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NYC hosts the world's largest PE firms. Blackstone alone manages $1T+; KKR, Apollo, Carlyle, Warburg, General Atlantic add trillions more. Here's the ecosystem.

Pro-rata rights let investors maintain ownership by participating in future rounds. Here's how pro-rata mechanics, super pro-rata, and fund reserves actually work.