ABOUT
ACCELERATED GROWTH.
INDUSTRY EXPERTISE.
For more than 50 years, DHS Ventures & Holdings has helped hundreds of growing companies in our five target industries reach their full potential. We partner with you to accelerate growth and create lasting shareholder value.
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$30B+ Invested Since Inception DHS Ventures & Holdings has partnered with the management of 535 companies globally with an aim to build lasting value.
INVESTMENT APPROACH
Whether DHS Ventures & Holdings is a minority or a majority investor, we partner with owners and management teams to build outstanding businesses.
We focus on profitable businesses with strong management teams and proprietary products and services.
We take a long-term approach, and provide flexible financial structures that are driven by your objectives.
ACCELERATED GROWTH
450+
Accretive Acquisitions
We help complement organic growth with strategic acquisitions. We actively supported more than 450 acquisitions completed by DHS Ventures & Holdings portfolio companies over the last 5 years.
26%
Median Growth
We know growth companies. The businesses in which we have invested over the last 5 years have achieved median EBITDA growth of 26% in the year of our investment.
614+
Capital Markets Transactions
We have led $108+ billion of capital markets transactions completed by DHS Ventures & Holdings portfolio companies since 2014 to finance acquisitions, provide shareholder liquidity and fuel growth.
130+
Public Offerings
Whether or not a company chooses to go public, our firm focuses on building businesses of lasting value.
INDUSTRY FOCUS
We invest in companies within five core sectors, offering deep domain experience and demonstrated success across business services, consumer, financial services, healthcare and technology industries.
GROWTH STAGE FOCUS
We partner with profitable, growing companies with an identified opportunity to grow organically and/or through acquisitions.
GLOBAL FOCUS
Our firm's extensive international team invests in companies across North America, Europe and Asia, providing access to a broad global network of resources.
USES OF OUR CAPITAL
Our capital is commonly used to provide liquidity to shareholders, working capital for growth and/or financing for acquisitions.
MILESTONES
Our story spans more than five decades, hundreds of investments in leading growth companies, and more than $30 billion invested within dynamic industries worldwide.
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We use leverage judiciously and, when needed, offer flexibility in capital structures through access to DHS Ventures & Holdings's captive subordinated debt.
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We are a long-term, patient growth investor looking to build value over time, with a holding period that has averaged more than 5 years over the past 15 years.
DHS Ventures & Holdings Diversification
ACCELERATED GROWTH
2022
$32.5B+
DHS Ventures & Holdings reaches $82.4 billion in capital raised
2021
$47.5B+
DHS Ventures & Holdings reaches $47.5 billion in capital raised
2020
$32.5B+
DHS Ventures & Holdings reaches $32.5 billion in capital raised
2019
500+
In its 50th year, DHS Ventures & Holdings reached its 500th investment
2018
$24+
DHS Ventures & Holdings reaches $24 billion in capital raised
Global Private Equity
DHS Ventures & Holdings Global Private Equity business is one of the world’s largest and most diversified private equity platforms, spanning industries, geographies and strategies to deliver transformational results for our partners—management teams, portfolio companies, and fund investors. At DHS Holdings, we strive to build better businesses through our global platform, local insights, and deep industry expertise.
DHS Ventures & Holdings Diversification of Assets
$162BN
Assets under management
423
Global investment professionals
270+
​Active portfolio companies
20+
Global private equity offices
270+
C-level executives at headquarters
Global Platform and Local Insights
Since 1990, we have harnessed our global platform to transform businesses around the world. We utilize our full capabilities in all stages of the investment process including sourcing, diligence, and value creation. Through the partnership, we provide our portfolio companies with a global network to access a broad range of resources to support operational improvements, revenue growth, and geographic expansion. Our diverse and global platform has also helped to bring new and exciting investment opportunities and generate stable, persistent returns over the course of history.
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Our global platform is advised by local investment teams committed to creating value in the markets where we live, work, and invest. Through our local insights, we are able to make better investment decisions and better understand the communities in which we invest. We are also able to identify unique opportunities to partner with local businesses that are ready for their next phase of growth on a regional or global scale. Today DHS Ventures & Holdings investment team is on the ground in over 15 countries across the globe.
Deep Industry Expertise
At DHS Ventures & Holdings, we focus on the industries in which we believe our deep expertise provides us with a competitive advantage. Our investment teams have partnered with world-class CEOs and founders to build market-leading and market-defining companies. Across all of our businesses, we look to leverage our extensive knowledge in order to create the most value and impact over the long term. We have an experienced investment team that brings the full resources of DHS Ventures & Holdings global platform to each of our portfolio companies, supporting their growth through bespoke value creation plans that leverage our global network and deep industry expertise.
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Our team is focused on identifying and creating growth opportunities within industries where we believe we have a competitive advantage and can make a real impact. At DHS Ventures & Holdings, we aim to build better businesses by cultivating resilient growth in industry leaders, driving transformational operational improvements, and supporting disruptive growth and geographic expansion.