The Pulse of Private Equity – 1/8/2024

P.E Deal Activity

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US PE dealmaking finished the year similar to how it started: still struggling to find a bottom. Q4 2023 deal value declined 22.6% YoY, although deal count appears to be firming. For the full year, deal value declined by 29.5% to $645.3 billion, its lowest point since 2017 outside of the pandemic-induced lockdown of 2020.