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Private Equity Firms in Nashville

15 private equity firms are on this list. Of those that report private fund gross assets from a main office in the Nashville metro, Arcline Investment Management is the largest: $26.5 billion through Arcline Investment Management LP (filed ).

Edison Partners Management follows with $2.6 billion. The 15 firms counted report $39.5 billion together; the ten largest hold 97% of it, and half report less than $519 million.

Updated . Rechecked quarterly; next check . Figures read , as filed to .

Where the $39.5BN sitsThe 15 firms counted, by size. The bar is each size band's share of the combined dollars.
  1. $25BN and over67%1 firm
  2. $1BN to $5BN26%5 firms
  3. $500MM to $1BN3%2 firms
  4. Under $500MM5%7 firms

Latest Form ADV of each, filed Mar 2026 to Jun 2026. Read ; sources at the end of the page.

Private equity firms listedList of November 2026; 14 are private equity firms and 1 is an adviser with private equity funds
15
Combined fund assets15 counted; as filed to Jun 2026
$39.5BN
Largest: Arcline Investment ManagementAs filed
$26.5BN
Median firmHalf of the 15 report less
$519MM
Held by the ten largestOf the $39.5BN combined
97%

Arcline Investment Management, Edison Partners Management and CapitalSpring lead the Nashville private equity firms by fund assets

The ten largest by private fund gross assets on their latest Form ADV. Together they report $38.4BN, 97% of the $39.5BN the 15 counted report.

  1. 1

    Arcline Investment Management

    Private equity firm, Nashville

    $26.5BNPrivate fund gross assets, Mar 2026

    Regulatory assets
    $26.5BN
    Private funds
    15
  2. 2

    Edison Partners Management

    Growth equity firm, Nashville

    $2.6BNPrivate fund gross assets, Mar 2026

    Regulatory assets
    $2.6BN
    Private funds
    20
  3. 3

    CapitalSpring

    Private equity firm, Nashville

    $2.5BNPrivate fund gross assets, Mar 2026

    Regulatory assets
    $2.8BN
    Private funds
    13
  4. 4

    Whistler Capital Partners

    Private equity firm, Nashville

    $2.4BNPrivate fund gross assets, Mar 2026

    Regulatory assets
    $2.5BN
    Private funds
    5
  5. 5

    LFM Capital

    Private equity firm, Nashville

    $1.4BNPrivate fund gross assets, Mar 2026

    Regulatory assets
    $1.4BN
    Private funds
    9
  6. 6

    HG Capital Management

    Private equity firm, Nashville

    $1.2BNPrivate fund gross assets, Mar 2026

    Regulatory assets
    $1.2BN
    Private funds
    6
  7. 7

    Pharos Capital Group

    Private equity firm, Brentwood

    $623MMPrivate fund gross assets, Mar 2026

    Regulatory assets
    $630MM
    Private funds
    6
  8. 8

    Council Capital Funds Management

    Private equity firm, Nashville

    $519MMPrivate fund gross assets, Mar 2026

    Regulatory assets
    $519MM
    Private funds
    7
  9. 9

    TVV Capital

    Private equity firm, Nashville

    $372MMPrivate fund gross assets, Mar 2026

    Regulatory assets
    $372MM
    Private funds
    6
  10. 10

    Hcip Advisors

    Private equity firm, Nashville

    $339MMPrivate fund gross assets, May 2026

    Regulatory assets
    $339MM
    Private funds
    1

Gross assets of the private funds each adviser reported in its latest Form ADV. Each pin opens the filing behind the figure; the ranking rule and sources are at the end of the page. Read .

One firm holds 67% of the fund assets

How the 15 firms counted spread by size: most are small, the dollars sit at the top.

