The PitchBook 2026 Midyear Outlook Check-In webinar series, hosted by our expert analysts, revisits our published Outlook predictions against the market's H1 performance. Never miss a beat with the industry's most comprehensive, accurate, and timely private capital market intelligence.
US private equity entered 2026 on an upswing, with recovering deal activity, a reopening exit market, and over $1 trillion in dry powder ready to deploy. Then Q1 reset those expectations. AI disruption triggered a software sector selloff, energy price spiked amid conflict with Iran, and timeline for rate cuts slipped. PE remains functional but clearly recalibrating amid uncertainty.
Join us as we revisit our 2026 US Private Equity Outlook and take stock of where the PE market stands halfway through the year. We’ll compare our start-of-year projections to H1 data, check in on top funds, and share our H2 outlooks based on our latest insights from our new Midyear Update.
What you’ll learn
- The impact of AI disruption and energy prices on PE
- H1 deal activity and exit window recovery
- Dry powder deployment update and H2 outlook
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