Carlyle again tops list of world’s largest firms

According to the PEI 50, a proprietary ranking of private equity firms unveiled today, the 50 largest private equity firms in the world have together raised $810 billion over the last five years. At the top of the list are Carlyle, Goldman Sachs, TPG, KKR and CVC. The list is distinct from a ranking of the largest private equity real estate firms that will be unveiled on this site next week.