Fundraising Report

Private equity fundraising reached $348.5bn in the year to the end of September, on par with previous periods, through a much lower number of funds.

The number of funds that have closed so far in 2020 is down 50% year-on-year while the dollar value of capital raised remains steady, PEI data show.

Private equity funds gathered $241bn through June, a marginal increase from $233.7bn during the same period last year.

An interactive presentation of capital raising for the second-biggest first quarter since 2015 by strategy, region and more.

Which regions, strategies and funds drove the record-breaking capital raising last year? Find out in our 11-page interactive report.

Nearly $297bn was raised by a smaller number of larger funds in the first three quarters of the year.

Among the first half's highlights are growth capital’s meteoric rise, renewed interest in co-investment vehicles and a look at the big beasts currently raising capital.

In this 11-slide presentation PEI breaks down the $91bn of capital raised for private equity last quarter by strategy, geography and the industry's biggest funds.