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.
In this webinar, our analysts revisited the 2026 US Private Equity Outlook report and took stock of where the PE market stands halfway through the year. They compared start-of-year projections to H1 data, provided updates on top funds, and shared H2 outlooks based on their latest insights.
What you’ll learn
- How AI disruption and energy prices moved the needle on PE in H1
- Where the exit window recovery landed and what the data shows
- How dry powder deployment is shaping the H2 outlook
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