What SSW Partners does

SSW Partners is a New York-based private investment firm founded in 2021 and structured as a limited partnership (SSW Partners LP) that deploys capital into high-quality businesses alongside institutional and strategic partners. The firm is led by three partners — Eric Schwartz (formerly Co-Head of Goldman Sachs' Partnership Committee), Joshua Steiner (formerly of Lazard, Quadrangle Group, and Bloomberg), and Antonio Weiss (formerly Global Head of Investment Banking at Lazard and Counselor to the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury during the Obama administration) — supported by Managing Directors Austin Gengos and Jake Liebschutz, both with Obama-era Treasury and Wall Street backgrounds. SSW's stated purpose is to invest in businesses and collaborate with partners to create enduring value for all stakeholders.

The firm's core business model is consortium-led private equity: SSW typically co-invests alongside one or more larger counterparties rather than operating as a sole sponsor, and it generates revenue through investment management, portfolio oversight, and the realization of value through restructuring and divestitures. Its two anchor transactions to date are the 2021 acquisition of automotive technology company Veoneer alongside Qualcomm for $4.5 billion — subsequently carved up with Arriver sold to Qualcomm (2022), Active Safety sold to Magna (2023), and the remainder sold to American Industrial Partners (2024) — and the 2024-2025 US$7 billion privatization of APAC logistics and data center company ESR Group alongside Starwood Capital Group and Sixth Street Partners. There are no products, software platforms, or consumer-facing offerings; the operating footprint spans North America (headquarters) and Asia Pacific markets (Singapore, Japan, Korea, Australia, India, China), distribution is conducted through direct relationship-based deal sourcing, and revenue, AUM, and ownership specifics are not publicly disclosed.

Name

SSW Partners

Legal name

SSW Partners LP

Website

https://sswpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SSW Partners is a New York-based private investment firm founded in 2021 that deploys capital in consortium-led transactions alongside institutional partners, most notably acquiring Veoneer with Qualcomm and privatizing ESR Group for US$7 billion.

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Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Management: Revenue generation through managing private equity investments, consortium-led transactions, and portfolio company oversight

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

SSW Partners is a private investment firm that invests in high-quality businesses and collaborates with partners to create enduring value through private equity and consortium-led transactions. The firm acquires businesses, often in partnership with strategic acquirers, and provides capital, strategic oversight, and operational restructuring for portfolio companies before divesting units or exiting via take-private transactions.

Product overview

SSW Partners is an investment firm that invests in high-quality businesses and collaborates with partners to create enduring value for all stakeholders. The firm is not a product or technology company offering software products or services; rather, it focuses on private equity investments, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships. Notable activities include co-leading the acquisition of Veoneer and participating in the privatization of ESR Group. SSW Partners does not offer any named consumer or enterprise software products, platforms, or modules.

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Products and services

• Private Equity Investment Management Management of private equity capital, deal sourcing, transaction execution, and ongoing portfolio company oversight for investors and partners. Targeted at institutional co-investors, portfolio companies, and consortium counterparties.
• Consortium-Led Take-Private Transactions Structuring and leading consortium bids with co-investors to take public companies private. Customers are boards and special committees of public target companies and consortium co-investors (e.g., Starwood Capital, Sixth Street).

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Starwood Capital Group: Direct consortium partner in the US$7B ESR Group privatization and a real-asset-focused alternative investment firm. Starwood is the most directly comparable peer given the shared deal, cross-border real estate focus, and consortium-led structure.
• Sixth Street Partners: Direct consortium partner in the US$7B ESR Group privatization. Sixth Street is a global investment firm with a flexible capital mandate; the shared transaction and similar flexible-capital deal style make it a close peer.
• Silver Lake: Tech-focused private equity firm specializing in large-cap take-privates and complex carve-outs, including consortium-led transactions. Closely comparable to SSW's Veoneer/Qualcomm playbook in tech-adjacent sectors.
• Warburg Pincus: Global private equity firm with a long history of mid-to-large take-privates and cross-border transactions. Comparable in scale and selective, relationship-driven deal approach.
• Thoma Bravo: Operational-focused PE firm with a take-private playbook centered on technology and complex carve-outs. Comparable to SSW in operational orientation and willingness to structure multi-stakeholder transactions.
• American Industrial Partners: Industrial-focused PE firm that acquired Veoneer's Restraint Control Systems business from SSW in 2024. Directly comparable as a counterparty in SSW's Veoneer carve-out and as an operationally focused industrial PE.

Broad incumbents

• Bain Capital: Established global private equity firm with an operational approach and significant take-private experience. Comparable to SSW in deal complexity orientation, though materially larger and more diversified by sector.
• KKR & Co. One of the largest global alternative asset managers with deep cross-border M&A capability and consortium deal experience. Comparable as a mega-cap PE competitor, though with vastly greater AUM and broader sector mandate.
• Apollo Global Management: Global alternative asset manager with hybrid PE/credit capabilities and a track record of complex, large-cap transactions. Comparable to SSW in deal complexity and willingness to anchor consortium structures.
• Carlyle Group: Global alternative asset manager with deep cross-border capabilities and APAC presence. Comparable in geographic footprint and consortium-deal participation, though with broader sector and strategy mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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