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A private equity firm or private equity company (often described as a financial sponsor) is an investment management company that provides financial backing and makes investments in the private equity of a startup or of an existing operating company with the end goal to make a profit on its investments.
According to Private Equity International's latest PEI 300 ranking, [107] the largest private-equity firm in the world today is The Blackstone Group based on the amount of private-equity direct-investment capital raised over a five-year window. As ranked by the PEI 300, the 15 largest private-equity firms in the world in 2024 were: Blackstone Inc.
Private equity investments are organized by private equity firms, which source deals and solicit capital from accredited, high-net-worth investors and others to participate in the PE fund.
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 2024 ranking, Blackstone Inc. retained the top spot from KKR. [2]
Private equity and investment banking both help businesses find, develop and grow capital, but each does it in a different way. A private equity firm buys assets itself, looking to grow those ...
As of 2019, Blackstone was the world's largest private equity firm by capital commitments as ranked by Private Equity International's PEI 300 ranking. [171] After dropping to second behind KKR in the 2022 ranking, [172] it regained the top spot in 2023, [173] and retained it in 2024. [174]
Global private equity deal valuations dropped nearly 50% to $1.2 trillion year-to-date through Oct. 16, while the number of transactions fell nearly 31% to 4,436 transactions, according to data ...
Carlyle specializes in private equity, real assets, and private credit. One of the world's largest investment firms, it ranked first among private equity firms by capital raised from 2010-2015, according to the PEI 300 index. [3] As of 2024, it ranked sixth on that measure. [4] [5]