Private Equity Firm Rankings

AB CarVal is an established global alternative investment fund manager. AB CarVal seeks opportunities in distressed credit markets and distressed assets.

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.

Affinity Equity Partners is one of the largest dedicated Asian private equity firms and focuses on leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions. Currently advises and manages approximately US$ 14 billion of funds and assets. Its latest fund, Affinity Asia Pacific Fund V of US$ 6.0 billion is one of the largest in the region. Affinity operates as a Pan-Asian firm focusing on investment opportunities in Korea, Australia and New Zealand, Greater China and Southeast Asia.

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.

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.

Apollo Global Management is a private equity firm specializing in investments in credit, private equity and real estate markets.

Aquiline is a private investment firm that specializes in the financial services sector. With a team of experienced professionals, they invest in businesses that are poised for growth and provide strategic support to help them reach their full potential. Their portfolio includes companies in insurance, banking, asset management, and more.

Arcline Investment Management is a growth-oriented private equity firm with $8.9 billion in cumulative capital commitments. Arcline seeks to invest in technology driven, meaningful to the world industrial businesses that enable a better future.

Ardian is a world leading private investment house with assets of $150bn managed or advised, in Europe, Americas & Asia.

Ares Management Corporation is a global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, private equity, real estate and infrastructure asset classes.

Astorg is a global private equity firm with €21 billion of assets under management. With offices in London, Paris, New York, Milan, Frankfurt and Luxembourg, Astorg's investment team comprises of 70 professionals.

Founded in 1999, Audax Group is a leading alternative investment manager with offices in Boston, New York, San Francisco and London. With approximately $36 billion of assets under management and more than 360 employees, Audax is a leading capital partner for middle market companies, operating through three distinct business lines: Audax Private Equity, Audax Private Debt, and Audax Strategic Capital.

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.

BC Partners is an international investment firm that offers select, focused investment strategies. Founded in 1986 as one of the first pan-European buy-out investors, BC Partners has grown and evolved into a leading alternative investment firm, investing principally in larger businesses in Europe and North America through its established network of offices in London, Paris, Hamburg, and New York. BC's strategic offering now includes a European Real Estate Investment platform and a Credit Investment platform that pursues yield and opportunistic investment opportunities primarily in North America.

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.

Bluewater is a specialist global private equity firm that provides growth capital and strategic support to companies that enable the energy transition.

Bregal Investments is an international private equity firm providing a platform for five direct investment teams and a fund-of-funds team across the US and Europe. With distinct investment strategies, teams and their related funds focus on investing in mid-market companies in a variety of sectors and geographies, either through a variety of majority control equity, minority equity or credit investments.

The Bridge Investment Group is an American alternative investment company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company focuses on investments in the real estate sector as well as credit investments.

Bridgepoint is a private asset growth investor, specialising in private equity and private debt.

Centerbridge Partners is a private investment firm that specializes in private equity and credit investments. The company provides strategic solutions to complex and challenging situations through its deep knowledge of the industry and global network of relationships. Centerbridge invests across multiple sectors, including healthcare, financial services, and energy.

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.

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.

Crestview is a leading private equity firm focused on the middle market. With a team of seasoned professionals and a flexible investment approach, Crestview partners with management teams to create value in their portfolio companies. Since its inception in 2004, Crestview has invested in 50 companies across a broad range of industries, including financial services, energy, and media.

CVC is a global alternative investment manager focused on private equity, secondaries and credit with a global network of 25 local offices.

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.