I'll take a stab at it based off prestige and exclusivity.
1. APO (Golden Demigods, Chads, Only Flaw is Publicly Traded)
2. H&F (Top Notch, Private Company)
3. KKR (Fathers of PE, Institutionalized Publicly Traded AUM Collector)
4. BX (Institutionalized Publicly Traded AUM Collector)
5. TPG (Meh)
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Think you answered your own question, mate.
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They're all top seats. End of discussion
Nice try diddy
Also shouldn’t you be preparing for the SAT??
nice list mate, hope you hear something back after your interview with PwC Audit in Kentucky
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