What Private Equity International does

Private Equity International (PEI) is a subscription-based media and data company serving the global private equity industry, operating as a division of PEI Group alongside sister publications covering infrastructure, real estate, private debt, and secondaries. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in the United Kingdom with editorial operations in London, Hong Kong, and New York, the company employs 101-250 staff and distributes content globally. Its core offering is the PEI Database, a subscription-based directory providing searchable profiles of limited partners, general partners, funds, placement agents, law firms, and investment consultants, supplemented by live fundraising tracking and quartile benchmarking tools.

PEI monetizes through four primary streams: recurring database and publication subscriptions (12-month minimum), one-time book and report sales priced from $359 to $4,200, paid industry events and conferences, and special research products such as the Holt MM&K Compensation Report and the Guide to Family Offices. The company publishes flagship annual rankings including the PEI 300 (largest PE firms by fundraising), Global Investor 150, Future 40, and Secondaries Investor 50, which function as both editorial content and lead-generation assets. Distribution is multi-channel across owned digital media, email newsletters, podcasts (Disruption Matters, Commitment Issues, PEI Spotlight), and in-person events, with a globally diversified customer base spanning GPs, institutional LPs, fund administrators, law firms, family offices, and PE industry executives.

Name

Private Equity International

Legal name

Private Equity International

Website

https://privateequityinternational.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Private Equity International (PEI) is a subscription-based media and data company serving the global private equity industry through proprietary databases, industry rankings (PEI 300), research reports, professional books, podcasts, and events. It operates under PEI Group alongside sister publications covering infrastructure, real estate, and private debt.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Media and Investment Industry Intelligence

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Portfolio Valuation (PE/VC funds, LP reporting) (FSAEAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Private Equity Fundraising Placement (FSAEALAB)

Keywords

• Private equity media
• Alternative assets data
• LP GP intelligence
• Fundraising databases
• Investment industry research

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Products: Online database subscriptions, publications, and digital magazine access with 12-month minimum duration
2. Book Sales: Sale of professional books on private equity, real estate, infrastructure topics ranging from $359 to $4,200 per title
3. Events and Conferences: Registration fees and sponsorships for private equity industry events and conferences
4. Special Reports: Sale of specialized research reports and data products including compensation reports at $4,200

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Private Equity International operates a subscription-based media and data platform serving the global private equity industry. Its core product is a searchable database of limited partners, general partners, funds, placement agents and law firms, complemented by proprietary industry rankings (notably the PEI 300), annual research reports (LP Perspectives, Future of Private Equity, LP-GP Dynamic), a professional book publishing program, podcasts and a global events calendar.

Product overview

Private Equity International operates as a subscription-based publishing and media company offering a portfolio of databases, research reports, industry rankings, professional books, podcasts, and events for the private equity industry. The core product is a subscription database providing searchable directories of limited partners, general partners, funds, placement agents, law firms, and investment consultants, alongside live fundraising tracking and benchmarking tools. This platform is complemented by a series of annual research reports including LP Perspectives, Fundraising Reports, Future of Private Equity, Fund Services, Democratisation of Private Equity, and LP-GP Dynamic reports, as well as proprietary industry rankings such as the PEI 300 (largest PE firms), Global Investor 150, Future 40, Secondaries Investor 50, and Top Private Equity Placement Agents rankings. The company also publishes professional books and guides covering private equity accounting, valuations, fundraising, fund formation, due diligence, infrastructure investment, and real estate mathematics, offered both individually and as bundled packages. Additional offerings include podcasts (Disruption Matters, Commitment Issues, PEI Spotlight), annual awards programs, investor calendars, and a global events calendar featuring conferences and symposia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PEI 300: Ranking of the world's largest private equity firms by fundraising
• PEI Awards
• The LP-GP Dynamic
• Private Markets 2030
• Disruption Matters
• Commitment Issues

