# List of private equity firms

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 2024 ranking, Blackstone Inc. retained the top spot from KKR.
| 2024 PEI 300 rank | Firm | Headquarters | Five-year fundraising total ($m) |
| 1 | Blackstone Inc. | New York City | 123,993 |
| 2 | KKR | New York City | 103,241 |
| 3 | EQT AB | Stockholm | 99,123 |
| 4 | CVC Capital Partners | Luxembourg France | 77,570 |
| 5 | TPG Inc. | Fort Worth, Texas | 61,934 |
| 6 | The Carlyle Group | Washington D.C. | 60,178 |
| 7 | Thoma Bravo | Chicago | 59,060 |
| 8 | Advent International | Boston | 52,939 |
| 9 | Warburg Pincus | New York City | 51,730 |
| 10 | Hg | London | 51,365 |
| 11 | Clayton, Dubilier & Rice | New York City | 50,039 |
| 12 | Silver Lake | Menlo Park, California | 49,121 |
| 13 | Hellman & Friedman | San Francisco | 46,715 |
| 14 | Vista Equity Partners | Austin, Texas | 45,262 |
| 15 | General Atlantic | New York City | 43,482 |
| 16 | Clearlake Capital Group | Santa Monica, California | 42,941 |
| 17 | Goldman Sachs Capital Partners | New York City | 42,432 |
| 18 | Leonard Green & Partners | Los Angeles | 40,870 |
| 19 | TA Associates | Boston | 40,000 |
| 20 | Permira Advisers | London | 37,322 |
| 21 | Bain Capital | Boston | 37,105 |
| 22 | Insight Partners | New York City | 35,285 |
| 23 | Cinven | London | 34,978 |
| 24 | Brookfield Asset Management | Toronto | 32,830 |
| 25 | Genstar Capital | San Francisco | 32,403 |
| 26 | Blue Owl Capital | New York | 30,232 |
| 27 | Francisco Partners | San Francisco | 29,961 |
| 28 | Ares Management | Los Angeles | 29,612 |
| 29 | Apollo Global Management | New York | 28,552 |
| 30 | Andreessen Horowitz | Menlo Park, California | 28,172 |

## 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 ^ | 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 na |
| 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 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 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
* CI Capital 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

* 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
* Investindustrial
* 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