Over the past five years, the world's top 300 private equity firms have raised $3.3 trillion, up just 0.4% from last year's total. Overall, private equity fundraising has declined in recent years, with many industry experts expecting the trend to continue into 2025, according to a visualcapitalist.com analysis. At the same time, the industry is increasingly fragmented, with the six largest players raising 60% of total funds in the first nine months of 2024. The cited source presents a ranking