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Investment strategy
Buyout
Buyout is pursued by 22 firms tracked on DataBane, spanning Private Equity. Coverage includes 18 funds linked to this strategy, with vintages, sizes and performance where disclosed. The largest tracked manager by assets is BlackRock at $13.89T. Profiles below cover each firm's mandate, focus areas, funds and relationships — updated as analysts publish new research.
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Firms
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Related funds
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Asset classes
Asset-class mix
Insight
Most concentrated in Private Equity (22 of 22 firms). BlackRock is the largest tracked manager at $13.89T.
Firms pursuing this strategy
BlackRockUnited States$13.89TNuveenUnited States$1.4TBlackstoneUnited States$1.3TApollo Global ManagementUnited States$750BKKRUnited States$640BRussell InvestmentsUnited States$416BAegon Asset ManagementNetherlands$287.5BState of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB)USA - WI$178BThoma BravoUnited States$160BOMERSCanada - ON$106.03BVista Equity PartnersUnited States$100BSilver LakeUnited States$100BLos Angeles County Employees Retirement AssociationUSA - CA$87.97BMPSERSUSA - MI$87.06BPFA JPJapan$86.79BAlaska PFCUSA - AK$86.38BAdams Street PartnersUnited States$73BNew Mexico SICSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States$70.42BPKADenmark$69.75BAres ManagementUnited States$64.4BTSG Consumer PartnersUnited States$14.25BQatar Sports InvestmentsQatar$10B
Geographic exposure
Europe115North America105Asia66Global38United States38United Kingdom34France22Germany22Canada17Japan10Australia9Oceania9
Related funds
ASPEN (Adams Street Private Equity Navigator Fund)ASPEN LuxCo-Investment Fund VI · 2026Adams Street Leaders Fund III · 2026Growth Equity Fund VIII · 2025BlackRock Long Term Private Capital Fund · 2025BlackRock Co Investment Partners IV · 2025ASP 2025 US Fund · 2025Adams Street Leaders Fund II · 2024BlackRock Private Equity Partners VIII · 2024BlackRock Secondary Opportunities Fund III · 2024BlackRock Co Investment Partners III · 2023Blackstone Capital Partners IX (BCP IX) · 2023Silver Lake Partners VII (SLP VII) · 2023BlackRock Impact Opportunities Fund II · 2023TSG Consumer Partners IX, L.P. · 2023$5BBlackRock Secondary Opportunities Fund II · 2021BlackRock Private Equity Partners VII · 2020
Recent news
deal
TSG Consumer Partners Closes Ninth Fund with $6 Billion in Capital Commitments
partnership
Adams Street Partners Partners with GeoWealth to Distribute Private Market Offerings
partnership
Adams Street Partners Partners with iCapital to Expand Private Markets Access
deal
Summer Fridays Announces Strategic Growth Investment from TSG Consumer
fundraise
Blackstone Raises its Largest Asia Private Equity Fund at $13.1 Billion
Blackstone · 01/12/2026
fundraise
KKR and Capital Group to Launch Public & Private Equity Fund
KKR · 30/07/2026
deal
B Capital-led Consortium to Acquire Russell Investments for $2.8 Billion
Russell Investments · 09/07/2026
strategy
KKR Expands European Insurance Strategy
KKR · 01/07/2026
exit
Nemetschek Group Completes Acquisition of HCSS
Thoma Bravo · 01/07/2026
deal
Nuveen Energy Infrastructure Credit completes US$546 million preferred equity investment in SunZia.
Nuveen · 01/07/2026