Private Equity Firms Top Five in the World

1.Carlyle Group, with US$32.5 billion

2.Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, with US$31.1 billion

3.Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area, with US$31 billion

4.Blackstone Group, with US$28.36 billion

5.TPG Capital(formally known as Texas Pacific Group), with US$23.5 billion

(Notes: the afordsaid rankings come from an recent report in the South China Morning Post of 17 March 2008)