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Private Equity’s Next Moves: Key Trends for 2025

From shifting deal strategies to investor pushback, how private equity is evolving this year.

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David Burns
March 04, 2025

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Private equity is at a turning point. As firms recalibrate deal strategies, investors push back, and liquidity challenges reshape the secondary market, the industry is entering a new phase. This week, we’re diving into:

  • The 2025 Private Capital Outlook – What’s driving deals, exits, and valuations.

  • PE Deal Trends – The sectors and strategies shaping the year ahead.

  • Investor Pushback – Why LPs are rejecting changes to protections.

  • The Secondaries Surge – How interest rate shifts are driving more secondary deals.

  • Digital Disruption – How AI and data are reshaping PE.

Let’s break it down.

My Favorite Finds This Week

PE Deal Activity: What to Expect in 2025

PwC unpacks the key trends in private equity deal flow, sector focus, and how firms are adapting to the evolving market. Read more

The 2025 Private Capital Outlook: Deals, Exits & Valuations

MSCI outlines the forces shaping private capital markets, from valuation shifts to exit strategies and investor sentiment. Read more

The Evolution of Private Equity in the Digital Era

Technology is reshaping private equity; AI, data analytics, and digital transformation are now core to deal strategy. Read more

PE Faces Pushback on Stripping Investor Protections

Private equity firms are trying to rewrite the rules, but investors aren’t having it. With LPs pushing back against changes to investor protections, the balance of power is shifting. Read more

Navigating Private Equity Secondaries in a Shifting Rate Environment

With interest rates in flux, secondary markets are becoming a critical liquidity tool for PE firms. What does that mean for deal flow? Read more

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