James Coulter is one of the giants in private equity and is known for loving the art of the multibillion-dollar deal. He co-founded TPG Capital (formerly Texas Pacific Group) with the San Francisco headquarters under his leadership. Familiar company names that have Coulter’s fingerprints all over their financial accounts include Burger King, J. Crew, Petco, …

This haute-lister is the founder, chairman and CEO of The Gores Group, an extremely lucrative privatebased equity firm that specializes in acquiring multimillion dollar businesses. Over the years they’ve acquired many notable businesses such as Alliance Entertainment, which is the largest wholesale distributor of CDs, DVDs and video games in the U.S. The company also …