Private Equity Fundraising Reports
PEI Private Equity's Fundraising Reports analyse the current state of the private equity fundraising market and detail the significant trends affecting the market in each quarter.
Fundraising Report Q3 2026
DOWNLOAD: Private equity fundraising turns a corner
PE funds raised $702bn between Q1 and Q3 2026, around $101bn or 17% more than the same period in 2025.
PEI Private Equity’s latest interactive and downloadable Global Fundraising Report includes:
- Year-on-year fundraising (capital raised, $bn)
- Largest fund closes as of 1 October 2026 (capital raised, $bn)
- Fundraising by strategy
- Regional focus of capital raised ($bn)
- Average number of months on the road
- Proportion of closed-end funds that met their target at final close
- Funds in market by region as of 1 October 2026
- Largest funds in market as of 1 October 2026
Our methodology
Our unique market access means LPs and GPs take our calls and answer our questions. So our investor and fund data is constantly maintained and kept fresh. We constantly monitor multiple news sources and regulatory filings to ensure that our LP profiles and GP profiles database are up to date with current events.
Also, interviews, insight and analysis from PEI Private Equity’s journalists are delivered alongside the raw facts and figures giving you the full picture on LPs and GPs.
Our R&A team
PEI Private Equity has teams of researchers and analysts based in London, New York and Hong Kong, who are in constant contact with investors and fund managers across the world.
Our researchers are also on hand to conduct bespoke research requests and respond to client queries. So, if you need an update on a particular LP or GP profile, you can contact us by phone or ask a question online and we’ll get back to you.