Products and services

• PEI Database Subscription-based searchable directory providing access to limited partners, general partners, funds, placement agents, law firms, investment consultants, commitments data, live fundraising tracking and benchmarking tools for private equity professionals.
• LP Perspectives Annual research portal providing limited partner perspectives on private equity allocations, fund selection criteria and market outlook for institutional investors and GPs.
• Private Equity Fundraising Reports Periodic reports analyzing private equity fundraising trends, capital raising volumes and market conditions across global private markets.
• Future of Private Equity Annual special report exploring trends shaping the future of private equity, including valuations, AI disruption and regional market dynamics.
• Fund Services Report Annual special report covering the fund services market, examining how fund administrators and service providers respond to LP and GP demands.
• Democratisation of Private Equity Report series examining trends in democratizing private equity access, including semi-liquid structures, evergreen funds and individual investor participation.
• The LP-GP Dynamic Report analyzing the evolving relationship between limited partners and general partners, including alignment of interests and investor frustrations.
• Private Markets 2030 Long-term research initiative analyzing structural trends in alternative assets including deglobalisation, AI transformation, sustainability and public market dynamics.
• The Definitive Guide to Carried Interest 313-page professional book by Mariya Stefanova covering waterfall calculations, carry modeling, accounting treatment and GP/LP alignment mechanisms for private equity practitioners.
• Private Equity Accounting 320-page professional guide providing essential guidance on private equity fund accounting, valuations, IRR calculations and investor reporting for fund administrators and finance professionals.
• Private Market Fundraising Comprehensive guide to fundraising techniques for blind-pool closed-end private equity, debt, real estate and infrastructure funds.
• Managing Risk in Infrastructure Investments 281-page expert guide examining regulatory, political, social and technological risks in infrastructure investing, with regional analysis and case studies.
• Understanding Private Real Estate Introduction to private real estate fund mechanics, asset lifecycle, valuation methodologies and exit strategies.
• Private Equity Mathematics Quantitative guide covering performance measurement, benchmarking, risk assessment and volatility analysis for private equity investments.
• Private Equity Valuation In-depth guide by Duff & Phelps on fair value application, valuation techniques for various asset types and regulatory compliance.
• The Operating Partner in Private Equity, Vol 2 Advanced strategies guide covering operational value creation, due diligence and post-close improvements for private equity portfolio companies.
• Real Estate Mathematics Applied analytics guide covering quantitative methods for private real estate investing, valuations and performance benchmarking.
• Best Practice in Infrastructure Asset Management Guide covering infrastructure asset management fundamentals, stakeholder management and operational value creation strategies.
• Private Equity Fund Investment Due Diligence Comprehensive due diligence guide covering fund manager selection, track record analysis, operational due diligence and ESG considerations.
• Guide to Independent Sponsors, 2nd Edition 93+ page PDF report featuring over 200 independent sponsor investment profiles with strategies, contact information and fee structure analysis.
• 2020-2021 Private Equity/Venture Capital Partnership Agreements Study Comprehensive study analyzing partnership agreement terms including fees, distributions, carry structures and governance provisions across PE and VC fund types.
• 2025-2026 Holt MM&K Buyouts North American PE/VC Compensation Report Comprehensive survey-based analysis of North American PE and VC compensation covering 52 job titles across fund strategies, priced at $4,200 in print and digital format.
• Guide to Family Offices, 10th Edition Digital resource featuring over 1,000 family office investment profiles, contact information for nearly 3,000 key personnel and investment preference data, priced at $2,965.
• Private Equity Mathematics & Accounting Package Bundle combining Private Equity Mathematics and Private Equity Accounting titles for $1,165.
• Understanding Private Real Estate and Real Estate Mathematics Package Bundle combining Understanding Private Real Estate and Real Estate Mathematics titles for $1,035.
• Private Equity Mathematics & Valuation Package Bundle combining Private Equity Mathematics and Private Equity Valuation titles.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PERE (Private Equity Real Estate): PERE is the leading source of news, data, and rankings for private real estate fund managers and investors, also operated by PEI Group. It is structurally comparable to PEI in product format (news, databases, rankings, events) but serves the private real estate niche, making it a direct peer in the alternative-assets media category.
• Private Debt Investor: Private Debt Investor is a PEI Group sister publication covering private credit funds, fundraising, and LP activity. It mirrors PEI's product model for the rapidly growing private debt asset class and serves many of the same institutional LP subscribers.
• PitchBook Data: PitchBook is a financial data platform providing detailed intelligence on PE/VC funds, deals, GPs, LPs, and valuations. Like PEI, it sells subscription databases to institutional investors and fund managers, and competes directly for the same LP/GP benchmarking and fundraising intelligence spend.
• Preqin (BlackRock): Preqin is a leading alternative-asset data provider covering PE, VC, private debt, real estate, and infrastructure, now owned by BlackRock. It overlaps with PEI's database and benchmarking offerings for institutional LPs and GPs, and represents the deepest-pocketed competitor following BlackRock's acquisition.
• Buyouts: Buyouts is a sister PEI Group publication covering PE dealmaking, fundraising, and the secondary market. While not directly competing (same parent), it covers a closely adjacent product category serving overlapping institutional audiences with similar news, rankings, and events.

Broad incumbents

• MSCI: MSCI provides portfolio analytics, risk tools, and private-asset data solutions for institutional investors. Its expansion into private-markets benchmarks and analytics overlaps with PEI's benchmarking offerings, and its scale gives it leverage with the same institutional LP customer base.
• S&P Global Market Intelligence: S&P Global Market Intelligence offers broad financial data, analytics, and research across public and private markets including PE coverage. Its wider portfolio and integration with S&P Capital IQ position it as a broad incumbent competing for institutional data budgets that might otherwise flow to PEI.
• Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg Terminal and Bloomberg Intelligence provide PE deal coverage, fund performance data, and LP/GP analytics embedded into institutional workflows. While not exclusively focused on PE, Bloomberg competes for the same institutional research and data budget that funds PEI subscriptions.

Others

• Cambridge Associates: Cambridge Associates provides investment research, manager research, and portfolio consulting to institutional investors with significant PE coverage. It competes with PEI for institutional LP research budgets but sells through consulting/advisory relationships rather than media subscriptions.
• Bain & Company (Private Equity practice): Bain & Company's PE practice publishes the widely cited Global Private Equity Report and other industry research. As a consulting firm, it competes with PEI's research reports for executive attention but uses a consulting-business model rather than subscription media.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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