Biggest private equity companies worldwide 2018-2023, by fundraising capacity
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.
