List of private equity firms

Below is a list of notable private equity firms.

## Largest private equity firms by PE capital raised

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Each year Private Equity International publishes the PEI 300, a ranking of the largest private-equity firms by how much capital they have raised for private-equity investment in the last five years.[1]

In the 2025 ranking, KKR regained the top spot from Blackstone Inc. who fell to third, behind EQT AB.[2]

2025 PEI 300 rank  | Firm  | Headquarters  | Five-year fundraising total ($m)

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1  | KKR |  New York City | 117,889
2  | EQT AB |  Stockholm | 113,257
3  | Blackstone Inc. |  New York City | 95,721
4  | Thoma Bravo |  Chicago | 88,181
5  | TPG Inc. |  Fort Worth, Texas | 72,584
6  | CVC Capital Partners |  Luxembourg
France | 72,465
7  | Hg |  London | 72,462
8  | Hellman & Friedman |  San Francisco | 50,215
9  | Clayton, Dubilier & Rice |  New York City | 49,784
10  | Insight Partners |  New York City | 48,163
11  | Silver Lake |  Menlo Park, California | 47,100
12  | Clearlake Capital Group |  Santa Monica, California | 45,178
13  | General Atlantic |  New York City | 44,716
14  | Goldman Sachs Capital Partners |  New York City | 42,601
15  | Bain Capital |  Boston | 40,547
16  | Advent International |  Boston | 38,223
17  | The Carlyle Group |  Washington D.C. | 36,400
18  | Warburg Pincus |  New York City | 34,234
19  | Andreessen Horowitz |  Menlo Park, California | 34,224
20  | Vista Equity Partners |  Austin, Texas | 31,881
21  | Apollo Global Management |  New York | 31,349
22  | Neuberger Berman Private Markets |  New York | 31,303
23  | TA Associates |  Boston | 30,500
24  | GTCR |  Chicago | 30,180
25  | Veritas Capital |  New York | 29,677
26  | Bridgepoint |  London | 29,323
27  | New Mountain Capital |  New York | 28,537
28  | Partners Group |  Baar | 27,334
29  | Cinven |  London | 27,208
30  | Apax Partners |  London | 27,205

## List of investment banking private equity groups

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Parent bank  | Private equity firm  | Location  | Year founded  | Year independent

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ABN AMRO | AAC Capital Partners |  Amsterdam | \-  | 2008
AXA | Ardian |  Paris | 1996  | 2013
Bank of America | Ridgemont Equity Partners |  Charlotte | 1993  | 2010
Barclays Capital | Equistone Partners Europe  |  London | 1979  | 2011[3]
Barings Bank ^  | Baring Vostok Capital Partners
Baring Private Equity Asia |  Moscow
Hong Kong | 1994
1997  | 2004
2000
Bear Stearns ^  | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Irving Place Capital (fka BSMB) |  New York
New York | 1965
1997  | 1976
2008
BNP Paribas | PAI Partners

BNP Paribas Développement

|  Paris

Paris

| 1993

2016

| 1998

BT Alex. Brown ^  | ABS Capital |  Baltimore | 1990  | 1995
CIBC World Markets | Trimaran Capital Partners |  New York | 1995  | 2001
Citigroup | Court Square Capital Partners
CVC Capital Partners
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. |  New York
Luxembourg
France
New York
New York | 1968
1981
1979
1995  | 2006
1993
1979
1995
Crédit Agricole / LCL | Omnes Capital |  Paris | 1999  | 2011
Credit Suisse / Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette ^  | DLJ Merchant Banking
Avista Capital Partners
Diamond Castle Holdings
Castle Harlan
CIP Capital  |  New York
New York
New York
New York
New York
| 1985
1985
1985
1987
2010  | na
2005
2004
1987
2010
Continental Illinois ^  | Willis Stein & Partners
CIVC Partners |  Chicago
Chicago | 1983
1983  | 1995
1994
Deutsche Bank | MidOcean Partners |  New York | 2003  | 2003
First Chicago Bank ^  | Madison Dearborn Partners
GTCR |  Chicago
Chicago | 1992
1980  | 1992
1980
Goldman Sachs | Goldman Sachs Capital Partners

