Buyouts Fundraising Report

Buyouts’ Fundraising Reports analyse the current state of the private equity fundraising market and detail the significant trends affecting the market in each quarter.

Fundraising Report Q1 2026

News and Analysis

DOWNLOAD: Private equity fundraising gets a boost in Q1, despite fewer...

Kirk Falconer -

April 9 2026

Buyout, growth equity, secondaries, venture capital and other PE funds had raised a total of $152bn as of March 31, up 14% from the $133bn secured a year earlier, according to PEI Group data.

Buyouts’ latest interactive and downloadable Fundraising Report includes:

Year-on-year fundraising (Capital raised, $bn)
Year-on-year funds closed (Number of funds)
Average fund size ($m)
Strategy focus
Fundraising by target region ($bn)
10 Largest funds closed, Q1 2026
Funds in the market: by region
Largest funds in the market as of April 1, 2026

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