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  2. Distribution waterfall - Wikipedia

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    In the deal-by-deal waterfall, the bad performances of a single company do not leak over the performances of the other companies. To mitigate the effect of a deal-by-deal waterfall and to make it more attractive to LPs, private equity funds using an American waterfall may include a clawback clause in their LPAs. [5]

  3. History of private equity and venture capital - Wikipedia

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    In 2006, private equity firms bought 654 U.S. companies for $375 billion, representing 18 times the level of transactions closed in 2003. [84] U.S. based private equity firms raised $215.4 billion in investor commitments to 322 funds, surpassing the previous record set in 2000 by 22% and 33% higher than the 2005 fundraising total. [85]

  4. Early history of private equity - Wikipedia

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    The early history of private equity relates to one of the major periods in the history of private equity and venture capital.Within the broader private equity industry, two distinct sub-industries, leveraged buyouts and venture capital experienced growth along parallel although interrelated tracks.

  5. Private equity - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. List of private equity firms - Wikipedia

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    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 top spot back from KKR. [2]

  7. List of hedge funds - Wikipedia

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    Below are the 20 largest hedge funds in the world ranked by discretionary assets under management (AUM) as of mid-2024. Only assets in private funds following hedge fund strategies are counted. Some of these managers also manage public funds and offer non-hedge fund strategies.

  8. How The World Bank Broke Its Promise to Protect the Poor

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    The World Bank has regularly failed to live up to its own policies for protecting people harmed by projects it finances. The World Bank and its private-sector lending arm, the International Finance Corp., have financed governments and companies accused of human rights violations such as rape, murder and torture.

  9. Private equity firm - Wikipedia

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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.