Private Equity Firms Dataset
DFX currently tracks 7,638 private equity firms in the Private Equity Firms Dataset, as of 10 October 2026.
Published by DFX Intelligence. As of .
Description
Private equity firms resolved to one record each, with their funds, people, portfolio companies and dated transactions held as separate, linked records.
Private equity firms resolved to one record each: firms that manage private equity funds or are named as the sponsor in a private equity transaction.
Coverage
- Records
- Private equity firms, Funds and vehicles, Portfolio companies, People
- Geography
- United States firms, plus firms elsewhere that file with the SEC or appear as the sponsor in a US transaction.
- Private equity firms
- 7,638
Update schedule
Recounted every time the graph's published totals are rebuilt, which happens several times a day; the date above is the latest rebuild.
Methodology and sources
Limitations
- Candidates that have not yet been classified as private equity are held but not counted as coverage.
- 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.
- Firms outside the United States appear only when they file with the SEC or sponsor a US transaction.
Cite this dataset
Recommended citation. Select the text below to copy it.
DFX Intelligence. (2026). Private Equity Firms Dataset [Data set]. Retrieved 10 October 2026, from https://dfxintel.com/datasets/private-equity
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