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What does Providence Equity Partners invest in?
Providence Equity Partners invests most often at Series B and Growth (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Content, Streaming and Media.
Providence Equity Partners highlights
- 01
4 cheques in the last 12 months
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Mostly Series B and Growth: 57% of its rounds
- 03
Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $108M
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1 exits from the portfolio
What they do
Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2020-11From their own website
- Type
- Private equity (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Stages
- SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
- Sectors
- ContentStreamingMedia
- Based in
- Providence, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first19 appearances
- 2026
4 rounds
- Sept
- May
- May
- Jan
- 2024
1 round
- Nov
- 2019
2 rounds
- Mar
- Feb
- 2018
2 rounds
- Dec
- Oct
- 2016
3 rounds
- Dec
- Oct
- Jun
- 2011
1 round
- Oct
- 2010
2 rounds
- Oct
- Feb
- 2008
1 round
- May
- 2007
2 rounds
- Oct
- Aug
- 2005
1 round
- Aug
An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.
The team
Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration21 named
AWAaron W. FineExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
AAAndrew A. TisdaleDirector of PEP VII-A International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP (Midsummer) L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Partners (Midsummer) L.P.iFiling they signed
CECharles E. GottdienerExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
GMGlenn M. CreamerDirector of PEP VII International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP VII L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Operating Partners VII L.P.iFiling they signed
JDJ. David PhillipsDirector of PEP VII-A International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP (Midsummer) L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Partners (Midsummer) L.P.iFiling they signed
JAJennifer A. MartinChief Financial Officer of PEP IX International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP IX L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Partners IX L.P.iFiling they signed
JCJohn C. HahnDirector of PEP VIII International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP VIII L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Operating Partners VIII L.P.iFiling they signed
JDJohn David PhillipsSenior Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners L.L.C.iForm ADV
JMJonathan M. NelsonDirector of PEP VII-A International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP (Midsummer) L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Partners (Midsummer) L.P.iFiling they signed
KAKarim Abdallah TabetDirector of PEP VII-A International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP (Midsummer) L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Partners (Midsummer) L.P.iFiling they signed
MGMarc G. PugliaChief Financial Officer, Private Equity of PEP VIII International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP VIII L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Operating Partners VIII L.P.iFiling they signed
MOMark O. HastingsExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MJMichael Joseph DominguezDirector of PEP VII-A International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP (Midsummer) L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Partners (Midsummer) L.P.iFiling they signed
PJPaul J. SalemDirector of PEP VIII International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP VIII L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Operating Partners VIII L.P.iFiling they signed
POPeter O. WildeDirector of PEP VIII International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP VIII L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Operating Partners VIII L.P.iFiling they signed
RDR. Davis NoellDirector of PEP VII-A International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP (Midsummer) L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Partners (Midsummer) L.P.iFiling they signed
RERichard Einar FranklinManaging Director and Chief Financial Officer of Providence Equity Partners L.L.C.iForm ADV
RDRobert Davis NoellSenior Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners L.L.C.iForm ADV
RSRobert S. HullChief Financial Officer of PEP VII International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP VII L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Operating Partners VII L.P.iFiling they signed
RARoman A. BejgerGeneral Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer of PEP VIII International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP VIII L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Operating Partners VIII L.P.iFiling they signed
SNSarah Nicholson CondeGeneral Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of PEP IX International Ltd., the general partner of Providence Equity GP IX L.P., the general partner of Providence Equity Partners IX L.P.iFiling they signed
We also hold 74 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.
What the register says
From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law
$24Bassets it managesOct 2026
9+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
- Legal name
- Providence Equity Partners L.L.C.
- SEC number
- CRD 155678
Funds on its Form ADV
38 private funds, $25B in gross assets · filed Jul 2024
Private equity 37Hedge 1
- Providence Equity Partners VIII-A L.P.Private equity74 investors$4.6B
- Providence Equity Partners VIII L.P.Private equity103 investors$4.5B
- Providence Equity Partners IX-A S.C.SPPrivate equity39 investors$2.8B
- Providence Equity Partners VII-A L.P.Private equity48 investors$2.6B
- Providence Equity Partners VII L.P.Private equity73 investors$2.3B
- PEP VIII Antares Co-Investment L.P.Private equity49 investors$1.5B
- Providence Equity Partners IX L.P.Private equity72 investors$1.4B
- Providence Equity Partners (Midsummer) L.P.Private equity17 investors$1.3B
- Providence VIII Symphony Co-Investment L.P.Private equity28 investors$832M
- Providence VIII Strategic Investor L.P.Private equity2 investors$557M
And 28 more on the filing.
Who backs their funds
3 LPs on record in Providence Equity Partners's funds
- Committed
- $3.2B
- Funds
- 9
- Vintages
- 1991 to 2023
The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Mar 2026.
Washington State Investment Board4 funds$1.1BFund Vintage Committed Providence Equity Partners IX 2023 $200M Providence Equity Partners VIII 2019 $400M Providence Equity Partners VII 2012 $300M Providence Equity Partners VI 2007 $250M - California State Teachers Retirement System2 funds$1.1B
Fund Vintage Committed Providence Equity Partners VI 2007 $700M Providence Equity Partners V 2005 $350M 
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund7 funds$975MFund Vintage Committed Providence Equity Partners VII 2012 $150M Providence Equity Partners VI 2007 $300M Providence Equity Partners V 2004 $150M Providence Equity Partners IV 2000 $150M Providence Equity Partners III 1999 $100M Providence Equity Partners 1996 $75M Providence Media Partners 1991 $50M
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all
HuluBought by DisneyUndisclosedApr 2009
An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.
Companies it bought
Acquisitions by the firm itself
StudialisUndisclosedAug 2015
VendorSafe TechnologiesUndisclosedNov 2014