Large cap tech PE rankings?

What’s the general consensus on MFPE/UMM tech PE players?

Off the top of my head:
Pure-play tech players: SL, TB, Vista

UMM pure plays with $10B+ funds: FP, Clearlake, HG , Veritas (not sure if this counts as tech; more gov tech services than software)

Agnostic US MFPE with strong tech teams: H&F, WP, Advent

Agnostic EU MFPE with strong tech teams: EQT, Permira, Apax

Traditional US MFPE with tech: BX, KKR, CD&R

How do all of these compare? Why do some (e.g. BX, KKR, H&F ) have better exits into HF than pure plays counterparts (e.g. TB)? Which is considered the top coveted space to be in terms of a long term career vs. top for exits? Curious as to people’s thoughts on what the top funds are

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good lord nobody fucking cares, not even the people who've worked there

there're literally dozens of threads talking about these funds. stop being lazy

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Hg is very solid and has a niche in the tax & compliance software space

They also have different funds that invest different check sizes. In tech, they are more active than Apax

 

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