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Private Equity Investors
Chuck Stetson and David Parshall co-founded New York secondary pioneer PEI in 1992 to acquire small, mature private-equity LP stakes.
Private Equity Investors
Chuck Stetson and David Parshall co-founded Private Equity Investors in 1992 and have run the firm ever since, steering it through three decades of secondary-market evolution. The firm was built to provide liquidity for limited partners holding small or mature fund interests, a set of transactions that larger secondary buyers often bypass. PEI buys LP stakes across venture capital, buyout, and growth equity funds. It also makes primary commitments alongside those secondary purchases, typically concentrating exposure rather than indexing. The firm states it specializes in complex and customized solutions for both GPs and LPs; its historical focus has been the US, with no public record of international deal activity. The website does not list individual fund names or portfolio companies, making it impossible to confirm specific holdings. The founding Partners remain the principals. The team listed on the website includes a Chief Compliance Officer who joined in 2016 and a Director who arrived in 2018, plus an office administrator — suggesting a lean, senior-led operation. No separate philanthropic foundation, operating company, or co-investment club is disclosed. The firm has not published a recent fund close, hire, or strategy shift in the last 24 months that could be verified through primary sources. PEI's structural differentiator is its age and its deliberate small-complexity mandate. Formed in 1992, it is among the earliest secondary-focused fund-of-funds managers still operating independently. By targeting transactions that larger secondary funds ignore — small stakes, mature vintages, bespoke LP-GP restructurings — the firm occupies a pocket where competition is thin and relationships with the original co-founders still drive sourcing.
General information
Firm type
Secondary
Year founded
1992
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
New York
Corporate office
505 Park Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States
Principals
Chuck Stetson
Co-Founder & Managing Director
David B. Parshall
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Charles R. Campbell Jr.
Outside General Counsel; Chief Compliance Officer
Carter Fletcher
Director
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Private Equity Investors?
Co-Founders and Managing Directors Chuck Stetson and David Parshall have led the firm since 1992. They are the only investment principals publicly listed by the firm. The small team structure — a Director, an outside General Counsel who serves as Chief Compliance Officer, and an office administrator — implies that Stetson and Parshall retain direct control over investment decisions.
How does PEI source its secondary deal flow?
PEI focuses on small, mature secondary transactions that larger institutional buyers tend to overlook. The firm's longevity — operating continuously since 1992 — and the relationships of its two co-founders are likely the primary sourcing engine. There is no indication of an intermediary-dependent or auction-heavy strategy; the firm's website highlights direct, customized solutions for GPs and LPs.
Does PEI invest in direct deals or only through funds?
PEI invests exclusively through funds: it acquires limited-partner interests on the secondary market and makes primary commitments to venture capital, buyout, and growth equity funds. The firm does not describe any direct co-investment or direct-company investment capability.
What investment stages and strategies does PEI target?
The firm's strategy spans venture capital (seed, early-stage, late-stage), growth equity, and buyout funds. Its secondary purchases target mature fund interests, while its primary commitments go into funds across these same strategies. There is no publicly stated exclusion of any investment stage or sector.
Is Private Equity Investors a single-family office or a fund manager?
PEI is a specialized fund-of-funds manager, not a family office. It pools institutional capital — not a single family's wealth — to make secondary purchases and primary fund commitments. The firm's website states that it is not offering securities or soliciting investments on its own behalf, consistent with a manager that raises discrete funds.
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