List of private equity firms

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List of investment banking private equity groups

Parent bank Private equity firm Location Year founded Year independent
ABN AMRO AAC Capital Partners Netherlands Amsterdam - 2008
Barclays Capital Equistone Partners Europe United Kingdom London 1982 2011[1]
Barings Bank Baring Vostok Capital Partners
Baring Private Equity Asia
Russia Moscow
Hong Kong Hong Kong
1994
1997
2004
2004
Bear Stearns ^ Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Irving Place Capital (fka BSMB)
United States New York
United States New York
1965
1997
1976
2008
BNP Paribas PAI Partners France Paris 1993 1998
BT Alex. Brown ^ ABS Capital United States Baltimore 1990 1995
Charterhouse Bank ^ Charterhouse Capital Partners
Charterhouse Group
United Kingdom London
United States New York
1982
1973
2001
1989
CIBC World Markets Trimaran Capital Partners United States New York 1995 2001
Citigroup Court Square Capital Partners
CVC Capital Partners
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co.
United States New York
Luxembourg Luxembourg
United States New York
United States New York
1968
1981
1979
1995
2006
1993
1979
1995
Continental Illinois ^ Willis Stein & Partners
CIVC Partners
United States Chicago
United States Chicago
1983
1983
1995
1994
Credit Suisse /

Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette ^

DLJ Merchant Banking
Avista Capital Partners
Diamond Castle Holdings
Castle Harlan
CIP Capital
United States New York
United States New York
United States New York
United States New York
United States New York
1985
1985
1985
1987
2010
na
2005
2004
1987
2010
Deutsche Bank MidOcean Partners United States New York 2003 2003
First Chicago Bank ^ Madison Dearborn Partners
GTCR
United States Chicago
United States Chicago
1992
1980
1992
1980
Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs Capital Partners United States New York 1986 na
JPMorgan Chase & Co. CCMP Capital (fka JPMorgan Partners)
One Equity Partners
United States New York
United States Chicago
1984
2001
2006
na
Lazard Lazard Alternative Investments United States New York - -
Lehman Brothers ^ Blackstone Group
The Cypress Group
Trilantic Capital Partners
United States New York
United States New York
United States New York
1985
1994
1986
1985
1994
2009
Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity United States New York 1996 na
Morgan Stanley Metalmark Capital
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners
United States New York
United States New York
1985 2004
National Westminster Bank Bridgepoint Capital United Kingdom London 1984 2000
Nomura Group Terra Firma Capital Partners United Kingdom London 1994 2002
UBS UBS Capital
Affinity Equity Partners
Capvis
Lightyear Capital
United Kingdom London
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Switzerland Zurich
United States New York
-
1995
1990
2000
na
2002
2003
2002
Wells Fargo Pamlico Capital United States Charlotte 1988 2010
William Blair & Company William Blair Capital Partners United States Chicago 1982 2004

^ Defunct banking institution

Notable private equity firms

The following is a list of notable private equity firms:[2]

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Largest private equity firms by PE capital raised

Private Equity International ranked the largest private equity firms by PE capital raised between 2008 and 2013:[3]

Rank Firm Headquarters Capital raised ($m)
1 The Carlyle Group Washington DC $30,650.33
2 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts New York City $27,182.33
3 The Blackstone Group New York City $24,639.84
4 Apollo Global Management New York City $22,298.02
5 TPG Fort Worth (Texas) $18,782.59
6 CVC Capital Partners London $18,082.35
7 General Atlantic Greenwich (Connecticut) $16,600.00
8 Ares Management Los Angeles $14,113.58
9 Clayton Dubilier & Rice New York City $13,505.00
10 Advent International Boston $13,228.09
11 EnCap Investments Houston $12,400.20
12 Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area New York City $12,343.32
13 EIG Global Energy Partners Washington DC $11,345.18
14 Warburg Pincus New York City $11,213.00
15 Silver Lake Menlo Park $10,986.40
16 Riverstone Holdings New York City $10,384.26
17 Oaktree Capital Management Los Angeles $10,147.28
18 Onex Toronto $10,097.21
19 Ardian (formerly AXA Private Equity) Paris $9,805.25
20 Lone Star Funds Dallas $9,731.81

See also

Related lists

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References

  1. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-11-11/barclays-to-sell-private-equity-unit-to-management-1-
  2. However, this list is by no means exhaustive but lists some current investment firms. It's important to note that countless private equity firms exist, the list below makes attempt at including firms based on investment stage, industry expertise and location.
  3. Private Equity International : ranking of the largest private equity firms by PE capital raised, 2014