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Greenbriar Equity Group
Greenbriar Equity Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser in Greenwich, CT, registered since 2012. The firm manages $15.7 billion in assets.
Greenbriar Equity Group
Greenbriar Equity Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser in Greenwich, CT, registered since 2012. The firm manages $15.7 billion in assets. It has 37 employees and 26 investment advisers.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
1999
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Greenwich
Corporate office
Greenwich, CT, United States
Principals
Reginald L. Jones III
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Noah Roy
Managing Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What sectors does Greenbriar Equity Group invest in?
Greenbriar concentrates exclusively on transportation and logistics. Its target sub-sectors include aerospace and defense aftermarket services, freight rail, third-party logistics providers, shipping and ports, aviation leasing, and specialty industrial manufacturing that feeds those supply chains. The firm has never raised a generalist fund.
Who makes investment decisions at Greenbriar?
Co-founders Reginald L. Jones III and Noah Roy anchor the investment committee. Both joined the firm from Goldman Sachs's transportation group in 1999 and have continued to lead the partnership for over 25 years — one of the longer-tenured founding teams in sector-focused private equity.
How does Greenbriar structure its deals?
Greenbriar pursues control buyouts and significant minority growth investments. The firm also participates in consortium deals — its acquisition of Atlas Air Worldwide in 2022 was executed alongside Apollo Global Management and JF Lehman, reflecting a pattern of partnering with co-investors on large-scale industrial transactions.
What size companies does Greenbriar target?
The firm has historically targeted industrial businesses with enterprise values between $100 million and $1 billion. Its deal size discipline is calibrated to the middle-market and upper-middle-market segments of transportation and logistics, where capital-intensive assets and regulatory complexity create barriers to entry for generalist investors.
Does Greenbriar invest outside the United States?
Yes, Greenbriar's mandate spans North America and Europe. Its portfolio has included globally operating businesses such as the business jet lessor Global Jet Capital, and the firm sources deals across developed-economy transportation and logistics markets.
How is Greenbriar different from diversified PE firms active in industrial deals?
Greenbriar has never diversified beyond transportation and logistics since its founding in 1999. While large-cap funds like Blackstone or Apollo touch industrial deals opportunistically, Greenbriar's entire origination, operating partner network, and LP reporting are built around a single sector — a model that few firms have sustained across multiple fund cycles.
What is Greenbriar's flagship fund and what did it raise?
Greenbriar Equity Fund V, the firm's fifth flagship vehicle, closed on $1.68 billion in 2019, per the firm's official communications. Earlier funds tracked a steady growth trajectory, with the firm having raised over $6 billion in aggregate LP commitments since inception.
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