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 2026 ranking, there were no changes to the top three, with KKR retaining the top spot from EQT AB and Blackstone Inc.. 2026 PEI 300 rank Firm Headquarters Five-year fundraising total ($m) 1 KKR New York City 140,363 2 EQT AB Stockholm 134,393 3 Blackstone New York City 111,797 4 TPG San Francisco 88,163 5 Thoma Bravo Chicago 71,855 6 Hg London 70,245 7 Bain Capital Boston 60,367 8 General Atlantic New York City 59,496 9 Advent International Boston 59,280 10 Goldman Sachs Alternatives New York City 58,661 11 Clayton, Dubilier & Rice New York City 49,536 12 CVC Capital Partners Luxembourg France 49,471 13 Hellman & Friedman San Francisco 49,006 14 Warburg Pincus New York City 48,350 15 Clearlake Capital Group Santa Monica, California 42,450 16 Andreessen Horowitz Menlo Park, California 42,072 17 Insight Partners New York City 38,62118Leonard Green & Partners Los Angeles38,35719HarbourVest Partners Boston36,811 20 Vista Equity Partners Austin, Texas 34,33021Veritas Capital New York33,063 22 The Carlyle Group Washington D.C. 31,410 23 Apollo Global Management New York 31,34824TA Associates Boston30,50025Stone Point Capital Greenwich, Connecticut30,10926Neuberger Berman Private Markets New York29,61527Blue Owl Capital New York29,455 28 Silver Lake Menlo Park, California 29,45029Partners Group Baar28,53630Sequoia Capital Menlo Park, California28,267

List of investment banking private equity groups

Parent bank Private equity firm Location Year founded Year independent ABN AMRO AAC Capital Partners Amsterdam - 2008AXAArdian Paris19962013 Bank of America Ridgemont Equity Partners Charlotte 1993 2010 Barclays Capital Equistone Partners Europe London 1979 2011Barclays to Sell Private-Equity Unit Equistone to Management - Bloomberg Barings Bank ^ Baring Vostok Capital PartnersBaring Private Equity Asia Moscow Hong Kong 19941997 20042000 Bear Stearns ^ KKRIrving Place Capital (fka BSMB) New York New York 19651997 19762008 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 PartnersCVC Capital PartnersWelsh, Carson, Anderson & StoweBruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. New York Luxembourg France New York New York 1968198119791995 2006199319791995Crédit Agricole / LCLOmnes Capital Paris19992011 Credit Suisse / Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette ^ DLJ Merchant BankingAvista Capital PartnersDiamond Castle HoldingsCastle HarlanCIP Capital New York New York New York New York New York 19851985198519872010 na2005200419872010 Continental Illinois ^ Willis Stein & PartnersCIVC Partners Chicago Chicago 19831983 19951994 Deutsche Bank MidOcean Partners New York 2003 2003 First Chicago Bank ^ Madison Dearborn PartnersGTCR Chicago Chicago 19921980 19921980 Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs Alternatives New York 1986 na JPMorgan Chase & Co. CCMP Capital HPS Investment PartnersOne Equity Partners New York New York Chicago 198420072001 20062016na Lazard Lazard Alternative Investments New York - - Lehman Brothers ^ BlackstoneThe Cypress GroupTrilantic Capital Partners New York New York New York 198519941986 198519942009 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 CapitalMorgan 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 2002Rothschild & CoFive Arrows Principal Investments Five Arrows Capital Partners Paris New York2010 2018 - -Société GénéraleSociété Générale Capital Partenaires Paris1973 - UBS UBS CapitalAffinity Equity PartnersCapvisLightyear Capital London Hong Kong Zurich New York -199519902000 na200220032002 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 Business Growth Fund 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

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