USA BEST PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS (LBO)
By Sector
The firms are listed alphabetically within each bandFIRMS KEY LEADERS
HEALTH & PHARMAAudax Private Equity Adam Abramson (Managing Director), Donald Bramley (Managing Director)
Cortec Group David Schnadig (Managing Partner), Jeffrey Lipsitz (Managing Partner)
Cressey & Company Merrick Axel (Partner), Bryan Cressey (Partner)
Golub Capital Lawrence Golub (CEO), David Golub (President)
GTCR Private Equity Mark Anderson (Managing Director), Craig Bondy (Managing Director)
Harvest Partners Thomas Arenz (Senior Managing Director), Jay Wilkins (Senior Managing Director)
Leonard Green & Partners John Danhakl (Managing Partner), Jonathan Sokoloff (Managing Partner)
TPG Capital James Coulter (Co-CEO), Jon Winkelried (Co-CEO)
Warburg Pincus Charles Kaye (Co-CEO), Joseph Landy (Co-CEO)
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Anthony de Nicola (Co-President), Paul Queally (Co-President)
FIRMS KEY LEADERS
TMTAndreessen Horowitz Marc Andreessen (General Partner), Benjamin Horowitz (General Partner)
Bain Capital Joshua Bekenstein (Co-Chairman), Michael Ward (COO)
Insight Venture Partners Jeffrey Horing (Partner), Jerry Murdock (Partner)
Institutional Venture Partners Todd Clayton Chaffee (General Partner), Stephen James Harrick (General Partner)
Permira Advisers Kurt Björklund (Co-Managing Partner), Thomas Lister (Co-Managing Partner)
Silver Lake Partners Glenn Hutchins (Co-CEO), James Davidson (Co-CEO)
The Carlyle Group Glenn Youngkin (President and COO)
Thoma Bravo Carl Thoma (Managing Partner), Orlando Bravo (Managing Partner)
TPG Capital James Coulter (Co-CEO), Jon Winkelried (Co-CEO)
Vista Equity Partners Robert Smith (Chairman and CEO), Brian Sheth (Vice Chairman and President)
FIRMS KEY LEADERS
ENERGY
American Industrial Partners Kim Marvin (Senior Managing Partner), John Becker (Senior Managing Partner)
D Cubed Group Glenn Kaufman (Managing Director), Eojin Lee (Vice President)
Gen Cap America Christopher Godwin (Managing Director), Mark Isaacs (Managing Director)
Kinderhook Industries Thomas Tuttle (Managing Director), Robert Michalik (Managing Director)
Partners Group Holding André Frei (Co-CEO), Christoph Rubeli (Co-CEO)
Patriot Capital Charles McCusker (Managing Partner), Chris Royston (Managing Partner)
Peterson Partners Joel Peterson (Partner), Ben Capell (Partner)
PNC Riverarch Capital Michael Hand (Managing Director), Michael Rost (Managing Director)
Sverica International David Finley (Managing Director), Jordan Richards (Managing Director)
Veritas Capital Ramzi Musallam (Managing Partner and CEO), Hugh Evans (Managing Partner)
FIRMS KEY LEADERS
INDUSTRIALS
ArcLight Capital Partners Mark Tarini (Partner and Head of Portfolio Management), Kevin Crosby (Partner)
Ares Management David Kaplan (Co-Head of Private Equity), Bennett Rosenthal (Co-Head of Private Equity)
Avenue Capital Group Marc Lasry (Chairman and CEO), Sonia Esther Gardner (President)
Centerbridge Partners Jeffrey Aronson (Managing Principal), Mark Gallogly (Managing Principal)
EnCap Investments David Miller (Managing Partner), Gary Petersen (Managing Partner)
Energy Capital Partners Doug Kimmelman (Senior Partner), Pete Labbat (Patner)
Global Infrastructure Partners Adebayo Ogunlesi (Chairman and Managing Partner)
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Robert Sinnott (President and Co-Chairman), Michael Levitt (CEO)
RedBird Capital Partners Gerry Cardinale (Managing Partner and CEO), Robert Covington (Co-Managing Partner)
Rockland Capital Energy Investments Scott Harlan (Managing Partner), Shane Litts (Partner)
FIRMS KEY LEADERS
RETAIL & CONSUMER GOODSBDT Capital Partners Byron David Trott (Chairman and CEO), Chip Dunn (Managing Director)
Berkshire Partners Michael Ascione (Managing Director), Bradley Bloom (Managing Director)
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Mark Machin (CEO), Edwin Cass (Chief Investment Strategist)
Cerberus Capital Management Stephen Feinberg (CEO), Mark Neporent (COO)
CVC Capital Partners Limited Christopher Allen (Partner and COO), Lars Haegg (Partner)
Encore Consumer Capital Robert Brown (Managing Director), Kevin Murphy (Managing Director)
Freeman Spogli & Co John Roth (CEO), Jon Ralph (President and COO)
Leonard Green & Partners John Danhakl (Managing Partner), Jonathan Sokoloff (Managing Partner)
Sycamore Partners Emmelyn O'Meara (Managing Director)
TPG Capital James Coulter (Co-CEO), Jon Winkelried (Co-CEO)
Webster Capital Donald Steiner (Managing Partner), David Malm (Co-Managing Partner)