全球50大私募股权并购基金
2003到2008年之间，50大私募股权基金募集高达8100亿美金。
2002到2007年之间，私募股权佔全球性併购活动的75%。以保守的5倍来计算，私募股权基金共进行总额高达2.76兆美金的交易。【资料来源：国际私募股权基金 Private equity international】
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2008年的50大私募股权併购基金排行
1 the Carlyle Group $520亿
2 Goldman sachs Principal investment area $490.5亿
3 tPG $487.5亿
4 kohlberg kravis Roberts $396.7亿
5 CvC Capital Partners $368.5亿
6 apollo management $328.2亿
7 Bain Capital $317.1亿
8 Permira $254.3亿
9 apax Partners $252.3亿
10 the Blackstone Group $233亿
11 Warburg Pincus $230亿
12 3i Group $229.8亿
13 advent international $183.2亿
14 terra Firma Capital Partners $170亿
15 american Capital $170亿
16 Providence equity Partners $163.6亿
17 silver Lake $156亿
18 Cerberus Capital management $149亿
19 aiG investments $142.2亿
20 Fortress investment Group $140亿
21 General atlantic $133亿
22 Pai Partners $129.8亿
23 First Reserve Corporation $128.2亿
24 eqt Partners $124.7亿
25 Hellman & Friedman $120亿
26 Cinven $119.3亿
27 Bridgepoint $117亿
28 Clayton, Dubilier & Rice $113.8亿
29 teachers’ Private Capital $106.9亿
30 Charterhouse Capital Partners $105.2亿
31 Lehman Brothers Private equity $102.2亿
32 thomas H. Lee Partners $101亿
33 BC Partners $92.6亿
34 aXa Private equity $92.4亿
35 nGP energy Capital management $88.4亿
36 oaktree Capital management $84亿
37 marfin investment Group $81.5亿
38 sun Capital Partners $80亿
39 Doughty Hanson & Co $74.4亿
40 JC Flowers & Co $70亿
41 ta associates $68.3亿
42 eurazeo $67.5亿
43 new mountain Capital $66.9亿
44 matlinPatterson $66.7亿
45 WL Ross & Co $66.5亿
46 enCap investments $65.8亿
47 madison Dearborn Partners $65亿
48 Barclays Private equity $64.3亿
49 onex $61.7亿
50 Welsh, Carson, anderson & stowe $58.8亿