Below is a list of notable private equity firms.
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 2023 ranking, Blackstone Inc. regained top spot back from KKR.[2]
2023 PEI 300 rank | Firm | Headquarters | Five-year fundraising total ($m) |
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1 | Blackstone Inc. | New York City | 125,612 |
2 | KKR | New York City | 103,713 |
3 | EQT Partners | Stockholm | 101,660 |
4 | Thoma Bravo | Chicago | 74,093 |
5 | The Carlyle Group | Washington D.C. | 69,681 |
6 | TPG Inc. | Fort Worth, Texas | 54,965 |
7 | Advent International | Boston | 52,939 |
8 | Hg | London | 51,046 |
9 | General Atlantic | New York City | 48,696 |
10 | Warburg Pincus | New York City | 48,534 |
11 | Silver Lake | Menlo Park, California | 48,280 |
12 | Goldman Sachs Capital Partners | New York City | 45,358 |
13 | Bain Capital | Boston | 44,347 |
14 | Clearlake Capital | Santa Monica, California | 43,697 |
15 | CVC Capital Partners | Luxembourg France |
41,750 |
16 | Vista Equity Partners | Austin, Texas | 41,500 |
17 | Clayton, Dubilier & Rice | New York City | 41,082 |
18 | Hellman & Friedman | San Francisco | 40,925 |
19 | Insight Partners | New York City | 40,166 |
20 | Leonard Green & Partners | Los Angeles | 39,645 |
^ Defunct banking institution