Undisputed MF PE rankings
- Blackstone
- KKR
- Apollo
- TPG
- H&F
- Silver Lake
- Warburg Pincus
- Carlyle
- CD&R
- Thoma Bravo
- Advent
- CVC
- EQT
- Vista Equity
- Bain Capital
- Permira
Trending Content - Private Equity Forum
| +106 | Is Everyone Too Bearish on PE? | 34 | 23h |
| +48 | Why would anyone do PE in long term in 2026? | 13 | 1d |
| +35 | MF Tech PE 2026 | 7 | 20m |
| +24 | Q&A: What It’s Actually Like Working at an Independent (Fundless) Sponsor | 4 | 3d |
| +22 | Do you think PE has actually helped you become a better entrepreneur? | 8 | 15h |
| +21 | Striking out in last rounds | 2 | 4d |
| +21 | UMM PE or High Paying Strat Finance? | 13 | 1d |
| +16 | Portfolio Marks | 8 | 12h |
| +15 | DELETE | 1 | 2d |
| +15 | Overwhelmed by amount of data / granularity | 3 | 2d |
Career Resources
Bain should be higher
Accurate list of the real MFs but list could use some work on the bottom half of the lower tier MFs
Can we stop this..? This is IB Analyst level bs
You accept whatever offer you can get. End of discussion
Can you go away?
Bain should be higher. Currently at a competitor, and idk why folks on this site for some reason keep clumping them together with Carlyle. Bain PE has had “average” MF returns, not below average, but a lot of their other strategies have done extremely well (life sciences, special sits, credit). Add in the fact that it’s a private partnership and has better culture than 90% of MF. As an overall org, they should be much higher on this list.
Permira > CVC > EQT
Best of the lower tier Euro MFs
You need to touch grass friend
This is so juvenile it reminds me of arguing in elementary school at lunch about who is the fastest
Undisputed speed ranking:
If you don’t stop with this ranking nonsense, I’m going to thunderclap you and stuff you in a locker
Temporibus officiis doloribus id dolore est adipisci necessitatibus. Velit laborum aut ducimus inventore consequatur ullam architecto. Est qui quibusdam suscipit sed.
Quisquam ipsum nostrum et odit. Iusto tempore delectus sit temporibus. Magni modi qui laboriosam odio nostrum est. Eligendi accusantium et asperiores eius et. Cumque tempora dicta ipsa qui et.
Quod rerum autem dicta facere. Sit illo dolor laboriosam sequi consequatur fugiat.
Possimus quos dolores voluptates nulla tempora. Autem iusto enim nam vitae sequi amet animi facere.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...