Goldman Sachs Principal Investments Area

|  New York | 1986  | na
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | CCMP Capital (fka JPMorgan Partners)
HPS Investment Partners
One Equity Partners |  New York
New York
Chicago | 1984
2007
2001  | 2006
2016

Lazard | Lazard Alternative Investments  |  New York | \-  | \-
Lehman Brothers ^  | Blackstone Group
The Cypress Group
Trilantic Capital Partners |  New York
New York
New York | 1985
1994
1986  | 1985
1994
2009
Lloyds Banking Group | Lloyds Development Capital |  London | 1981  | na
Macquarie Group | Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets |  Sydney | 1994  | na
Merrill Lynch | Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity |  New York | 1996  | na
Morgan Stanley | Metalmark Capital
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners |  New York
New York | 1985  | 2004
National Westminster Bank | Bridgepoint Capital |  London | 1984  | 2000
Nomura Group | Terra Firma Capital Partners |  London | 1994  | 2002
Rothschild & Co | Five Arrows Principal Investments[4]

Five Arrows Capital Partners[5]

|  Paris

New York

| 2010[6]

2018[7]

| \-

Société Générale | Société Générale Capital Partenaires |  Paris | 1973  | \-
UBS | UBS Capital
Affinity Equity Partners
Capvis
Lightyear Capital |  London
Hong Kong
Zurich
New York | -
1995
1990
2000  | na
2002
2003
2002

Wells Fargo | Pamlico Capital |  Charlotte | 1988  | 2010
William Blair & Company | William Blair Capital Partners |  Chicago | 1982  | 2004

^ Defunct banking institution

## Notable private equity firms

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### Americas

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* 3G Capital
* ABS Capital
* Adams Street Partners
* Advent International
* AEA Investors
* American Securities
* Angelo, Gordon & Co.
* Apollo Global Management
* Ares Management
* Arlington Capital Partners
* Auldbrass Partners
* Avenue Capital Group
* Avista Capital Partners
* Bain Capital
* BDT & MSD Partners
* Berkshire Partners
* Blackstone Group
* Blue Owl Capital
* Blum Capital
* Brentwood Associates
* Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co.
* Brynwood Partners
* CapitalG
* Carlyle Group
* Castle Harlan
* CCMP Capital
* Centerbridge Partners
* Cerberus Capital Management
* Charlesbank Capital Partners
* Chicago Growth Partners
* CIVC Partners
* Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
* Clearlake Capital
* Colony Capital
* Court Square Capital Partners
* Crescent Capital Group
* CrossHarbor Capital Partners
* Crossroads Group
* Cypress Group
* Defoe Fournier & Cie.
* Diamond Castle Holdings
* DLJ Merchant Banking Partners
* EIG Global Energy Partners
* Elevation Partners
* EnCap Investments
* Energy Capital Partners
* Fenway Partners
* First Reserve Corporation
* Forstmann Little & Company
* Fortress Investment Group
* Fox Paine & Company
* Francisco Partners
* Freeman Spogli & Co.
* Fremont Group
* Friedman Fleischer & Lowe
* Frontenac Company
* General Atlantic
* Genstar Capital
* GI Partners
* Golden Gate Capital Partners
* Goldman Sachs Capital Partners
* Gores Group
* GP Investimentos
* GTCR
* H.I.G. Capital
* Hamilton Lane
* Harbert Management Corporation
* HarbourVest Partners
* Harvest Partners
* Heartland Industrial Partners
* Hellman & Friedman
* Highbridge Capital Management
* Highland Capital Management
* HM Capital Partners
* HPS Investment Partners
* InterMedia Partners
* Irving Place Capital
* J.H. Whitney & Company
* J.W. Childs Associates
* JC Flowers
* JLL Partners
* Jordan Company
* Kelso & Company
* Khosla Ventures
* Kinderhook Industries
* Kleiner Perkins
* Kohlberg & Company
* KPS Capital Partners
* L Catterton
* Landmark Partners
* Lee Equity Partners
* Leeds Equity Partners
* Leonard Green & Partners
* Lexington Partners
* Lightyear Capital
* Lincolnshire Management
* Lindsay Goldberg Bessemer
* Littlejohn & Co.
* Lone Star Funds
* Lovell Minnick Partners
* LRG Capital Funds
* Lux Capital
* Madison Dearborn Partners
* MatlinPatterson Global Advisors
* Metalmark Capital
* MidOcean Partners
* Morgan Stanley Private Equity
* New Mountain Capital
* NRDC Equity Partners
* Oak Hill Capital Partners
* Oak Investment Partners
* Olympus Partners
* One Equity Partners
* Onex Corporation
* Pamlico Capital
* Pathway Capital Management
* Platinum Equity
* Providence Equity Partners
* Quadrangle Group
* Redpoint Ventures
* Rhône Group
* Ripplewood Holdings
* Riverside Partners
* Riverstone Holdings
* Roark Capital Group
* RPX Corporation
* Sentinel Capital Partners
* Silver Lake Partners
* Stonepeak
* Summit Partners
* Sun Capital Partners
* Sycamore Partners
* Symphony Technology Group
* TA Associates
* Tavistock Group
* TCV
* Thayer Hidden Creek
* Thoma Bravo
* Thoma Cressey Bravo
* Thomas H. Lee Partners
* Tiger Global Management
* TowerBrook Capital Partners
* TPG Capital
* Trilantic Capital Partners
* Trivest
* TSG Consumer Partners
* Värde Partners
* Veritas Capital
* Veronis Suhler Stevenson
* Vestar Capital Partners
* Vista Equity Partners
* Vivo Capital
* Vulcan Capital Management
* Warburg Pincus
* Warwick Energy Group
* Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
* Wesray Capital Corporation
* Weston Presidio
* Willis Stein & Partners
* Wind Point Partners
* WL Ross & Co.
* Yucaipa Cos.
* Zelnick Media Capital

