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PitchBook Analyst Note: How PE Firms Will Navigate Today’s Complex Macro Environment

Q2 2022

PitchBook Analyst Note: How PE Firms Will Navigate Today’s Complex Macro Environment

May 27, 2022

How PE firms will navigate the complex macro environment

Against the most fraught global macroeconomic backdrop in years, investors are considering how to handle circumstances that are both volatile and rapidly evolving, and the ultimate impacts of which are far from certain. Questions abound regarding how this new reality will affect current and prospective investments.

Our new analyst note, the latest in a series of reports on how the macro landscape is affecting private markets, breaks down how private equity firms are likely to adapt with respect to dealmaking, holding periods, fundraising, and more.


Table of contents
Key takeaways 1
Introduction 2
Valuations and fund performance 2
Deals 3
Exits 10