Largest Private Equity Firms by AUM
The world's largest private equity firms ranked by assets under management. Filter by investment focus, search by name or notable deals, and click column headers to sort.
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| # | Firm | AUM | Founded | Focus | Notable Deals | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackstone | $1.1T | 1985 | Multi-Strategy | Hilton, Refinitiv | New York, NY |
| 2 | Brookfield Asset Mgmt | $1.0T | 1899 | Infrastructure/RE | Various | Toronto, Canada |
| 3 | Apollo Global | $671B | 1990 | Credit/Buyout | ADT, Yahoo | New York, NY |
| 4 | KKR | $578B | 1976 | Buyout/Credit | First Data, Axel Springer | New York, NY |
| 5 | Ares Management | $428B | 1997 | Credit/PE | (Public) | Los Angeles, CA |
| 6 | Carlyle Group | $426B | 1987 | Buyout/Growth | Booz Allen, Hertz | Washington, DC |
| 7 | TPG | $229B | 1992 | Buyout/Growth | Uber, McAfee | Fort Worth, TX |
| 8 | CVC Capital | $188B | 1981 | Buyout | Breitling, Tipico | Luxembourg |
| 9 | Bain Capital | $180B | 1984 | Buyout/Venture | Staples, Canada Goose | Boston, MA |
| 10 | Thoma Bravo | $138B | 2008 | Tech Buyout | SailPoint, Sophos | Miami, FL |
| 11 | EQT Partners | $130B | 1994 | Buyout/Growth | IFS, Anticimex | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 12 | Silver Lake | $102B | 1999 | Tech Buyout | Dell, Airbnb | Menlo Park, CA |
| 13 | Vista Equity | $100B | 2000 | Tech Buyout | Citrix, Tibco | Austin, TX |
| 14 | Hellman & Friedman | $100B | 1984 | Buyout | Verisure, Hub Intl | San Francisco, CA |
| 15 | Advent International | $91B | 1984 | Buyout | Lululemon, Five Below | Boston, MA |
| 16 | Insight Partners | $90B | 1995 | Growth/Tech | Twitter, DocuSign | New York, NY |
| 17 | General Atlantic | $84B | 1980 | Growth | Airbnb, Uber | New York, NY |
| 18 | Warburg Pincus | $83B | 1966 | Growth | Avalara, Ant Group | New York, NY |
| 19 | Permira | $80B | 1985 | Buyout | Dr. Martens, Zendesk | London, UK |
| 20 | Apax Partners | $65B | 1969 | Buyout | Thoughtworks, Duck Creek | London, UK |
| 21 | Leonard Green | $55B | 1989 | Buyout | Whole Foods, Petco | Los Angeles, CA |
| 22 | Cinven | $50B | 1977 | Buyout | Mediq, Avio | London, UK |
| 23 | Providence Equity | $50B | 1989 | Media/Tech | Hulu, ZeniMax | Providence, RI |
| 24 | Francisco Partners | $45B | 1999 | Tech Buyout | Logicalis, GoodRx | San Francisco, CA |
| 25 | BC Partners | $40B | 1986 | Buyout | Chewy, PetSmart | London, UK |
AUM = Assets Under ManagementPE = Private Equity· Click column headers to sort
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