HarbourVest Partners is an independent, employee-owned global private markets firm founded in 1982 and headquartered in Boston, with more than $161 billion under management (31 March 2026). It invests via primary fund commitments, secondaries, direct co-investments, private credit, infrastructure and real assets, and runs evergreen funds for private wealth.
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Total Funds (On Fundscouter)
1
AUM
€161B
Team Size
1250
Founded
1982
Company Information
Headquarters
Boston, United States
Geographic Focus
North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America
Website
www.harbourvest.comInvestment Focus Details
Private Equity, Secondaries, Primary Fund Investments, Direct Co-Investments, Private Credit, Infrastructure and Real Assets
About HarbourVest Partners
HarbourVest Partners: A Secondaries Leader Since 1982
HarbourVest Partners is an independent, employee-owned private markets firm founded in 1982 as Hancock Venture Partners and independent since 1997. From Boston and offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific it runs an interwoven platform of primary fund commitments, secondaries, direct co-investments, private credit and real assets, and has served non-US individual investors since the 2007 listing of HarbourVest Global Private Equity.
Firm Figures
Assets Under Management
$161B+
As of 31 March 2026
Employees
1,250+
Including 235+ investment professionals (30 June 2025)
Dover Street XI
$18.5B
Record secondaries fund close, 2024
Secondary Purchases
$64B+
Completed since inception (30 June 2025)
Primary Commitments
$63B+
To newly formed funds since inception
GP Relationships
600+
Source of LP-led and GP-led secondary deal flow
Key Milestones
Founded
Established in Boston as Hancock Venture Partners.
Independence
Becomes the independent, employee-owned HarbourVest Partners.
HVPE listing
HarbourVest Global Private Equity lists on Euronext Amsterdam and later the London Stock Exchange, opening the firm to non-US individual investors.
Luxembourg SICAV
AP7 anchors the HarbourVest Global Private Solution SICAV with an $835 million commitment to its Diversified Private Equity Fund.
Dover Street XI
Flagship secondaries programme closes its eleventh generation at a record $18.5 billion; John M. Toomey Jr. becomes CEO in October.
Evergreen expansion
HarbourVest Private Investments Fund launches in the US; the Secondaries Fund (HSEC Lux) is added to the Luxembourg SICAV in November.
Private Wealth Leadership
John M. Toomey Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Venu Krishnamurthy
Managing Director, Head of Global Private Wealth
Monique Austin
Managing Director, Head of Evergreen Solutions
Ivan Pascual
Managing Director, Head of EMEA Wealth
European AIFM activities are carried out by HarbourVest Partners (Ireland) Limited, authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland, which manages the Luxembourg SICAV. HarbourVest Partners, LLC is a registered investment adviser under the US Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
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