Firms & Funds

DOWNLOAD: North American fundraising soars in 2021, brings in $475bn of fresh capital

Nearly $475bn of fresh capital was secured by 854 buyout, growth equity, venture capital and other PE vehicles in 2021, up 19% from $399bn raised a year earlier, according to Buyouts’ data.

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Buyouts’ 2021 fundraising report is now available for download.

Fundraising by North American private equity firms rose sharply last year, as GPs and LPs unleashed the pent-up energies of 2020’s virus-roiled market.

Nearly $475 billion of fresh capital was secured by 854 buyout, growth equity, venture capital and other PE vehicles in 2021, up 19 percent from $399 billion raised a year earlier, according to Buyouts’ data.

Last year’s fundraising results surpassed those of all prior years, excepting 2019, when an all-time high of $505 billion was brought into the market.

Activity slowed during H2 2021, with $168 billion raised, down 20 percent year over year. This contrasted with a record-breaking first half, when $306 billion was collected.

Check out our interactive fundraising report above for all the details or download the full report here and the data here.