Below is a list of notable private equity firms .
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 2025 ranking, KKR regained the top spot from Blackstone Inc. who fell to third, behind EQT AB. [2]
^ Defunct banking institution