Private Debt Intelligence – 2/17/2025
Private exit volumes level out
Read more in Preqin’s ‘Deal Flow Monitor: Outlook 2025’.
Higher interest rates have hampered the private equity exit environment over the past two years. Aggregate exit value from buyouts in 2024 dropped below $400bn for the first time since 2010, with 2,181 exits yielding $365.4bn. However, exits through secondary buyouts are at their highest aggregate value since 2021, valued at $131.0bn. More than half (60%) of private equity and venture capital fund managers surveyed by Preqin expect that exit activity will increase this year, as declining interest rates narrow the gap between buyers and sellers.
Contact: William Bennett-Lynch
william.bennett-lynch@preqin.com
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