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The 25 European general partners with the largest assets under management. Ranked by AUM. Every figure hand-checked from public filings and annual reports. Updated weekly.
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| # | GP | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ardian | €196.0B |
| 2 | ICG | €103.0B |
| 3 | Bridgepoint | €86.6B |
| 4 | Permira | €80.0B |
| 5 | Apax Partners | €70.8B |
| 6 | Hg | €69.0B |
| 7 | Bpifrance Investissement | €57.3B |
| 8 | Tikehau Capital | €52.8B |
| 9 | 3i | €43.1B |
| 10 | Wendel | €40.8B |
| 11 | BC Partners | €40.0B |
| 12 | PAI Partners | €33.0B |
| 13 | LFPI GESTION | €27.0B |
| 14 | Sagard | €25.0B |
| 15 | Athos | €20.0B |
| 16 | Triton Partners | €18.5B |
| 17 | Vitruvian Partners | €18.0B |
| 18 | Foresight Group | €15.4B |
| 19 | CDP Equity | €15.0B |
| 20 | TDR Capital | €15.0B |
| 21 | KGAL | €15.0B |
| 22 | Montagu Private Equity | €14.0B |
| 23 | IK Partners | €13.8B |
| 24 | SWEN CAPITAL PARTNERS | €13.2B |
| 25 | Oakley Capital | €12.7B |
AUM figures are sourced from GPs’ public disclosures, annual reports, and aggregate fund sizes when standalone AUM is not published. See our methodology for the full pipeline. The ranking covers European firms with core private equity strategies (buyout, growth, venture); diversified asset-management groups and unreviewed entries are excluded.
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