Largest private equity fund closes of 2026

The largest private equity fund close reported in 2026 so far is MGX Fund 1 at $49B, first reported July 1. FundOpsHQ has ranked 162 final closes in private equity this year, totalling $389.1B.

Final closes · 2026 to date

162 closes · $389.1B

#	Manager and fund	Size	Market	Reported	Source
1	MGXMGX Fund 1	$49B	Private equity	Jul 1	Pensions & Investments 5 sources
2	KKRKKR North America Private-Equity Fund	$23B	Private equity	Apr 2	WSJ 11 sources
3	Francisco PartnersFund not named in the reports	$21B	Private equity	Jul 23	AltAssets 3 sources
4	EQTEQT Asia buyout fund	$15.6B	Private equity	Apr 21	Private Equity Wire 18 sources
5	Clearlake Capital GroupClearlake Capital Group Fund VIII	$14.8B	Private equity	Jun 16	Private Equity Wire 4 sources
6	GTCRGTCR Fund XV	$14.2B	Private equity	Oct 9	AltAssets
7	BlackstoneBlackstone Asia Fund	$13.1B	Private equity	Jun 1	Pensions & Investments 23 sources
8	Bain CapitalAsia Fund VI	$10.5B	Private equity	May 17	Financial Times 14 sources
9	TPGTPG Rise Climate II	$10B	Private equity	Sep 30	Private Equity Wire 3 sources
10	Goldman Sachs AlternativesWest Street Capital Partners IX	$9.6B†	Private equity	Sep 15	Private Equity Wire 6 sources
11	BlackstoneBlackstone Energy Transition Partners V	$8.7B	Private equity	Oct 19	IREI 13 sources
12	Ares ManagementFund not named in the reports	$8.5B†	Private equity	Jun 10	Financial Times 6 sources
13	THL PartnersTHL Partners Fund X	$6.3B	Private equity	May 4	WSJ 7 sources
14	BlackstoneBlackstone Life Sciences VI	$6.3B	Private equity	Mar 30	Private Equity Wire 7 sources
15	Triton PartnersTriton Fund 6	≈$6B	Private equity	Mar 16	Private Equity Wire 3 sources
16	Main Capital PartnersFund not named in the reports	≈$5.8B	Private equity	Jun 25	AltAssets 2 sources
17	GreenbriarFund not named in the reports	$5.4B	Private equity	Mar 2	Buyouts Insider 3 sources
18	InflexionFund not named in the reports	≈$5B	Private equity	Mar 30	Private Equity International 3 sources
19	WaterlandWaterland Flagship Fund	≈$4.7B	Private equity	Apr 24	Private Equity Wire 4 sources
20	ArcLight Capital PartnersArcLight Capital Partners Fund VIII	$3.9B	Private equity	Apr 7	AltAssets 3 sources
21	MercerMercer Private Assets Fund VIII	$3.8B	Private equity	Apr 9	Private Equity Wire 6 sources
22	Court Square CapitalCourt Square Capital Fund V	$3.8B	Private equity	Apr 9	WSJ 5 sources
23	Bregal SagemountFund not named in the reports	$3.5B	Private equity	Mar 2	AltAssets 2 sources
24	CVC Capital PartnersCVC European mid-market buyout fund	≈$3.3B	Private equity	Jul 6	Private Equity Wire 2 sources
25	PantheonFund not named in the reports	$3.2B	Private equity	Jul 30	AltAssets 4 sources
26	Wind Point PartnersWind Point Partners XI	$3.2B	Private equity	Jul 29	AltAssets 4 sources
27	Kingswood Capital ManagementKingswood Capital Opportunities Fund IV	$3.1B	Private equity	Jul 31	AltAssets
28	Percheron CapitalPercheron Capital Fund III	$3.1B	Private equity	Apr 9	Private Equity Wire 2 sources
29	Siguler GuffSmall Buyout Opportunities Fund VI LP	$3B	Private equity	Sep 17	Private Equity Professional 3 sources
30	OceanSound PartnersOceanSound Partners Fund III, LP	$2.9B†	Private equity	Apr 1	AltAssets 3 sources
31	Warren Equity PartnersWarren Equity Partners Fund V	$2.8B	Private equity	Jul 13	Private Equity Wire 5 sources
32	CinvenCinven Strategic Fund 2	≈$2.5B	Private equity	Sep 8	Private Equity Wire 4 sources
33	Ara PartnersAra Energy Fund I	$2.5B	Private equity	Oct 20	Private Equity Wire 12 sources
34	Hamilton LaneHL Equity Opportunities Fund VI	$2.5B†	Private equity	Jul 1	Buyouts Insider 5 sources
35	Adams Street PartnersAdams Street Partners Co-Investment Fund	$2.5B	Private equity	Apr 22	AltAssets 5 sources
36	Lightyear CapitalLightyear Capital Fund VI	$2.5B	Private equity	Apr 16	AltAssets
37	HarbourVest PartnersHarbourVest Fund XIII	$2.4B	Private equity	Apr 21	AltAssets 2 sources
38	Stellex Capital ManagementFund not named in the reports	$2.4B	Private equity	Apr 9	Buyouts Insider 2 sources
39	AxcelAxcel Fund VIII	≈$2.3B	Private equity	Sep 2	AltAssets
40	NorvestorFund X	≈$2.2B	Private equity	Jun 5	Private Equity International 2 sources
41	Advantage PartnersAdvantage Partners Fund VIII	≈$2B	Private equity	Jun 18	Mondaq
42	LLCPFund not named in the reports	$2B	Private equity	Jul 23	Buyouts Insider 3 sources
43	SkyKnight CapitalSkyKnight Capital Fund V	$2B	Private equity	Jul 9	Private Equity Wire 2 sources
44	Capitol MeridianFund not named in the reports	$1.9B	Private equity	Jul 21	WSJ 2 sources
45	Water Street Healthcare PartnersWater Street Healthcare Partners Fund VI	$1.9B	Private equity	May 18	Investors in Healthcare
46	Leeds Equity PartnersLeeds Equity Partners Fund VIII	$1.9B	Private equity	Apr 10	AltAssets 3 sources
47	Nippon Sangyo Suishin KikoNSSK Fund IV	≈$1.7B	Private equity	Apr 2	AltAssets
48	Charterhouse Capital PartnersCharterhouse Capital Partners XII	≈$1.6B	Private equity	Jun 18	Private Equity International 2 sources
49	StoneshieldFund not named in the reports	≈$1.6B	Private equity	May 27	PERE 6 sources
50	InvestindustrialFund not named in the reports	≈$1.6B	Private equity	Apr 30	AltAssets 2 sources

Showing the largest 50 of 162. Final closes only, as reported; ≈ converted to dollars from another currency; † the reports also give a higher figure. What counts is set out on the league tables page. Updated Oct 22, 10:36 AM ET.