PitchBook Analyst Note: 2020 Private Equity Outlook

Our Private Equity Outlook forecasts trends that will shape the PE industry in 2020 and reviews predictions from 2019.

2020 predictions:

• PE fundraising will fall below 2019 totals.
• We will see another acquisition of a major alternative asset manager.
• GPs will increasingly hold some of their top-performing assets longer.
• The big four public GPs will expand their strategy offerings at twice the rate of comparable GPs.
• Sovereign wealth funds and pension plans will become more sophisticated investors, increasing control over investments.
• VC-to-PE buyouts will continue to proliferate.
• There will be continued expansion in growth equity deals.

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