HarbourVest Partners is an independent, global private markets firm founded in 1982 and headquartered in Boston. It provides primary investments, secondary investments, direct co-investments, infrastructure and real assets, and private credit strategies to institutional investors, private clients and investment partners. As of June 30, the firm reported more than $146 billion in assets under management and more than 43 years of operating experience.
The firm's platform spans several distinct but related approaches to private markets: primary fund investments across private market strategies; secondary investments intended to provide liquidity and access; direct co-investments alongside investment partners; strategies focused on infrastructure and real assets; and private credit. Technical areas of focus include private equity, private credit, secondary investments, direct co-investments, infrastructure and real assets, and portfolio risk management.
HarbourVest describes a multi-disciplinary platform that pairs local expertise with global insight, with a footprint that extends from its founding location in Boston to offices around the world. The firm states an emphasis on rigorous due diligence, enduring relationships and collaborations intended to last beyond a single cycle, alongside commitments to integrity, collaboration, long-term partnership, corporate citizenship and high ethical standards. It also identifies learning, inclusion and innovation as organisational priorities.