Every firm on one scaleEach dot is one firm's private fund gross assets in its latest filing. Filled: advisers whose private funds are mostly private equity; open: advisers with other funds too. Dollar scale is logarithmic.
Fund assets of each of the 15 firms counted, log scaleEach dot is one adviser and links to its row. Arcline Investment Management $26.5BN; Edison Partners Management $2.6BN; CapitalSpring $2.5BN; median $519MM.$100MM$1BN$10BN$100BNArcline Investment Management: $26.5BNEdison Partners Management: $2.6BNCapitalSpring: $2.5BNWhistler Capital Partners: $2.4BNLFM Capital: $1.4BNHG Capital Management: $1.2BNPharos Capital Group: $623MMCouncil Capital Funds Management: $519MMTVV Capital: $372MMHcip Advisors: $339MMRare Capital Management: $334MMGEN Cap America: $213MMHighland RIM Capital: $210MMBestige Holdings: $187MMSeven Hills Capital: $147MMArcline Investment Management $26.5BNEdison Partners Management $2.6BNCapitalSpring $2.5BNMedian $519MMFund assets of each of the 15 firms counted, log scaleEach dot is one adviser and links to its row. Arcline Investment Management $26.5BN; Edison Partners Management $2.6BN; CapitalSpring $2.5BN; median $519MM.$1BN$100BNArcline Investment Management $26.5BNMedian $519MM

One dot per firm counted. Read .

The 15 firms, by size
Under $500MM75%$1.8BN
$500MM to $1BN23%$1.1BN
$1BN to $5BN526%$10.1BN
$5BN to $10BN00%$0
$10BN to $25BN00%$0
$25BN and over167%$26.5BN

Fund assets each reported in its latest filing; shares are of the $39.5BN combined, one row per firm. Read .

67%

of the fund assets reported sits with one firm, Arcline Investment Management. The five largest hold 89%; 9 of 15 report under $1 billion.

67%Largest23%Next 411%Other 10
Who the 15 are
  1. Private equity firms14
  2. Adviser with private equity funds1

Kind of each, from its own website and filings, checked November 2026.

Where the 15 areThe 2 places with the most firms
  1. Nashville13
  2. Brentwood2

Main office on each firm's Form ADV.

Leaders beyond the ranking

Figures the main ranking does not compare: most active in private offerings, most private funds.

Most active in private offeringsPrivate offering notices filed to by funds and vehicles named for the firm.
RankNameFigure
1CapitalSpring22 issuers
2Seven Hills Capital21 issuer
3Highland RIM Capital11 issuer

Counts notices, new and amended, filed by issuers whose name begins with the name; offering amounts are not shown.

Most private fundsPrivate funds each firm advises, on its latest Form ADV (Schedule D).
RankNameFigure
1Edison Partners Management20Mar 2026
2Arcline Investment Management15Mar 2026
3CapitalSpring13Mar 2026
4Bestige Holdings9Jun 2026
5LFM Capital9Mar 2026
6Council Capital Funds Management7Mar 2026
7HG Capital Management6Mar 2026
8Pharos Capital Group6Mar 2026

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All 15 private equity firms

A to Z, with each firm's private fund gross assets, private funds, listed stocks and fund offerings, each with a pin to its filing; firms with no figure show the interests they state on their own sites.

Showing all 15 firms

Kind
Where
Size
Order
Private Equity Firms in Nashville 15 firms, A to Z
FirmFund assetsBarPrivate fundsListed stocksFund offerings
Arcline Investment Management
Private equity firm, Nashville.
Detail and sources for Arcline Investment Management

Form ADV of Arcline Investment Management LP (CRD 299352), SEC registered adviser, filed , main office Nashville, TN: regulatory assets $26.5BN; 15 private funds, $26.5BN gross; 59 employees.

Tied to this row by the CRD the list cites from the filing.

All 15 of its private funds are private equity funds. Regulatory assets on the same filing: $26.5BN (Item 5.F), not ranked.

Files: SEC Form ADV.

$26.5BNMar 202615
Bestige Holdings
Private equity firm, Brentwood.
Detail and sources for Bestige Holdings

Form ADV of Bestige Holdings, LLC (CRD 305343), SEC registered adviser, filed : regulatory assets $372MM; 9 private funds, $187MM gross; 16 employees.

Tied to this row by the CRD the list cites from the filing.

