Clearlake Capital Group
Clearlake Capital Group is a global private investment firm operating across private equity and credit.
- Global private equity and private markets investment firm
- Global Private Equity Leaders
- Tier III
Overview
Clearlake Capital Group is a global private investment firm operating across private equity and credit. Its core private equity sectors are technology, industrials, and consumer businesses.
The firm uses a flexible mandate across buyouts, corporate divestitures, reorganizations, and other private and public transactions. Its operating framework focuses on organizational improvement, commercial execution, cost structure, technology, and strategic development. Within The Economy Wiki, the firm is connected to the Global Private Equity Leaders market category.
Firm facts
| Institution | Clearlake Capital Group |
| Type | Global private equity and private markets investment firm |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, United States |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Primary ranking focus | Global Private Equity Leaders |
| Highest 2026 tier | Tier III |
Activities and investment capabilities
Clearlake has expanded significantly in institutional scale while retaining a sector-oriented investment identity. Its experience with companies in transition and complex capital structures gives it a differentiated position within North American private equity.
Buyout investing
Control-oriented and major private equity transactions across established companies.
Growth and strategic capital
Flexible equity for expansion, transformation and ownership transition.
Portfolio value creation
Operating, governance and capital-allocation support through the ownership cycle.
Strategy and transaction coverage
Strategy and sector coverage
Large-cap and upper-middle-market private equity; cross-border transactions; sector-focused ownership
Transaction and ownership contexts
Buyouts; public-to-private transactions; corporate carve-outs; growth investments; strategic exits
Market position
Clearlake Capital Group fits Tier III because it is an increasingly substantial private investment platform with active global development, although its private equity franchise remains more concentrated by sector and geography than the upper-tier firms.
Clearlake Capital Group is assessed within the Global Private Equity Leaders framework. For wider market context, see Middle-Market Private Equity: Returns, Scale and Manager Selection.
Competitive context
Clearlake Capital Group is recognized Tier III in Top 30 Global Private Equity Leaders 2026. The ranking compares firms by institutional relevance, specialist capability, investment activity, operating depth and market positioning. Comparable-firm links below support navigation and do not imply that every institution competes for every transaction or asset.
Leadership and governance
Leadership, investment-committee composition and operating resources may change over time. Current information should be confirmed through Clearlake Capital Group’s official website.
| Leadership area | Current source |
|---|---|
| Investment and operating leadership | Current team and governance information |
Corporate and public information
This profile refers to Clearlake Capital Group as the public-facing investment organization. Individual funds, management companies, advisers and regulated entities may use separate legal names across jurisdictions.
Corporate and disclosure information
| Organization | Clearlake Capital Group |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, United States |
| Public website | clearlake.com |
| Profile basis | Public institutional information and Capital Ranking editorial research |
Ranking recognition
Related Economy analysis
Selected Economy Markets articles provide context for the investment, diligence, financing and value-creation themes relevant to this firm:
- Middle-Market Private Equity: Returns, Scale and Manager Selection
- Private Equity Technology Due Diligence in the AI Era
- Growth Equity vs Venture Capital and Buyouts: Key Differences
