U.S.-based Blackstone was the leading private equity (PE) firm worldwide, with a recorded fundraising sum of 125.61 billion U.S. dollars between 2017 and 2022. Second in the list came investment firm KKR, also located in the United States. Private equity is provision of capital from private or institutional investors, with the participation of companies (private equity firms) for a limited time in order to generate a financial return. Fund raising refers to the raising of funds from private equity investors in an institutional, industrial or private capacity.
Leading private equity (PE) companies worldwide between 2018 and 2023, by fundraising capacity (in billion U.S. dollars)
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- Premium Statistic Largest private equity transactions globally 2023
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Leading companies
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- Premium Statistic Largest private equity firms worldwide 2023, by assets under management
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Private Equity International. (July 1, 2023). Leading private equity (PE) companies worldwide between 2018 and 2023, by fundraising capacity (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280252/largest-global-private-equity-companies-by-fund-raising-capactiy/
Private Equity International. "Leading private equity (PE) companies worldwide between 2018 and 2023, by fundraising capacity (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280252/largest-global-private-equity-companies-by-fund-raising-capactiy/
Private Equity International. (2023). Leading private equity (PE) companies worldwide between 2018 and 2023, by fundraising capacity (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280252/largest-global-private-equity-companies-by-fund-raising-capactiy/
Private Equity International. "Leading Private Equity (Pe) Companies Worldwide between 2018 and 2023, by Fundraising Capacity (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280252/largest-global-private-equity-companies-by-fund-raising-capactiy/
Private Equity International, Leading private equity (PE) companies worldwide between 2018 and 2023, by fundraising capacity (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280252/largest-global-private-equity-companies-by-fund-raising-capactiy/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Leading private equity (PE) companies worldwide between 2018 and 2023, by fundraising capacity (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Private Equity International, July 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280252/largest-global-private-equity-companies-by-fund-raising-capactiy/