Private Equity
Capital raised in Q1 2024 surpassed $176bn, a slight decrease on previous years, according to preliminary quarterly figures from PEI data.
2 min read · 22 April 2024
A total of $559bn was raised by buyout, growth equity, secondaries, venture capital and other funds last year, down 9% from the $611bn secured in 2022. Fund closings dropped more significantly, down 17%.
1 min read · 06 February 2024
Private equity fundraising fell for the second year in a row last year, with the number of funds closed almost matching the number seen in 2017.
2 min read · 06 February 2024
Eight slides that look at the amount of private equity capital raised between January and end-September and what the figures show.
1 min read · 26 October 2023
North American private equity funds raised $228bn of capital in the first half, down 26% percent from a year earlier.
1 min read · 20 July 2023
Half-year fundraising dropped by a fifth year-on-year to $315.5bn across just 508 vehicles that held final closes over the period.
1 min read · 19 July 2023
Asia-Pacific’s contribution to fundraising last quarter fell below historical norms – with just $2.2bn raised, or 1.3% of the global total, according to PEI's downloadable Q1 data.
2 min read · 08 May 2023
Capital raised totaled $528bn in 2022, down only slightly from the $535bn secured in the robust market of 2021. But fund closings fell to their lowest level since 2017, down 29% from a year earlier.
1 min read · 22 February 2023
The number of private equity funds closed last year fell by one third to 1,520 – the lowest total since 2016.
2 min read · 14 February 2023
Some 252 buyout, growth equity, venture capital and other PE vehicles in North America secured $111bn between July and September, down 20% from the second quarter.
1 min read · 28 November 2022
