# Private Equity Transactions Dataset

DFX currently tracks 9,969 dated private equity transactions in the Private Equity Transactions Dataset, as of 9 October 2026.

Canonical page: https://dfxintel.com/datasets/pe-transactions

Announced private equity transactions with their date, sponsor, platform and target, and the announcement each one was read from.

## Figures

- Dated private equity transactions: 9,969 (as of 9 October 2026)

## Summary: dated transactions by year announced

| Year | Transactions |
| - | - |
| 2026 (to date) | 1,548 |
| 2025 | 1,304 |
| 2024 | 1,098 |
| 2023 | 897 |
| 2022 | 921 |
| 2021 | 1,066 |

Counts of transactions with an announcement date, by the year announced.

## Limitations

- A transaction is counted only when an announcement names the sponsor and the name resolves to a firm; unresolved names and undated deals are left out.
- Deal values are rarely announced and are not summed here.
- The current year is partial: compare it with earlier years only up to the same date.

## Method

Private equity coverage and sources: https://dfxintel.com/private-equity/coverage

## Cite this dataset

DFX Intelligence. (2026). Private Equity Transactions Dataset [Data set]. Retrieved 9 October 2026, from https://dfxintel.com/datasets/pe-transactions