Top 50 Buyout Funds Ranked
Private Equity International the monthly publication reporting on private equity, has ranked the 50 largest buyout funds on the basis of funds raised over the past 5 years. The top 50 have raised USD 551 billion over this period, accounting for 75% of global buyout activity. Using a conservative multiple of 5, the funds exercised a total buyout power of USD 2.76 trillion.
Top 50 Buyout Funds Ranked
1 The Carlyle Group $32.5 billion
2 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts $31.1 billion
3 Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area $31 billion
4 The Blackstone Group $28.36 billion
5 TPG $23.5 billion
6 Permira $21.47 billion
7 Apax Partners $18.85 billion
8 Bain Capital $17.3 billion
9 Providence Equity Partners $16.36 billion
10 CVC Capital Partners $15.65 billion
11 Cinven $15.07 billion
12 Apollo Management $13.9 billion
13 3i Group $13.37 billion $
14 Warburg Pincus $13.3 billion
15 Terra Firma Capital Partners $12.9 billion
16 Hellman & Friedman $12 billion
17 CCMP Capital $11.7 billion
18 General Atlantic $11.4 billion
19 Silver Lake Partners $11 billion
20 Teachers' Private Capital $10.78 billion
21 EQT Partners $10.28 billion
22 First Reserve Corporation $10.1 billion
23 American Capital $9.57 billion
24 Charterhouse Capital Partners $9 billion
25 Lehman Brothers Private Equity $8.5 billion
26 Candover $8.29 billion
27 Fortress Investment Group $8.26 billion
28 Sun Capital Partners $8 billion
29 BC Partners $7.9 billion
30 Thomas H. Lee Partners $7.5 billion
31 Leonard Green & Partners $7.15 billion
32 Madison Dearborn Partners $6.5 billion
33 Onex $6.3 billion
34 Cerberus Capital Management $6.1 billion
35 PAI Partners $6.05 billion
36 Bridgepoint $6.05 billion
37 Doughty Hanson & Co $5.9 billion
38 AlpInvest Partners $5.4 billion
39 TA Associates $5.2 billion
40 Berkshire Partners $4.8 billion
41 Pacific Equity Partners $4.74 billion
42 Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe $4.7 billion
43 Advent International $4.6 billion
44 GTCR Golder Rauner $4.6 billion
45 Nordic Capital $4.54 billion
46 Oak Investment Partners $4.06 billion
47 Clayton, Dubilier & Rice $4 billion
48 ABN AMRO Capital $3.93 billion
49 Oaktree Capital Management $3.93 billion
50 Summit Partners $3.88 billion