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A private equity fund (abbreviated as PE fund) is a collective investment scheme used for making investments in various equity (and to a lesser extent debt) securities according to one of the investment strategies associated with private equity.
Private equity investments are organized by private equity firms, which source deals and solicit capital from accredited, high-net-worth investors and others to participate in the PE fund.
Diagram of the structure of a generic private equity firm. A private equity firm or private equity company (often described as a financial sponsor) is an investment management company that provides financial backing and makes investments in the private equity of a startup or of an existing operating company with the end goal to make a profit on its investments.
Each year Private Equity International publishes the PEI 300, a ranking of the largest private-equity firms by how much capital they have raised for private-equity investment in the last five years. [1] In the 2024 ranking, Blackstone Inc. retained the top spot from KKR. [2]
Hedge fund exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and private equity ETFs offer access to these investments to a broader group of investors. An ETF holds a collection of securities.
An investment fund may be held by the public, such as a mutual fund, exchange-traded fund, special-purpose acquisition company or closed-end fund, [1] or it may be sold only in a private placement, such as a hedge fund or private equity fund. [2]
The report shows the median private equity fund earns just over 1.6-times investors’ money over four to five years, which is comparable to the long-term returns of U.S. stocks.
Private-equity funds available for investment ("dry powder") totalled $949bn at the end of q1-2012, down around 6% on the previous year. Including unrealised funds in existing investments, private-equity funds under management probably totalled over $2.0 trillion. Public pensions are a major source of capital for private-equity funds.
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