Difference between: Apollo, BX, KKR

I ask this in the broad sense... Are there differences in strategic rationale in general? For example, is one firm known for one type LBO versus another? I was asked what I thought the difference was between BX and Apollo today in a ib interview.... completely caught me off guard.

 
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can't comment on the strategic rationales of each firm but... I know that KKR uses 6-ply 200 thread count toilet paper while BX only uses 4-ply 150 thread count paper...

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know this is an old post but particularly relevant now. KKR\u0026#039;s Ralph Rosenberg is leading the charge in real estate that is a relatively new venture for them on a large scale and they have traditionally been a buyout firm across industries whereas Blackstone is largely thought of as a real estate firm/alt investments shop. An article says it very succinctly if you search Fortune online from Feb of this year Kravis talks about the two firms differences.

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If you buy a share of a public PE firm, you buy a share of the management company. So, your shares make money from the fees the PE firm collects on the PE funds the firm manages ("2 and 20").

Your shares don't make money from the PE funds themselves (except through performance fees, which are still management fees), unless the PE firm owns shares of the PE fund as well (which they do sometimes).

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