Meet FS Investments
Alternative experts that never settle
30 years of leadership in private markets
FS Investments is an alternative asset manager dedicated to delivering attractive returns across private equity, private credit and real estate. Following its 2023 acquisition of Portfolio Advisors, FS Investments now manages over $75 billion for both institutional and wealth management clients around the world, drawing on 30 years of experience and more than 500 employees operating across nine global offices.
The firm’s investment professionals manage a wide range of differentiated strategies across private markets and collectively manage relationships with 300+ sponsors. FS Investments’ active partnership model creates a virtuous cycle of superior market insights and deal flow, which inform the underwriting process and help to generate strong returns.
A complete alternative solutions provider
Credit
Private credit
Credit secondaries
Multi-sector credit
Special situations
Private equity
Direct co-investment
Secondaries (LP- and GP-led)
Primaries
Real asset
Real estate credit
Real estate secondaries
Multi-asset
Global allocation
Multi-strategy
Key facts All data as of 3/31/2024
$78B+
Assets under
management
9
Global offices
(Headquartered in
Philadelphia)
30
Years of experience investing on behalf of institutional clients
500+
Professionals
worldwide
22
Private and public
market offerings
A leader in alternatives education
At FS Investments, we are committed to furthering access to education on alternative investments. Our firm is dedicated to empowering our partners with the latest investment research, market insights and asset class information.
Know your alternatives™
Alternative investments are assets that don’t fit into the traditional categories of stocks, bonds and cash but have proven to help enhance returns or diversify portfolios over time.
Continuing education credits
We offer in-person and on-demand courses for CFP/IWI/CFA® credit, led by our research and strategy experts. We cover topics including private equity, credit, private markets and more.
RIA Channel partnership
We deliver continuing education on demand through our partnership with RIA Channel. Webinars cover a wide range of topics in market trends and alternative investing.
Access our insights on the markets and economy
In an ever-evolving market, best-in-class research is key to building innovative and high-performing products as well as an educated and empowered client base.
Timely research
Our industry-leading experts generate a robust offering of timely, incisive content that includes research notes, outlooks, white papers and more.
Media appearances
Our experts make regular appearances on major financial news outlets across television and print media, including Bloomberg, Fox, CNBC, Reuters and the Financial Times.
FireSide podcast
From our top minds to your ears. Get the latest takes on market outlooks, industry news and current events directly from our Research team.
FS Thrive
We are committed to empowering our partners with the resources they need to succeed.
That’s why we built our value-add program, FS Thrive—our cutting-edge program focused on empowering personal and business growth, enhancing impact for you, your team, your business and your community. At FS Investments, we never settle when it comes to providing great investing experiences. To us, that means extending beyond our offerings to make an investment in our partners.
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