All 9 of its private funds are private equity funds. Regulatory assets on the same filing: $372MM (Item 5.F), not ranked. Placed by the city of its main office on its SEC record, since its Form ADV withholds the address as a residence.

Files: SEC Form ADV.

$187MMJun 20269
CapitalSpring
Private equity firm, Nashville.
Detail and sources for CapitalSpring

Form ADV of CSFC Management Company, LLC (CRD 161372), SEC registered adviser, filed , main office Nashville, TN: regulatory assets $2.8BN; 13 private funds, $2.5BN gross; 35 employees.

Tied to this row by the CRD the list cites from the filing.

2 private offering notices since October 2024 by 2 funds and vehicles named for the firm, latest by CapitalSpring Investment Partners VII Parallel II, LP, as the notice names it.

Of its 13 private funds, 12 are private equity funds; the others: 1 hedge. Regulatory assets on the same filing: $2.8BN (Item 5.F), not ranked.

Files: SEC Form ADV, Form D notices of funds named for it.

$2.5BNMar 2026132
Council Capital Funds Management
Private equity firm, Nashville.
Detail and sources for Council Capital Funds Management

Form ADV of Council Capital Funds Management, LLC (CRD 174036), SEC registered adviser, filed , main office Nashville, TN: regulatory assets $519MM; 7 private funds, $519MM gross; 18 employees.

Tied to this row by the CRD the list cites from the filing.

All 7 of its private funds are private equity funds. Regulatory assets on the same filing: $519MM (Item 5.F), not ranked.

Files: SEC Form ADV.

$519MMMar 20267
Edison Partners Management
Growth equity firm, Nashville.
Detail and sources for Edison Partners Management

Form ADV of Edison Partners Management, LLC (CRD 310951), SEC registered adviser, filed , main office Nashville, TN: regulatory assets $2.6BN; 20 private funds, $2.6BN gross; 22 employees.

Tied to this row by the CRD the list cites from the filing.

Of its 20 private funds, 4 are private equity funds; the others: 12 venture capital and 4 of other kinds. Regulatory assets on the same filing: $2.6BN (Item 5.F), not ranked.

Files: SEC Form ADV.

$2.6BNMar 202620
GEN Cap America
Private equity firm, Nashville.
Detail and sources for GEN Cap America

Form ADV of GEN Cap America, Inc. (CRD 160042), SEC registered adviser, filed , main office Nashville, TN: regulatory assets $213MM; 5 private funds, $213MM gross; 9 employees.

Tied to this row by the CRD the list cites from the filing.

All 5 of its private funds are private equity funds. Regulatory assets on the same filing: $213MM (Item 5.F), not ranked.

Files: SEC Form ADV.

$213MMMar 20265
Hcip Advisors
Private equity firm, Nashville.
Detail and sources for Hcip Advisors

Form ADV of Hcip Advisors, LLC (CRD 340455), SEC registered adviser, filed , main office Nashville, TN: regulatory assets $339MM; 1 private fund, $339MM gross; 2 employees.

Tied to this row by the CRD the list cites from the filing.

Its one private fund is a private equity fund. Regulatory assets on the same filing: $339MM (Item 5.F), not ranked.

Files: SEC Form ADV.

$339MMMay 20261
HG Capital Management
Private equity firm, Nashville.
Detail and sources for HG Capital Management

Form ADV of HG Capital Management, LLC (CRD 163613), SEC registered adviser, filed , main office Nashville, TN: regulatory assets $1.2BN; 6 private funds, $1.2BN gross; 14 employees.

Tied to this row by the CRD the list cites from the filing.

All 6 of its private funds are private equity funds. Regulatory assets on the same filing: $1.2BN (Item 5.F), not ranked.

Files: SEC Form ADV.

$1.2BNMar 20266
Highland RIM Capital
Private equity firm, Nashville.
Detail and sources for Highland RIM Capital

Form ADV of Highland RIM Capital, L.P. (CRD 331863), SEC registered adviser, filed , main office Nashville, TN: regulatory assets $210MM; 2 private funds, $210MM gross; 7 employees.

