Private Equity Firm Rankings
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Apax Partners
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
London, England
Apax Partners is an independent global partnership focused solely on long-term investment in growth companies. The Apax Funds invest in companies across four global sectors of Tech, Services, Healthcare and Internet/Consumer.
EQT Partners
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
Stockholm, Sweden
EQT is a Swedish global investment organization founded in 1994. Its funds invest in private equity, infrastructure, real estate, growth equity, and venture capital in Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific.
Apollo Global Management
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
New York, NY
Apollo Global Management is a private equity firm specializing in investments in credit, private equity and real estate markets.
KKR
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
New York, NY
KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management and capital markets and insurance solutions.
L Catterton
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Greenwich, CT
A consumer-focused private equity investment firm focusing on consumer products and services, e-commerce, healthcare companies, and more.
Blackstone
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
New York, NY
Blackstone Inc. is an American alternative investment management company based in New York City. Blackstone's private equity business has been one of the largest investors in leveraged buyouts in the last three decades, while its real estate business has actively acquired commercial real estate.
TPG
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
San Francisco, CA
TPG is a global alternative asset management firm founded in San Francisco in 1992. TPG invests across five multi-product platforms: Capital, Growth, Impact, Real Estate, and Market Solutions
The Carlyle Group
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Washington, D.C.
The Carlyle Group is a multinational private equity, alternative asset management and financial services corporation based in the United States. It specializes in private equity, real assets, and private credit.
Bain Capital
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Boston, MA
Bain Capital is an American private investment firm based in Boston. It specializes in private equity, venture capital, credit, public equity, impact investing, life sciences, crypto, tech opportunities, partnership opportunities, special situations and real estate.
TowerBrook Capital Partners
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
New York, NY
TowerBrook Capital Partners is a purpose-driven investment management firm headquartered in London and New York. The firm invests in private equity, structured opportunities and impact opportunities through its family of funds.
Cinven Capital Management
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
London, England
Cinven is a global private equity firm founded in 1977, with offices in nine international locations in Guernsey, London, New York, Paris, Frankfurt, Milan, Luxembourg, Madrid, and Hong Kong that acquires Europe and United States based corporations, and emerging market firms that fit with their core businesses, and necessitate a minimum equity investment of €100 million or more.
Investindustrial
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
London, United Kingdom
Investindustrial is a leading European group of independently managed investment, holding and advisory companies that invests in predominantly European quality mid-market private companies.
Advent
5
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Boston, MA
Advent International is a global private equity firm focused on buyouts of companies in Western and Central Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia. The firm focuses on international buyouts, growth and strategic restructuring in five core sectors.
Bridgepoint
4
Category
Private Equity
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
London, United Kingdom
Bridgepoint is a private asset growth investor, specialising in private equity and private debt.
PAI Partners
4
Category
Private Equity
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
Paris, France
PAI Partners is a French private equity firm based in Paris. It is one of the oldest firms in the sector, with its origins dating back to Paribas Affaires Industrielles, historically the principal investment arm of Paribas, which started operations in 1872.
Warburg Pincus
4
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
New York, NY
Warburg Pincus LLC is a global private equity firm, headquartered in New York City, with offices in the United States, Europe, Brazil, China, Southeast Asia and India. Warburg has been a private equity investor since 1966. The firm invests in a range of sectors including retail, industrial manufacturing, energy, financial services, health care, technology, media, and real estate.
Oak Hill Capital
4
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Stamford, CT
Oak Hill is a private equity firm that specializes in mid-market companies.
Partners Group
4
Category
Private Equity
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
Baar, Switzerland
Partners Group Holding AG is a Swiss-based global private equity firm with assets in private equity, private infrastructure, private real estate and private debt.
Alantra Private Equity
4
Category
Private Equity
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
Madrid, Spain
Alantra is an independent global mid-market financial services firm providing investment banking, asset management, and private capital services to companies, families, and investors operating in the mid-market segment. The Group has over 650 professionals across Europe, the US, Latin America, and Asia.
GTCR
4
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Chicago, IL
GTCR is a private equity firm based in Chicago . They specialize in strategic investment in growth companies in healthcare, technology, and other industries. With a team of experienced investment professionals, GTCR has a proven track record of success in partnering with companies to drive growth and create value for stakeholders.
Charterhouse Capital Partners
4
Category
Private Equity
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
London, United Kingdom
Charterhouse Capital Partners is a London based private equity investment firm focused on investing in European mid-market companies across the services, healthcare, specialised industrials and consumer sectors.
CVC Capital Partners
4
Category
Private Equity
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
CVC is a global alternative investment manager focused on private equity, secondaries and credit with a global network of 25 local offices.
IK Investment Partners
4
Category
Private Equity
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
London, England
IK Partners is a European private equity firm focused on investments in the Benelux, DACH, France, Nordics and the UK.
Permira
4
Category
Private Equity
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
London, England
Permira is a global investment firm that backs successful businesses with growth ambitions. Founded in 1985, the firm makes long-term majority and minority investments across two core asset classes, private equity and credit.
Ardian
4
Category
Private Equity
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
Paris, France
Ardian is a world leading private investment house with assets of $150bn managed or advised, in Europe, Americas & Asia.
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