Private Equity's Power Players Revealed - Gain.pro Unveils The US 100: 2025 Edition

Blackstone leads as the largest private equity investor in the US, with top 100 firms managing $2.2 trillion in enterprise value—just 4% of the public equity market.

NEW YORK, March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gain.pro, a leading private market intelligence platform, has released The US 100: 2025 Edition, ranking the largest and most active private equity (PE) investors in the US by total enterprise value (EV) managed—offering a true picture of the firms shaping private markets.

This year's report confirms Blackstone as the largest US PE investor, managing $156 billion in EV, followed by KKR ($100bn) and Thoma Bravo ($81bn). Collectively, the US 100 firms manage $2.2 trillion in EV—a massive figure, yet only 4% of the >$60 trillion US public equity market, reinforcing that private equity, while influential, is still dwarfed by publicly traded companies.

Key Takeaways from The US 100: 2025 Edition

• Top 3 PE investors dominate – Blackstone ($156bn), KKR ($100bn), and Thoma Bravo ($81bn) lead.
• Private equity remains concentrated – The top 10 firms manage one-third of all PE-backed EV in the US.
• New York leads as the PE hub – 33% of US 100 firms are HQ'd in NYC, followed by San Francisco (11%) and Boston (9%).
• TMT & Services dominate – with over 50% of PE-backed assets in these sectors.
• Holding periods hit record highs – Median hold time for PE assets rose to 5.3 years in 2024, the longest recorded.
• Regional powerhouses – Blackstone leads across regions, Bain Capital dominates in the Northeast, and Thoma Bravo is the top TMT investor in the West.

A must-read for Private Equity professionals

The US 100: 2025 Edition is a vital benchmarking report for investors, advisors, and dealmakers. By going beyond traditional rankings and focusing on actual enterprise value managed, it provides unparalleled insights into investment trends, sectoral shifts, and regional dynamics that define US private equity today.

"With private equity playing a growing role in the economy, understanding the market and key players is more important than ever," said Nicola Ebmeyer, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Gain.pro. "The US 100 isn't just about listing the biggest names—it's about uncovering their strategies, sector focus, and investment activity in an evolving market."

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