The World’s Largest Private Equity Firm
Private equity (PE) firms are firms that invest in companies and bring about changes that increase the value of the company. These changes can be a result of the firm’s investments or mergers and acquisitions. In recent years, the focus of private equity has shifted from smaller buyouts to larger acquisition targets. This shift has posed new challenges for private equity firms as well as public companies that want to improve performance.
Blackstone
Blackstone is the largest private equity firm in the world. It invests in a variety of industries through buyouts, debt, mergers and acquisitions, mezzanine and growth capital.
It has also built up a large real estate portfolio, which helps it generate profits. As interest rates rise, this asset will likely help the company continue to generate good returns for its shareholders.
Blackstone’s business model has been evolving over the years. The company has expanded its focus into fast-growing companies and has also started focusing on life sciences. It has bought or taken stakes in pharmaceutical companies and is also pursuing drug development in cooperation with big drugmakers.
Carlyle Group
Carlyle Group, founded in 1987, is one of the largest PE firms in the world. It invests in corporate private equity, real assets, global market strategies and investment solutions.
The company originates, structures and acts as lead equity investor in management-led buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations & buildups, growth capital financings and real estate opportunities.
It also provides investment management services to private equity funds, real estate funds and collateralized loan obligations.
Carlyle’s Corporate Private Equity division manages leveraged buyout and growth capital investment funds with specific geographic or industry focuses. The firm also offers strategic advisory services to private equity firms and their portfolio companies.
Private Equity Firm – KKR
KKR manages alternative asset classes, including private equity, credit, real estate and infrastructure. The firm also has a number of hedge funds.
Founded in 1984, KKR has over $80 billion of assets under management. Its strategy is to generate competitive risk-adjusted returns by using leverage to invest in global markets.
One of KKR’s core infrastructure strategies is the KKR Energy Real Assets (ERA) platform. It makes lower-to-moderate risk investments in North American oil and gas, minerals and royalties.
KKR is the largest PE firm in the world and continues to make headlines for its innovative approach to investing. Its investment approach and partnerships with portfolio companies have been instrumental in helping the company achieve superior performance.
Private Equity Firm – Bain Capital
Bain Capital, the world’s largest private equity firm, has a track record of delivering extraordinary returns. They have raised ever larger private equity funds and backed some of the most famous companies in history.
The Boston firm has a reputation for rescuing struggling businesses and turning them into winners. In 2006, for example, Bain and KKR bought HCA, a hospital chain, and turned it into one of the country’s top publicly traded companies.
The company specializes in a range of asset classes, including private equity, venture capital, public equity, credit products and absolute return. It has offices in four continents and aligns its interests with those of its investors to create lasting impact for its businesses, employees and communities.
EQT Partners
EQT Partners is one of the largest private equity firms in the world. With more than EUR 61 billion in raised capital across 29 funds, the firm invests in companies across Europe, Asia and North America.
Unlike public equities, which have limited control over the governance and sustainability performance of their portfolio companies, private equity firms have a broad range of influence over these issues. They can influence who sits on the board, they can make executive compensation decisions and they can fire a CEO who doesn’t meet their standards.
EQT is committed to achieving diversity and equity in its investment-professional teams, including at the Board level. It also has a strong record of working with its GPs to improve their ESG ratings.