Tied to this row by the CRD the list cites from the filing.

1 private offering notice since October 2024 by 1 fund or vehicle named for the firm, latest by Highland Rim Capital Partners A, L.P., as the notice names it.

All 2 of its private funds are private equity funds. Regulatory assets on the same filing: $210MM (Item 5.F), not ranked.

Files: SEC Form ADV, Form D notices of funds named for it.

$210MMJun 202621
LFM Capital
Private equity firm, Nashville.
Detail and sources for LFM Capital

Form ADV of LFM Capital, LLC (CRD 173834), SEC registered adviser, filed , main office Nashville, TN: regulatory assets $1.4BN; 9 private funds, $1.4BN gross; 25 employees.

Tied to this row by the CRD the list cites from the filing.

All 9 of its private funds are private equity funds. Regulatory assets on the same filing: $1.4BN (Item 5.F), not ranked.

Files: SEC Form ADV.

$1.4BNMar 20269
Pharos Capital Group
Private equity firm, Brentwood.
Detail and sources for Pharos Capital Group

Form ADV of Pharos Capital Group, LLC (CRD 158849), SEC registered adviser, filed , main office Brentwood, TN: regulatory assets $630MM; 6 private funds, $623MM gross; 22 employees.

Tied to this row by the CRD the list cites from the filing.

All 6 of its private funds are private equity funds. Regulatory assets on the same filing: $630MM (Item 5.F), not ranked.

Files: SEC Form ADV.

$623MMMar 20266
Rare Capital Management
Private equity firm, Nashville.
Detail and sources for Rare Capital Management

Form ADV of Rare Capital Management, LLC (CRD 341500), SEC registered adviser, filed , main office Nashville, TN: regulatory assets $334MM; 5 private funds, $334MM gross; 10 employees.

Tied to this row by the CRD the list cites from the filing.

Of its 5 private funds, 4 are private equity funds; the others: 1 real estate. Regulatory assets on the same filing: $334MM (Item 5.F), not ranked.

Files: SEC Form ADV.

$334MMJun 20265
Seven Hills Capital
Private equity firm, Nashville.
Detail and sources for Seven Hills Capital

Form ADV of Seven Hills Capital, LLC (CRD 329293), exempt reporting adviser, filed , main office Nashville, TN: 1 private fund, $147MM gross.

Tied to this row by the CRD the list cites from the filing.

2 private offering notices since October 2024 by 1 fund or vehicle named for the firm, latest by Seven Hills Capital Partners LP, as the notice names it.

Possible match by name only, not counted: Seven Hills Capital Corp. (CRD 338305), registered adviser, filed , Toronto, Ontario.

Its one private fund is a private equity fund.

Files: SEC Form ADV, Form D notices of funds named for it.

$147MMMar 202612
TVV Capital
Private equity firm, Nashville.
Detail and sources for TVV Capital

Form ADV of Andrew W. BYRD & Co., L.L.C. (CRD 163780), SEC registered adviser, filed , main office Nashville, TN: regulatory assets $372MM; 6 private funds, $372MM gross; 13 employees.

Tied to this row by the CRD the list cites from the filing.

All 6 of its private funds are private equity funds. Regulatory assets on the same filing: $372MM (Item 5.F), not ranked.

Files: SEC Form ADV.

$372MMMar 20266
Whistler Capital Partners
Private equity firm, Nashville.
Detail and sources for Whistler Capital Partners

Form ADV of Whistler Capital Partners LLC (CRD 316528), SEC registered adviser, filed , main office Nashville, TN: regulatory assets $2.5BN; 5 private funds, $2.4BN gross; 9 employees.

Tied to this row by the CRD the list cites from the filing.

All 5 of its private funds are private equity funds. Regulatory assets on the same filing: $2.5BN (Item 5.F), not ranked.

Files: SEC Form ADV.

$2.4BNMar 20265

Fund assets are the gross assets of the private funds in the adviser's latest Form ADV (solid bar; grey when the firm is not in the totals). Listed stocks are the US listed securities a firm reports each quarter; fund offerings count the private offering notices of funds named for the firm in two years. Each pin opens the filing behind the figure. The square beside a name opens every figure with its filing and notes.