### Asia

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* Addor Capital
* Affinity Equity Partners
* Archer Capital
* Axiom Asia
* BGH Capital
* Boyu Capital
* CBC Group
* Centurium Capital
* China Chengtong Holdings Group
* China Media Capital
* China Merchants Capital
* China Reform Fund Management
* CITIC Capital
* CoStone Capital
* Cowin Capital
* CPE
* DCP Capital
* Dymon Asia Private Equity
* Ekuinas
* FountainVest Partners
* Hillhouse Capital Group
* Hony Capital
* Hopu Investment Management
* JAFCO
* JIC Capital
* Leopard Capital LP
* Mekong Capital
* MBK Partners
* Northstar Group
* Oriza Holdings
* Pacific Equity Partners
* PAG
* Primavera Capital Group
* Quadria Capital
* Quadrant Private Equity
* RRJ Capital
* Seavi Advent
* Tiantu Capital
* Tybourne Capital Management
* Yunfeng Capital
* Zhongzhi Capital
* ZWC Partners

### EMEA

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* 3i
* Actis
* AlpInvest Partners
* Altor Equity Partners
* Apax Partners
* Arcapita
* Ardian
* Argentum Fondsinvesteringer
* Axcel
* Aurelius Group
* Baring Vostok Capital Partners
* BC Partners
* BIP Investment Partners
* Bridgepoint Capital
* Butler Capital Partners
* CapMan
* Capital Dynamics
* Capvis
* Charterhouse Capital Partners
* Cinven
* Close Brothers Group
* Coller Capital
* Conquest Asset Management
* Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
* C.W. Obel
* CVC Capital Partners
* Doughty Hanson & Co
* DST Global
* Dubai International Capital
* Duke Street Capital
* EMVest Asset Management
* EQT AB
* Eurazeo
* Ferd
* Fondinvest Capital
* GFH Capital
* GIMV
* Graphite Capital
* GK Investment
* HgCapital
* ICT Group
* Idinvest Partners
* IFD Kapital Group
* IK Investment Partners
* Infinity Group
* Intermediate Capital Group
* Investcorp
* Jadwa Investment
* Kennet Partners
* Kistefos
* LGT Capital Partners
* Livingbridge
* M. Goldschmidt Holding
* Marfin Investment Group
* MerchantBridge
* Meyer Bergman
* Mid Europa Partners
* Mubadala Investment Company
* Mutares
* Nordic Capital
* Norfund
* OpCapita
* PAI Partners
* Pantheon Ventures
* Partners Group
* Permira
* Phoenix Equity Partners
* Ratos
* Silverfleet Capital Partners
* SL Capital Partners
* Sofina
* SVG Capital
* Terra Firma Capital Partners
* Unbound Group
* Vitruvian Partners

