Introduction

The PEI-300 is an annual ranking of the top fundraisers in private equity. Blackstone came out on top for the sixth time in a decade after missing out last year's KKR. The firm reached over $125 billion this year, quite a leap on the $82 billion that they recorded for thePEI-300 last year. This year's list marks the first time that three firms, Blackstone, KKR and EQT have exceeded that $100 billion mark.