# Audax Group

> Audax Group is a privately held Boston alternative investment manager focused on North American middle-market companies. Founded in 1999 by former Bain Capital executives Geoffrey Rehnert and Marc Wolpow, the firm operates through private equity and private debt businesses, with Audax Strategic Capital providing customized mid-hold equity solutions as part of the private equity platform. Its distinguishing playbook is repeated Buy & Build execution: back a platform company, add complementary acquisitions, and support management with capital and operating resources. As of early 2026, Audax reported $19.5 billion of private-equity AUM and $28 billion of private-debt AUM, while its private-equity business had completed more than 1,500 add-on acquisitions since inception.

- **Founded:** 1999
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Geoffrey Rehnert (Co-Founder, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO), Marc Wolpow (Co-Founder, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 480 employees shown on LinkedIn in August 2026; the firm describes itself as having more than 475 employees.
- **Products:** Audax Private Equity Flagship, Audax Private Debt, Origins Strategy, Audax Strategic Capital, CLO Platform
- **Notable:** Audax Private Equity completed its 1,500th add-on acquisition in May 2026., Audax reported $19.5 billion of Private Equity AUM and $28 billion of Private Debt AUM in early 2026, using each business's stated measurement methodology., Private Equity had made more than 180 platform investments since 1999 as of January 2026.

## Products & services

- **Audax Private Equity Flagship** — Control investments in established North American middle-market companies, using organic initiatives and add-on acquisitions through the Buy & Build approach.
- **Audax Private Debt** — Tailored first-lien, stretch-senior, unitranche, second-lien and subordinated debt, plus equity co-investments, for private-equity-backed middle-market businesses.
- **Origins Strategy** — Control investments in lower-middle-market companies, generally targeting businesses with $5 million to $20 million of annual EBITDA at entry and up to $200 million of enterprise value.
- **Audax Strategic Capital** — Customized mid-hold equity solutions that can finance acquisitions and organic growth while allowing private-equity sponsors to retain control of performing assets.
- **CLO Platform** — Collateralized loan obligations backed by diversified portfolios of middle-market loans originated through the private-debt platform.

## Achievements

- Audax Private Equity completed its 1,500th add-on acquisition in May 2026.
- Audax reported $19.5 billion of Private Equity AUM and $28 billion of Private Debt AUM in early 2026, using each business's stated measurement methodology.
- Private Equity had made more than 180 platform investments since 1999 as of January 2026.
- Private Debt deployed $7.3 billion across 450 transactions in 2025 and raised more than $7.6 billion that year.
- Private Debt's cumulative capital raised reached approximately $44 billion and cumulative investment reached $50 billion by the end of 2025.
- Private Debt priced its then-largest CLO, the $651 million Audax Senior Debt CLO 13, in June 2025.
- Private Equity was ranked in the top 2% of the 2025 HEC Paris-Dow Jones Large Buyout Performance Ranking, announced in February 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Audax Private Equity and Linden Capital Partners agreed to sell StatLab Medical Products to Leica Biosystems.
- **2026-07** — Audax Private Debt priced a $541 million reset of Audax Senior Debt CLO 9.
- **2026-06** — Audax Private Debt provided financing for Crestview Partners' continued investment in Modern Wealth Management.
- **2026-06** — FDH Aero entered a new growth phase through a partnership with Bain Capital and Audax Private Equity.
- **2026-05** — Audax Private Equity announced completion of its 1,500th add-on acquisition.
- **2026-05** — Audax Private Debt closed a $1 billion private-credit continuation vehicle led by Pantheon.
- **2026-02** — Audax Private Equity said it placed in the top 2% of the 2025 HEC Paris-Dow Jones large-buyout performance ranking.

## Links

- Website: https://www.audaxgroup.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/audaxgroup
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/audaxgroup
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/pages/biz/Audax-Group-187713214604266/

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Last updated: 2026-08-12