U.S. buyout firms registered with SEC manage $1.9 trillion

A report released last month by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission provides statistics that size up the U.S. buyout industry, including that 7,004 buyout funds regulated by the agency have just under $1.9 trillion in assets under management. The agency defines AUM to include both the fair value of a private fund’s assets along with the value of uncalled commitments.