{"id":31800,"date":"2012-10-08T08:27:58","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T12:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/?p=31800"},"modified":"2012-10-08T11:20:41","modified_gmt":"2012-10-08T15:20:41","slug":"hedge-fund-research-venture-funds-raise-17-5-billion-in-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/10\/2012\/hedge-fund-research-venture-funds-raise-17-5-billion-in-2012.html","title":{"rendered":"Hedge Fund Research: Venture Funds Raise $17.5 Billion In 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/venture-capitalist1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22860\" title=\"venture-capital\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/venture-capitalist1-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/venture-capitalist1-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/venture-capitalist1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>New York (HedgeCo.Net) &#8211; Private equity funds in the\u00a0U.S. raised nearly as much capital in the first three quarters of 2012\u00a0as during the entire 2011 calendar year, according to new hedge fund research from Dow Jones.<\/p>\n<p>During the first three quarters of 2012, 120 venture capital funds in\u00a0the U.S. raised $17.5 billion, a 38% increase in capital from the same\u00a0time period in 2011.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>During the first three quarters of 2012, U.S. private equity firms\u00a0raised $130.1 billion for 326 funds<\/li>\n<li>In the third quarter alone, 111 U.S. funds raised\u00a0$40.6 billion as compared with 121 funds in the second quarter of 2012\u00a0that raised $47.3 billion, a decline of 14% in capital raised<\/li>\n<li>Buyout and corporate finance on the rise in the U.S., fueled by spike\u00a0in diversified private equity funds<\/li>\n<li>Capital raised by diversified private equity funds more\u00a0than tripled<\/li>\n<li>Seventeen diversified funds raised $13 billion in the\u00a0first three quarters of 2012 compared to the same number of funds\u00a0raising just $4 billion in the same period last year<\/li>\n<li>U.S. buyout and corporate\u00a0finance funds raised $96.2 billion for 149 funds, a 43% growth<\/li>\n<li>Investment in secondary funds rose by 42% for the first three quarters\u00a0of this year to $5.4 billion.<\/li>\n<li>Funds-of-funds are at\u00a0the lowest seen since the\u00a0third quarter of 2009<\/li>\n<li>Venture capital fundraising in the U.S. and Europe on track to exceed\u00a02011 totals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>U.S. and European venture capital funds continue on track to exceed\u00a0fundraising totals from 2011, which were $19.7 billion from 153 funds\u00a0and $4 billion among 55 funds, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Akesson<br \/>\nEditor for <a title=\"hedge funds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:alex@hedgeco.net\">alex@hedgeco.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.Net<\/a> is a premier <a title=\"hedge fund database\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">hedge fund database<\/a> and community for qualified and accredited investors only. Membership in <a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.net<\/a> is FREE and EASY. We also offer FREE LISTINGS for <a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">Hedge Funds<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York (HedgeCo.Net) &#8211; Private equity funds in the\u00a0U.S. raised nearly as much capital in the first three quarters of 2012\u00a0as during the entire 2011 calendar year, according to new hedge fund research from Dow Jones. 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