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Bain’s annual Global Private Equity Report has arrived. In this report, my colleagues explore how investors can refresh their growth strategy, generative AI’s game-changing disruption, and more!

The Bain & Company Global Private Equity Report 2024 is out. In a word, the market is stalled. Insights: "Globally private equity groups are sitting on a record 28,000 unsold companies worth $3.2 trillion, this is up from under $2 trillion in 2020." | "In 2023, just 20 funds accounted for half the buyout capital raised." Path ahead: Interest rates have stabilised and funds have record levels of capital to deploy. Will 2024 be #privateequity's year?

Bain & Company's Global Private Equity Report 2024 shares a mixed bag of predictions and trends for PE in the year ahead. Key Takeaways:  ⏬ 2023 Downturn: On the deal side, transaction values plummeted. Fundraising also slowed considerably, with fewer buyout funds closing. ☀️ Bright Spot: Large, high-performing funds attracted strong investment despite the headwinds. 🤔 Key Culprit: Rising interest rates put a damper on deal-making activity. The good news? Rates seem to be stabilizing, a massive pool of investment capital is waiting to be deployed, and buyout holdings are reaching maturity. This could signal a takeoff for the market in 2024! Download the full Bain & Company report to get ahead of the curve: https://lnkd.in/gkPuePjp #Investment #Private Markets

Private Equity continued to reel in 2023. Bain's 2024 Global Private Equity Report delves into the current market landscape, offering insights into the upcoming year. Read the full report here.

It's here! Bain's 2024 Global Private Equity Report delves into the current market landscape, offering insights into the upcoming year. Read the full report here.

Bain & Company’s global 2024 Private Equity Midyear Report has arrived. Private equity’s two-year slide in deals, exits, and funds closed slowed in the first half of 2024, but global activity remained tentative and momentum scarce. Dive into the full report here: https://atbain.co/4aJfHmo

Bain & Company's annual Global Private Equity Report for 2024 was recently released, and it's a must read regarding PE trends. A few headlines: -- PE had one of its worst years in 2023 (continuing a trend since 2021; deal value has fallen 60% since then) since the global financial crisis, as heightened interest rates caused a steep decline in dealmaking, fund-raising, and exits -- Firms are holding onto assets longer, and there are $3.2 trillion in assets that remain unsold, which has limited distros to LPs and prevented investors from plowing more capital back into PE -- But, "green shoots" began appearing late last years and have continued into Q124 as interest rates have stabilized, and significant dry powder sits on the sideline, ready to be deployed

Bain's 2024 Global Private Equity Report is live! In 2023, a year of contrasts unfolded in the private equity landscape as deal and exit values declined, fundraising faced challenges, and yet, dollar commitments in buyouts surged. Dive into our latest report to explore the dynamics of the market.

It's here! Bain's 2024 Global Private Equity Report is now live. This year's report delves into the current market landscape, offering insights into the upcoming year. Read the full report here.

Investments, exits, and the number of buyout funds closed all continued to slide in 2023 as the industry reeled from rising interest rates. Bain's 2024 Global Private Equity Report delves into the current market landscape, offering insights into the upcoming year. Explore the state of the #PrivateEquity market in Bain's annual report.