In this article we are going to list the 10 biggest private equity companies by AUM. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list please take a look at the 30 biggest private equity companies by AUM.
10. Advent International
Total assets under management (in billions): $89
Advent International focuses on the buyouts of various companies from several continents and is among the potential buyers of 3 billion euros worth of assets, of pharmaceutical giant Viatris Inc. (NYSE:VTRS).
9. Insight Partners
Total assets under management (in billions): $90
Insight Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm, with investments in excess of 600 companies of which 55 portfolio companies have had an IPO.
8. KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR)
Total assets under management (in billions): $90
One of the biggest alternative investment companies in the world, KKR & Co. Inc.’s (NYSE:KKR) private equity division has completed more than $700 billion of total enterprise value at the end of 2022.
7. Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE:APO)
Total assets under management (in billions): $92
One of the biggest private equity companies in the world, Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE:APO) itself has a market cap of over $42 billion, while recording trailing twelve month (TTM) revenue of over $7.3 billion. Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE:APO) is currently in talks to purchase Arconic Corporation (NYSE:ARNC), a manufacturer of aerospace parts.
6. Silver Lake
Total assets under management (in billions): $92
Silver Lake focuses its investments in the tech sector, and is considered to be among the largest tech investors in the entire world. In June 2022, Shadowbox Studios, which was formerly known as Blackhall Studios, announced that Silver Lake was investing $500 billion to support a premium soundstage platform worth $1.5 billion, not to mention corporate rebranding.
5. Vista Equity Partners
Total assets under management (in billions): $95
Vista Equity Partners, led by billionaire Robert T. Smith, recently agreed to acquire technology company Duck Creek Technologies for a mouth-watering $2.6 billion.
4. CVC Capital Partners
Total assets under management (in billions): $95
CVC Capital Partners has taken a recent majority state in Scan Global Logistics, with is a logistics and transport provider, in a bid to accelerate international growth.
3. Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX)
Total assets under management (in billions): $132
Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX) is one of the biggest alternative investment companies in the world, while also considered to be among the largest investors in leveraged buyouts. Currently, Blackstone Inc.’s (NYSE:BX) fund has enforced limits on outflows as redemption requests fall compared to record requests in January 2023.
2. Bain Capital
Total assets under management (in billions): $160
Bain Capital, one of the leading private equity companies, has made over 1,100 investments while realizing over $111 billion in revenue in 2021. Currently, 585,000 employees are working for its portfolio companies. Meanwhile, its global team has 11 offices across four continents with over 10% of its private equity fund commitments coming from its professionals.
1. The Carlyle Group Inc. (NYSE:CG)
Total assets under management (in billions): $163
Topping the list of the 30 biggest private equity companies in the world is The Carlyle Group Inc. (NYSE:CG), which currently in total has $373 billion of assets under management in total, of which less than half are in the private equity side. As fundraising continues to remain difficult in the private equity sector, a complex fundraising activity by The Carlyle Group Inc. (NYSE:CG) only received around $500 million in sales orders which is a participation rate of just 3% of the $18.5 billion current fund.
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