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Top 25 Private equity companies based in the United States

Name: Private equity companies based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Verified Aug 28, 2026 5,385 companies tracked

There are 5,385 private equity companies headquartered in the United States (RevenueBase, August 2026). RevenueBase tracks 81,420 professional contacts across them, including 37,202 with verified work emails and 34,254 with mobile numbers. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers private equity companies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of August 28, 2026.

5,385Companies

81,420Contacts tracked

37,202Verified emails

34,254Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest private equity companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 5,385 private equity companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data verified Aug 28, 2026. Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	HQ	Employees	Contacts	Verified emails
1	Brookfield	New York, NY	1,001-5,000	3,986	1,949
2	The Carlyle Group	Washington, DC	1,001-5,000	2,557	1,466
3	Bain Capital	New York, NY	1,001-5,000	2,108	1,256
4	Warburg Pincus LLC	New York, NY	501-1,000	1,300	580
5	Advent	Boston, MA	501-1,000	1,028	457
6	TA Associates	Menlo Park, CA	201-500	873	241
7	Vista Equity Partners	Austin, TX	501-1,000	857	477
8	Sixth Street	San Francisco, CA	501-1,000	801	506
9	The Riverside Company	Cleveland, OH	201-500	450	201
10	Hillhouse Investment	New York	201-500	442	97
11	L Catterton	Greenwich, CT	201-500	404	249
12	3i Group PLC	New York, NY	201-500	338	173
13	Thoma Bravo	Chicago, IL	201-500	303	230
14	Viking Global Investors	San Francisco	201-500	302	188
15	Aspire Software	Parsippany, NJ	1,001-5,000	292	80
16	AMG	West Palm Beach, FL	201-500	290	139
17	York IE	Manchester, NH	201-500	288	125
18	Berkshire Partners	Boston, MA	201-500	258	183
19	Fundrise	Washington, DC	201-500	254	194
20	Baron Capital	New York, NY	201-500	236	131
21	Sands Capital	Arlington, VA	201-500	228	137
22	Audax Private Equity	San Francisco, CA	201-500	217	133
23	Partnerone	Riverside, CA	201-500	98	35
24	Bregal Investments	Palo Alto, CA	201-500	91	71
25	Embrace Software INC	Tampa, FL	201-500	85	37

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Private equity companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Aug 28, 2026

1-10Median size (employees)

New YorkLargest hub · 801 HQs

34,254Contacts with mobile numbers

250Emails re-verified in last 30 days

Companies by employee count

1-10

3,574

11-50

1,383

51-200

302

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Private equity companies by metro

Metro	Companies
Private equity companies in New York	801
Private equity companies in Chicago	262
Private equity companies in Dallas	214
Private equity companies in Los Angeles	186
Private equity companies in San Francisco	181
Private equity companies in Boston	158
Private equity companies in Houston	143
Private equity companies in Austin	143

How this list was built

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 21.3 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources.
Inclusion: Companies whose own business descriptions match “private equity companies”, with match quality audited by blind human judging, and headquartered in the United States.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Contact records re-verify on a rolling cadence; 250 contacts on this list were re-verified in the last 30 days.
Refresh: Lists are refreshed periodically as the underlying company graph is re-verified. Last verified Aug 28, 2026.

Frequently asked

How many private equity companies are there based in the United States?

There are 5,385 private equity companies headquartered in the United States as of August 2026 (RevenueBase).

What is the largest company on this list?

Brookfield, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most private equity companies?

New York leads with 801 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (262) and Dallas (214).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 37,202 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 5,385 companies.

How current is this list?

The list is refreshed periodically as the underlying company graph is re-verified. It was last verified on August 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B contact data platform. Its company graph covers 21.3 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph, the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products and the free research portal.