One firm holds 67% of the money

Five findings from the filings of the 15 firms counted.

  1. 67%

    of the $39.5 billion the 15 firms counted report is one firm's: Arcline Investment Management. Without it, the other 14 report $13.1 billion.

    Fund assets, latest Form ADV of each; sums of filed figures

  2. $519MM

    is the median: half of the 15 report less, and 9 report under $1 billion.

    Fund assets, latest Form ADV of each

  3. 110

    private funds are advised by the firms counted; Edison Partners Management advises the most, 20.

    Private funds on each Form ADV (Schedule D); sums of filed figures

  4. 5

    private offering notices in two years were filed by funds and vehicles named for 3 firms; CapitalSpring leads with 2.

    Private offering notices, to

  5. 13

    of the 15 have their main office in Nashville; the next place is Brentwood, with 2.

    Main office on each Form ADV

Questions

How many private equity firms are there in Nashville?

This list holds 15 private equity firms in the Nashville metro; 15 of them report private fund gross assets on Form ADV, $39.5 billion together.

What are the largest private equity firms in Nashville?

By the private fund gross assets they report: Arcline Investment Management $26.5 billion, Edison Partners Management $2.6 billion, CapitalSpring $2.5 billion, Whistler Capital Partners $2.4 billion, LFM Capital $1.4 billion.

How much do private equity firms in Nashville typically manage?

Of the 15 that report, the median reports $519 million in private fund gross assets; 9 report under $1 billion.

How do you start a relationship with private equity firms in Nashville?

Each firm on this page links to its own website, and each figure carries a pin that opens the public filing it comes from. For fund managers and companies raising capital, Praxis Rock runs capital formation programs; see Raise Capital.

Sources and method

Who is listed
15 private equity firms, 14 are private equity firms and 1 is an adviser with private equity funds, as researched for this list; no row leaves the list.
Ranking rule
The top 10, every total, share and median, the charts and the answers to the questions use one set: the 15 advisers that report private fund gross assets in their latest SEC Form ADV, with a main office in the Nashville metro, that the filing itself ties to the row (the CRD the list cites, or the row's own website in Item 1.I), one figure per adviser. A name match with no such tie is shown in the row's detail only, never ranked or counted.
Our arithmetic
The $39.5BN, the median, shares, charts and boards are sums and medians of filed numbers over that one set; 0 firms with a figure outside it stay listed with the figure and the reason.
Pins
Each figure's pin opens the filing it comes from: the adviser's Form ADV as filed, or the SEC filing index of its 13F report or of the latest private offering notice (Form D). The pin's label names the source and its date.
What we searched
On we searched every firm by its website against the websites advisers list on Form ADV, by the CRD the list cites, by name for Form ADV, and by every CIK found for 13F reports, and searched private offering notices for funds named for it. Of the 15, 15 report on a current Form ADV, 0 file 13F reports (0 for a 2026 quarter with a value), 3 have funds named for them in private offering notices, and 0 more show a possible match by name only in their detail, not counted.
Words
Kinds and interests are each firm's own, from its website. No person names are shown.
Sources and dates
FigureSourcePeriod, read
Assets, private funds, client types, main office, employeesSEC Form ADV adviser data, October 2026 report, and each adviser's Form ADV as filed, 15 advisersFilings to 2026-10-01; read 2026-10-31
Listed stocksSEC EDGAR Form 13F, 0 filersLatest quarter; read 2026-10-31
Private offering notices of funds named for a firmSEC EDGAR full text search, Form D and D/A2024-10-31 to 2026-10-31
Kind, interests and websiteEach firm's own website, as researched for this listChecked 2026-10-31
LogosEach firm's own website; a monogram where none checksRead 2026-10-31

Cite as: Praxis Rock Advisors, "Private Equity Firms in Nashville," updated November 1, 2026, praxisrock.com/resources/investors/pe-firms-nashville

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