Below is a list of notable private equity firms.
Largest private equity firms by PE capital raised
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.
In the 2025 ranking, KKR regained the top spot from Blackstone Inc. who fell to third, behind EQT AB.
| 2025 PEI 300 rank | Firm | Headquarters | Five-year fundraising total ($m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KKR | New York City | 117,889 |
| 2 | EQT AB | Stockholm | 113,257 |
| 3 | Blackstone | New York City | 95,721 |
| 4 | Thoma Bravo | Chicago | 88,181 |
| 5 | TPG | 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 Alternatives | 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
| Parent bank | Private equity firm | Location | Year founded | Year independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Barings Bank ^ | Baring Vostok Capital Partners Baring Private Equity Asia | Moscow Hong Kong | 1994 1997 | 2004 2000 |
| Bear Stearns ^ | KKR 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 Alternatives | 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 na |
| Lazard | Lazard Alternative Investments | New York | - | - |
| Lehman Brothers ^ | Blackstone 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 Five Arrows Capital Partners | Paris New York | 2010 2018 | - - |
| 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
Americas
- 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
- 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 Alternatives
- 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
- KKR
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- List of hedge funds
- List of investment banks
- List of asset management firms
- Boutique investment bank
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