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.

 

MBK Partners (South Korean), was founded by former Carlyle Asia president Michael Kim; their latest fund raised $6.5bn.

 

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