees' Retirement System, New York City Police Pension Fund | 2019 | — | 31.6% | 3.20x | 0.82x |
| Reverence Capital Partners Opportunities Fund II, LLPs: Baltimore City Employees' Retirement System, New York City Employees' Retirement System | 2019 | — | 22.6% | 2.09x | 0.61x |
| Reverence Capital Partners Opportunities Fund IILPs: Texas Municipal Retirement System, New York City Employees' Retirement System, New York City Police Pension Fund | 2018 | — | 22.9% | 2.37x | 0.76x |
| REVERENCE CAP PRTNS II COINVSTLPs: New York City Board of Education Retirement System | — | — | — | 3.17x | — |
| REVERENCE CAPITAL III COINVESTLPs: New York City Board of Education Retirement System | — | — | — | 1.49x | — |
| Reverence Capital Partners Opportunities Fund II, L 2019LPs: Baltimore City Employees' Retirement System | — | — | — | 0.20x | — |
| Reverence Capital Partners Opportunities Fund V, L 2022LPs: Baltimore City Employees' Retirement System | — | — | — | 0.00x | — |
| REVERENCE CAPITAL PRTNERS IIILPs: New York City Board of Education Retirement System | — | — | — | 1.43x | — |
| REVERENCE CAPITAL PTRS OPP IILPs: New York City Board of Education Retirement System | — | — | — | 2.86x | — |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Reverence Capital Partners made?
- Reverence Capital Partners has 20 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What sectors does Reverence Capital Partners focus on?
- Reverence Capital Partners focuses on Fintech.
- Where is Reverence Capital Partners located?
- Reverence Capital Partners is headquartered in New York, US.
- Who does Reverence Capital Partners co-invest with?
- Reverence Capital Partners most often shares deals with Crestview Partners, Index Ventures, Lumia Capital, among 16 tracked co-investors.
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