Private Capital Firms Prepare for Increased Deal Activity

Our latest PE150 Micro Survey suggests a meaningful share of the industry is already preparing to put more capital to work.

Valuation Expectations Are Splitting and Quality Is Driving the Divide

Credit Markets Are Reopening, But Optimism Remains Selective

Recession Fears Are Rising, But Panic Is Not

The U.S. economy continues to send mixed signals. Inflation has moderated, labor markets remain relatively resilient, and financial conditions have eased compared to last year.

Microsurvey Insights: Private Equity Sees Growth, but Consensus Remains Elusive

Our latest survey reveals a market that is increasingly optimistic about the U.S. economy, but far from unanimous.

Investors See Elevated Rates Persisting Into 2027

Private equity investors remain divided on the path of interest rates.

Inflation Isn’t Dead. PE Just Learned to Live With It.

Private equity has spent the last three years waiting for inflation to “normalize.”

The Future of Deal Financing Is Becoming More Fragmented — and More Flexible

The battle between traditional banks and private credit is no longer a zero-sum game.

New Private Credit’s Biggest Risk May Be Its Own Success

Private credit has spent the last several years evolving from an alternative financing solution into one of the most crowded corners of private markets.

Banks vs. Private Credit: A Market Still in Transition

The competitive dynamic between traditional banks and private credit continues to evolve but the latest survey data suggests a market that is far from settled.

Who’s Winning the Financing Battle? It Depends Who You Ask

Continuation Funds Hit a Participation Ceiling

Continuation vehicles have quietly become one of the most important pressure valves in private equity.

Continuation Vehicles: LP Skepticism Is About Structure, Not Strategy

Continuation vehicles have moved from niche liquidity tool to core private equity portfolio strategy.

Continuation Vehicles: Value Creation Tool or Liquidity Patch?

In our latest PE150 micro survey of 58 professionals, sentiment around GP led continuation vehicles is anything but uniform.

Platform Investing Is Getting Smaller, Sharper, and Slower

This week we asked a simple but revealing question. How has your firm’s platform entry strategy changed over the past 12 to 18 months.

What Matters Most When Underwriting a New Platform Today?

In today’s more selective private equity environment, underwriting discipline has become as important as creativity.

Where Incremental Capital Is Flowing: Platforms, Add-Ons, and Opportunism in Private Equity

In our latest PE150 microsurvey, we asked a simple but revealing question:

Platform Preferences Are Drifting Upstream

Private equity's middle market sweet spot may be shifting, but not in the direction some might expect.

What’s Really Driving Private Credit Interest? A Look Behind the Allocation

Private credit continues to pull capital in 2025—but not everyone is chasing it for the same reason.

Private Credit's Great Divergence: One asset class. Three different bets.

Private credit is surging, but the capital behind it is far from aligned.

When Traditional Paths Stall, Creative Liquidity Steps In

With exit markets still lagging their pre-2022 pace, firms are getting creative about how to unlock value without selling assets outright.

Timing the Exit: What’s Driving Hold vs. Sell Decisions

If the first question was about how firms are exiting, this one gets to the heart of when.

Exit Strategies in Flux: What’s Most Attractive Now?

With IPO windows still largely shut and valuations swinging between optimism and caution, private equity sponsors are rethinking how best to exit portfolio companies.

The Greatest Edges in Sourcing Quality Deals

In our latest PE150 micro-survey, we asked 130 professionals across private equity sponsors, corporate development, consulting, and investment banking a pivotal question:

Proprietary Is the New Unicorn

Deal sourcing in 2025 is defined by scarcity, competition, and operational strain.