US Buyouts 2026: Deals, Exits, and Fundraising

Across private markets, LPs and GPs alike are looking to US buyout activity as an early sign of what’s to come in 2026 and beyond.

This Preqin Primer explores:

• Improving transaction values driven by blockbuster deals

• US buyout exit value in 2025, the best since 2021

• US-focused fundraising for buyouts hitting $100bn for only the second time since 2015

• The $989bn backlog or ‘overhang’ of exit-ready portfolio companies today

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