AlpInvest Partners is a global private equity asset manager with approximately $63.4 billion in assets under management as of March 2023, operating as a subsidiary of The Carlyle Group since 2011. Based in Amsterdam with offices across seven major financial centres - London, New York, Hong Kong, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Tokyo, and its headquarters - the firm serves hundreds of institutional investors across Asia, Europe, North America, Africa, and South America.
The firm pursues three core strategies: primary fund investments, where it commits capital to private equity funds at their initial fundraising stage; secondary and portfolio finance investments, acquiring existing fund interests and providing financing solutions; and co-investments alongside lead sponsors directly into portfolio companies. This diversified approach spans middle-market and large buyouts, venture capital, private credit, mezzanine financings, growth capital, distressed investments, and energy sector exposure.
Founded in 2000 by Volkert Doeksen, AlpInvest was established to provide institutional investors with access to private equity opportunities across multiple strategies and market cycles. Its integration within Carlyle's platform combines independent deployment expertise with access to one of the world's largest alternative asset management organisations, positioning it to source and execute transactions across varied fund vintages and asset classes.