The Leading Private Equity Firms of Various Countries 💼
What we’re showing
The top private equity firm of various countries, ranked by the amount of capital raised over the past five years ending March 2023. This data comes from Private Equity International’s PEI 300 ranking.
The cutoff for inclusion in this graphic was $9B raised over the 5 year time period.
More about Blackstone
Blackstone is the world's biggest private equity firm, with operations in additional areas like credit, infrastructure, and insurance.
The firm was founded in 1985 by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman, both former Lehman Brothers employees.
Notably investments that Blackstone has made include Ancestry.com, where it acquired a majority stake for nearly $5 billion in 2020.
In 2007, it also acquired Hilton Worldwide (one of the world's biggest hotel operators) for roughly $26 billion.
Dataset
Country | Firm | Amount raised ($M) | Label |
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US | Blackstone | 125,612 | $126B |
Sweden | EQT | 101,660 | $102B |
Hg | UK | 51,046 | $51B |
Luxembourg | CVC Capital Partners | 41,750 | $42B |
Canada | Brookfield Asset Management | 31,230 | $31B |
Switzerland | Partners Group | 26,683 | $27B |
Hong Kong | Hillhouse Capital Group | 26,387 | $26B |
France | PAI Partners | 23,666 | $24B |
China | China Reform Fund Management Corp | 16,770 | $17B |
Netherlands | Waterland Private Equity | 9,246 | $9B |