List of private equity firms

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.[1]

In the 2025 ranking, KKR regained the top spot from Blackstone Inc. who fell to third, behind EQT AB.[2]

List of investment banking private equity groups

^ Defunct banking institution

Notable private equity firms

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