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KKR does well by doing good as it shares the wealth with workers and CHI as part of its employee ownership program.

Greenbriar put a shine on Radwell, a refurbisher of industrial automation components.

Francisco Partners founded – yes, founded – a specialty pharmacist to solve a problem with no existing cure at the time.

Tech upgrades and acquisitions rejuvenated retail investing platform Interactive Investor.

One common denominator of the dealmakers on our list is determination – killing it is in their DNA. Says Suma Kulkarni of ACON: 'We don’t give up.'

Her dealmaking prowess is considerable. Since joining the firm in 2007, she has been a key player in many of the 43 platform investments and 22 exits completed by the Kayne Partners team.

MD and partner on the technology investing team for Carlyle, Tye is one of the most senior women across Carlyle’s entire global private equity platform.

Isaac co-leads Apollo’s foray into GP and LP secondaries and hybrid services, which the firm is calling S3. Formed last year, S3 launched with $4 billion in capital.

Alumni of our annual list of influential women in PE share what it takes to rise to elite management levels.

A partner at ACON, Kulkarni has prioritized making senior management more diverse at her firm.