Most Successful / Largest MF Spin-Outs?

What are the most successful / largest firms ($5bn+) that are relatively new and were started by MF partners / senior people in the past 10-15 years? Think the obvious ones beyond that comes to mind is Blue Owl, 26North, Hunter Point (not $5bn, but you know it will be one day lol), Searchlight, Altamont, Riverwood, what else?

And not just PE -- interested in a list of anything from private credit / DL to distressed to special sits to gp stakes to whatever. 

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Firm will tell candidates they want to be the next great PE firm but in the same breath says they want to hold bootstrapped vertical SaaS businesses for 10-15 years. Anyone interested in the firm should look at the junior employee attrition. Churn and burn culture. Look elsewhere.

 

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