## See also

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* Private equity
* Private-equity firm
* Private-equity fund
* History of private equity and venture capital
* Sovereign wealth fund
* List of exchange-traded funds

### Related lists

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* Private-equity firm articles (Wikipedia category)
* Venture capital firm articles (Wikipedia category)
* Private-equity fund of funds
* List of venture capital firms
* List of real estate investment firms
* Sovereign wealth fund

### Other lists

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* List of hedge funds
* List of investment banks
* List of asset management firms
* Boutique investment bank

## References

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1. ^ "The Largest Private Equity Firms in the World | PEI 300". Private Equity International. 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
2. ^ Zhang, Hannah (2025-06-02). "KKR tops PEI 300 as fundraising stalls". Private Equity International. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
3. ^ Barclays to Sell Private-Equity Unit Equistone to Management - Bloomberg
4. ^ "Corporate Private Equity - Merchant Banking - Rothschild & Co". www.rothschildandco.com. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
5. ^ "Corporate Private Equity – Merchant Banking – Rothschild & Co". www.rothschildandco.com. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
6. ^ "Rothschild plans to diversify from its core". Financial Times. 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
7. ^ "Merchant Banking - Presentation to analysts and investors" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-15.

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Largest private equity investment firms

* Advent International
* Apollo Global Management
* Ardian
* Bain Capital
* Blackstone
* Carlyle Group
* Clearlake Capital
* CVC Capital Partners
* EQT AB
* General Atlantic
* HarbourVest Partners
* Hellman & Friedman
* Hg
* Insight Partners
* KKR
* Leonard Green & Partners
* Lone Star Funds
* Neuberger Berman
* Partners Group
* Permira
* Silver Lake
* Thoma Bravo
* TPG
* Warburg Pincus
* Vista Equity Partners

Methodology: AUM over US$70 billion

* Private equity
* Private equity firms
* Venture capital firms
* Portfolio companies

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Private equity and venture capital

Investment types|

* Buyout
* Leveraged
* Growth
* Venture
* Mezzanine
* Growth
* Secondaries
* Equity co-investment
* NAV lending

History|

* Early history
* 1980s
* 1990s
* 2000s
* 2010s
* 2020s

Terms and
concepts|

| Buyout|

* Financial sponsor
* Management buyout
* Divisional buyout
* Buy–sell agreement
* Leveraged recapitalization
* Dividend recapitalization

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Venture|

* Angel investor
* Business incubator
* Post-money valuation
* Pre-money valuation
* SAFE
* Seed money
* Startup company
* Venture capital financing
* Venture debt
* Venture round

Structure|

* Private equity firms and funds
* Limited partnership
* Limited liability company
* Carried interest
* Management fee
* Pledge fund
* Publicly traded private equity
* Business Development Company
* Venture capital trust
* Private investment in public equity (PIPE)
* SPAC

Investors|

* Corporations
* Institutional investors
* Pension funds
* Insurance companies
* Fund of funds
* Endowments
* Foundations
* Investment banks
* Merchant banks
* Commercial banks
* High-net-worth individuals
* Family offices
* Sovereign wealth funds
* Crowdfunding

Related
financial terms|

* AUM
* Cap table
* Capital call
* Capital commitment
* Capital structure
* Distribution waterfall
* EBITDA
* Envy ratio
* High-yield debt
* IPO
* IRR
* Leverage
* Liquidation preference
* M&A
* PME
* Taxation of private equity and hedge funds
* Undercapitalization
* Vintage year

* List of private equity firms
* List of venture capital firms

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