Quick Facts

  • Private Equity Firms Headquartered in the U.S.: 2,600 firms
  • Private Equity Funds (Excluding Real Estate Funds) Currently Fundraising in the U.S.: 480 funds
  • Private Equity-Backed Companies Headquartered in the U.S.: 15,300 companies
  • Employees hired by U.S. Private Equity-Backed Companies: 8.1 million employees

Quarterly Statistics

2012-Q1 2011-Q4
   U.S. Private Equity Index 87.1 103.4
   U.S. Private Equity Investment $12.7 billion $41.7 billion
   Average Equity Contribution in U.S. LBOs 43.6% 41.9%
   U.S. Private Equity Fundraising $19.6 billion $23.5 billion
   Global Buyout Fund Dry Powder $382 billion $371 billion
   U.S. Private Equity Exits $23.6 billion $30.2 billion

 

U.S. Private Equity Investment
 
Average Equity Contribution by Sponsors in U.S. LBOs
 
U.S. Private Equity Fundraising
 
Global Private Equity Dry Powder
 
U.S. Private Equity Exits
 

(Last updated: May 2012)
Source: PitchBook, Thomson Reuters and PEGCC