PEI 300

In the third instalment of PEI Group’s podcast miniseries, our Editorial and R&A teams analyse the findings from this year’s ranking of the top 300 private equity firms by fundraising volume.

Year-on-year growth is back on track after last year’s fundraising flatline, though the nature of this growth has shifted.

LPs are showing increased interest in specialised mid-market strategies – a fact that is reflected in this year’s PEI 300.

This year’s PEI 300 ranking welcomes 35 new firms, with some old names struggling to maintain their historic highs.

Evergreen funds account for about 5% of private markets NAV today, a figure that is expected to grow in the long term.

The number of regional firms continued to slide in the latest ranking, albeit at a slower rate than in prior years.

Mega-funds, market bifurcation and a resurgent investor base are reshaping the continent’s private equity landscape.

Portfolio company CIOs in PE-backed companies play a critical role in maximising value through the alignment of technology to the investment thesis, say Deloitte’s Victoria Bovaird and Shalini Bhatia.

While recent AI disruption is yet to infiltrate the PEI 300 ranking, tech-focused managers must be sure to future-proof their operations.