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Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:

Private equity fundraising could be bouncing back. The industry has seen three years of fundraising declines as GPs struggle to return capital back to investors and put a mountain of already raised funds to work. However, new data from S&P Global Market Intelligence shows that fundraising in the first half of this year is off to a strong start and if it continues the total raised this year could eclipse 2024.

Private equity funds worldwide secured $424.58 billion across 1,081 funds in the first six months of 2025, exceeding 50% of the $763.94 billion that 2,755 funds amassed in full-year 2024, S&P Global Market Intelligence data shows.

Fund closes this year have largely been driven by fewer funds closing larger amounts than their predecessor funds and there are still a number of such funds in market.

Some of the biggest closes so far this year have been Ardian SAS at $30 billion for its latest secondaries vehicle, Thoma Bravo which raised $24.30 billion, and Insight Partners which raised over $12 billion for growth equity investing.

Exit activity is likely to be relatively close to 2024's levels and is being driven by strategic buyers who are taking advantage of the dip in activity to get deals done. Exits to corporate strategics totaled 1,191 in the first half, down 3% from 1,231 trade sales during the same period in 2024, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.

Corporate buyers are often slower to ac......................

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