AIG Investments manages approximately US $29 billion in private equity assets. Our roots in the private equity industry date back to the 1960s, before private equity was recognized as an asset class, when we provided capital and investment advice to family-owned businesses in Asia. The AIG companies began investing in private equity funds in 1980 and have drawn on more than 35 years of experience to become one of the largest and most experienced private equity teams today.
With approximately 200 team members in 24 locations around the globe, the breadth and depth of our private equity expertise are significant. Our private equity teams manage both funds of funds and sponsored funds and we also offer a variety of co-investment and mezzanine financing solutions.
Our fund investments span leveraged buyout, venture capital, direct and secondary investments with regional and sector diversification. We also invest in private equity opportunities with regional focus in the U.S., Western Europe, Asia, and Japan, and sector focus in industries such as energy, infrastructure, and healthcare. View a list of our closed sponsored funds.
For clients seeking capital, we offer a qualified source of equity capital through equity co-investments and growth equity financings and can provide flexible, long-term financing through our mezzanine program.
Our Private Equity teams have the ability to capitalize on both internal and external relationships, a wealth of experience and the global AIG companies network to aid in their collaboration with portfolio investments. We seek to invest for steady, diversified growth, and we share with our portfolio investees common desires, similar goals, parallel motivations and comparable attitudes. AIG companies have significant capital committed in investment products of AIG Investments.
