Lightyear Capital

Private Equity Est. 2000
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≈USD 8.1B
Reported FUM
Assets under management, reported by Wikipedia, 2025 · source
Type
Private Equity
HQ
New York, NY, United States
Founded
2000
Last fundraise
2026 (USD 2.5B)

About

Lightyear Capital is a private equity firm focused on investing in financial services in the United States. We have deep expertise in the sector, having been investing since 2000 across multiple market cycles and environments. We invest in all areas of financial services including asset management, banking, brokerage, payments, insurance and speciality finance. We offer substantial operational, transactional and regulatory support to our investee companies.

Strategies

Buyout
Growth Equity

Investment Focus

Investment size
USD 20K - USD 300M

Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.

Investment Stages
Stages
Growth
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States Germany
Coverage
Country-focused
Regions
North America Europe

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
New York, NY, United States
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Office Presence
1 country
United States
1 known office
New York, NY, United States (HQ)

Fundraising

Lightyear Fund VI
Apr 14, 2026
USD 2.5B
source
Lightyear Fund V
Nov 15, 2021
USD 1.6B
source
Lightyear Fund III
2012
USD 613.5M
source
Lightyear Fund II
2007
USD 850M
source
The Lightyear Fund
2002
USD 750M
source

Deals & Activity

Tracked Deals
25
Most common deal types
Unknown (24) Growth (1)
Deals by domain
Consumer 5
Healthcare 3
Saas 1
Fintech 1
Recent tracked deals
Amplifiloyalty
2024
Engagepeo
2023
Skywardinsurance
2006
Newflyer
Naucountry
Lighthouseglobal
Healthcare
Lendmarkfinancial
Consumer
King Insurance
Consumer

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