PE Impact Report
86 brands. 68 firms. Here’s what the data looks like.
By Ownership Status
Where the 86 brands we cover stand right now.
distribution, hover for percentages
- PE Owned4248.8%
- On Watch11.2%
- Formerly PE4147.7%
- Corporate22.3%
By Sector
Which sectors we’ve covered most.
Biggest Portfolios
The PE firms with the most consumer brands in our database. Major firms own far more than what we’ve documented.
- 01Roark Capital12
Controls 90,000+ locations across Subway, Dunkin', Arby's, and a dozen more brands. The restaurant empire you didn't know existed.
- 02Blackstone8
Over $1 trillion under their control. Hotels, hospitals, housing. If it's essential, Blackstone has probably bought it and found a way to charge you more for it.
- 03KKR6
The firm that saddled Toys R Us with $5 billion in debt, then wrote the playbook every other PE firm copied.
- 04Bain Capital5
From steakhouses to radio empires, Bain's “turnarounds” occasionally turn around. And occasionally turn into $20 billion bankruptcies.
- 05Leonard Green & Partners4
Your dental chain, your gym, your craft store, and your car wash. All connected by one firm you've never heard of.
- 06Clayton, Dubilier & Rice4
Terminix, Safelite, David's Bridal. One of the oldest PE firms in the game, with decades of practice buying the services you depend on.
- 07Sycamore Partners3
Staples, Walgreens, Hot Topic. Collecting struggling retailers like they're going out of style. Because they are.
- 08Cerberus Capital Management3
Named after the three-headed dog guarding hell. Which tracks, given what they did to your grocery prices at Safeway.
- 093G Capital3
The Brazilian cost-cutting machine that merged Kraft and Heinz, then watched $15 billion in brand value evaporate.
- 10TriArtisan Capital Advisors3
Small firm, big appetite for restaurant chains that end up in bankruptcy court.
Methodology
About this data
This is an editorially curated database. Companies were selected based on documented consumer impact, not random sampling. Sector and year distributions reflect our coverage choices, not the full PE universe.
Journalists, researchers, and advocates are welcome to reference this data.
Suggested citation
The Squeeze. “PE Impact Report.” pesqueeze.com/report. 86 companies tracked.
Updated regularly as new entries are added and existing ones verified. For questions or corrections, contact us.