Buyouts Fundraising Reports

Buyouts' Fundraising Reports analyze the current state of the North American private equity fundraising market and detail significant trends affecting the market each quarter.

Fundraising Report Q1 2022

Fundraising results in Q1 reverse a trend of major post-pandemic growth. Last year saw the second-highest amount secured on record: more than $503bn.

Check out Buyouts’ interactive fundraising report for all the details.

This report includes:

Year-on-year fundraising, 2017- Q1 2022
Q1 year-on-year fundraising
Ten largest funds closed, 2021
Fundraising strategy breakdown, Q1-2022
10 largest funds in market, March 31, 2022
Funds in market by target region, Q1 2022

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Fundraising Reports Archive

2021 Fundraising Reports

Q1 2021 Fundraising Report

This report includes:

Year-on-year fundraising, 2016-Q1 2021
Q1 year-on-year fundraising, 2016-2021
Average size of fund vehicles, Q1 2016-21
Ten largest funds closed, 2020
Fundraising by strategy, 2016-Q1 2021
Regional focus of Q1 fundraising
Funds in market, Mar 31, 2021
Regional focus of capital, Q1 2021

H1 2021 Fundraising Report

This report includes:

Year-on-year fundraising, 2016-H1 2021
H1 year-on-year fundraising, H1 2016-21
Average size of fund vehicles, H1 2016-21
Ten largest funds closed, H1 2021
Fundraising by strategy, 2016-H1 2021
Regional focus of H1 fundraising
10 largest funds in market, July 1, 2021
Amount targeted ($bn) by funds in market per region, July 1, 2021

Q3 2021 Fundraising Report

This report includes:

Year-on-year fundraising, 2016-Q1-Q3 2021
Quarter-by-quarter fundraising, 2016-21
Average size of fund vehicles, Q1-Q3 2016-21
Ten largest funds closed, Q1-Q3 2021
Fundraising by strategy, 2016-Q1-Q3 2021
Regional focus of H1 fundraising
10 largest funds in market, Oct 1, 2021
Amount targeted by funds in market per region, Oct 1, 2021

Full Year Fundraising Report 2021

This report includes:

Year-on-year fundraising, 2016-2021
H2 vs H3 fundraising, 2016-21
Average size of fund vehicles, 2016-21
Ten largest funds closed, 2021
Funds beating, hitting, or missing targets, 2015-2020
Average time on the road, 2016-21
Fundraising by Strategy, 2016-21
Regional focus of 2021 fundraising
10 largest funds in market, Jan 1, 2022
Funds in market by target region, 2021

2020 Fundraising Reports

H1 Fundraising Report 2020

This report includes:

Half-year fundraising
Average fund sizes
Average time on the road for funds closed
Largest funds closed in H1 2020
H1 fundraising strategy breakdown
Regional focus of capital
Funds in market, 1 July 2020

Q3 Fundraising Report 2020

This report includes:

Year-on-year fundraising, 2015-2020
Quarter-on-quarter fundraising
Largest fund closes, Q1-Q3 2020
Q1-Q3 fundraising strategy breakdown
Regional focus of capital, Q1-Q3
Regional focus on funds in market, 1 October 2020
Funds in market, 1 October 2020

Fundraising Report 2020

This report includes:

Year-on-year fundraising, 2015-2020
Average size of fund vehicles, 2015-20
10 largest funds closed, 2020
Funds beating, hitting or missing targets, 2015-20
Average time on the road, 2015-20
Fundraising by strategy, 2015-2020
Funds in market, 1 January 2021

Our methodology

Our unique market access means LPs and GPs take our calls and answer our questions. So our investor and fund data is constantly maintained and kept fresh. We constantly monitor multiple news sources and regulatory filings to ensure that our LP profiles and GP profiles database are up to date with current events.

Also, interviews, insight and analysis from Buyouts’ journalists are delivered alongside the raw facts and figures giving you the full picture on LPs and GPs.

Our R&A team

Buyouts has teams of researchers and analysts based in New York, San Francisco, Ottawa, London, and Hong Kong, who are in constant contact with investors and fund managers.

Our researchers are also on hand to conduct bespoke research requests and respond to client queries. So, if you need an update on a particular LP or GP profile, you can contact us by phone or ask a question online and we’ll get back to you from one of our three offices.