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The most active PE firms in Europe.

The 25 European general partners with the most verified exits. Ranked by realized portfolio companies. Every line hand-checked from public filings and deal announcements. Updated weekly.

#GPCountryAUMExits
1
Ardian
Ardian
France€196.0B252
2
Andera Partners
Andera Partners
France
€5.3B
181
3
Naxicap Partners
Naxicap Partners
France€7.9B146
4
IK Partners
IK Partners
United Kingdom€13.8B138
5
Gimv
Gimv
Belgium–97
6
EMZ Partners
EMZ Partners
France€5.8B96
7
Turenne Groupe
Turenne Groupe
France€2.0B94
8
Galia Gestion
Galia Gestion
France€96M89
9
Bridgepoint
Bridgepoint
United Kingdom€73.7B82
10
Omnes Capital
Omnes Capital
France€6.7B81
11
Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners
United States€74.4B77
12
Balderton Capital
Balderton Capital
United Kingdom€1.7B77
13
The Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group
United States€34.9B73
14
Cathay Capital
Cathay Capital
France€5.5B68
15
Elaia Partners
Elaia Partners
France€700M59
16
NextStage AM
NextStage AM
France€11.6B59
17
PAI Partners
PAI Partners
France€33.0B59
18
Eurazeo
Eurazeo
France€39.0B59
19
Partech Partners
Partech Partners
France€3.0B59
20
Triton Partners
Triton Partners
Jersey–57
21
Siparex
Siparex
France€4.3B54
22
Cinven
Cinven
United Kingdom€30.0B53
23
XAnge
XAnge
France€800M52
24
Alven
Alven
France€500M52
25
Tikehau Capital
Tikehau Capital
France€47.0B46
Exit counts include realized portfolio companies (trade sales, secondary buyouts, IPOs). Each entry is verified against public filings, GP press releases, and deal announcements. See our methodology for the full pipeline. Quarantined GPs are excluded.

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