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List of private equity firms

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Source revisionJun 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ6634956 ↗
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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.

In the 2026 ranking, there were no changes to the top three, with KKR retaining the top spot from EQT AB and Blackstone Inc..

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