Private equity in Q2 2026: Deal and exit values improve, but recovery remains concentrated

Schroders' latest Private Equity Lens finds fundraising still subdued even as deal activity rebounds - with small/mid buyout, secondaries and AI in focus

Deal and exit values improved in Q1 2026, but the recovery remained concentrated. VC/growth and mega deals including OpenAI, Anthropic and Waymo drove the uplift, while buyout fundraising softened ...

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