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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 the top spot from KKR. [2]
The firm has additional offices in Hong Kong, Houston, London, Sydney and Singapore. In 2022, the firm was ranked by Infrastructure Investor (under Private Equity International ) as the sixth largest infrastructure investment firm based on total fundraising over the most recent five-year period.
Diagram of the structure of a generic private equity firm. 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.
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Blackstone was founded in 1985 by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman with US$400,000 (equivalent to $1.1 million in 2023) in seed capital. [2]: 45–56 [3] The founders derived their firm's name from their names: "Schwarz" is German for "black"; "Peter", "petros" (πέτρος, masculine), or "petra" (πετρα, feminine) means "stone" or "rock" in Greek.
The firm focuses on investments in private credit, public credit, private equity and real assets. In 2022, HPS was ranked by Private Debt Investor as the third largest private debt investment company based on total fundraising over the most recent five-year period. [2] As of December 2024, HPS has $148 billion in assets under management. [3]
Carlyle specializes in private equity, real assets, and private credit. It is one of the largest mega-funds in the world. In 2015, Carlyle was the world's largest private equity firm by capital raised over the previous five years, according to the PEI 300 index. [3] In the 2024 ranking however, it had slipped to sixth place. [4] [5]
Energy Capital Partners Management, LP (ECP) is an American investment firm headquartered in Summit, New Jersey. It focuses on investments in the energy sector. The firm has additional offices in New York City, Houston, San Diego, Fort Lauderdale and Seoul. In August 2024, ECP merged with Bridgepoint Group to form a private assets investment ...