Private equity & venture capital (PEVC) continues to hit records numbers, largely driven by outsized monetary and fiscal stimulus responses in the US and the larger proportion of technology companies in the overall deal flow. Buyout deals doubled to 1,042 compared to Q1 2021 and a record 5,284 PEVC funds are in market at the start of Q3, targeting $899bn in total.
Read our latest private equity & venture capital industry update for a detailed look at fundraising, funds in market, investors, buyout and venture capital deals & exits, performance & dry powder, and secondaries in the second quarter of the year.