These 5 private-equity stars are running massive deals while in their twenties

They've quickly risen up the corporate ladder at the largest investment firms on Wall Street.

The list includes alumni of Duke University, Yale, and the graduate business programs of the University of Pennsylvania, Michigan and New York University.

The only firm on the list to see its rising talent take two spots is KKR: the other places are rounded out by dealmakers from Apollo Global Management, Blackstone and BC Partners.

The Forbes list is meant to represent the "game changers under 30 transforming the world," according to the publication. Here are the five names from the private equity business who fit the criteria: