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P.E. Deal and Exit Volume Drops in Q3
The number of deals collectively slowed by 20.4% in the third quarter year-over-year, while exits dropped for the third consecutive quarter.
Venture capital and private equity boosted their valuations mightily in the past 20 years.
Private debt fundraising has stagnated in the first half of 2022 amid an economic backdrop of rising rates, and a slowdown of global growth.
The copious inflows of fresh capital mostly favor infrastructure projects.
The buyout firms are increasingly popular among institutional investors—Carlyle just raised $27 billion.
With stocks and bonds offering meager futures, pension plans and other investors find under-appreciated VC beats another alt, private equity, which grabs all the attention.