And the biggest private equity firm is...

When it comes to private equity firms, people tend to have a size complex. Private Equity International has just come out with its second annual list of private equity firms based on the amount of money they raised over the past five years. The winner for the second year in a row is The Carlyle Group, which raised $52 billion. Coming in second: Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area, at $50 billion, which knocked Kohlberg Kravis Roberts--fourth this year at $40 billion--out of that spot. The third place finisher was TPG, at $39 billion. London-based CVC Capital Partners rounded out the top five at $37 billion. The Blackstone Group finished in 10th place, after placing fourth last year.  

For more:
- here's a summary
- here's a New York Times recap

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