Private equity set for slower asset growth, fundraising

Private equity is on track for sluggish growth over the next five years as inflation and macroeconomic uncertainty take their toll on investments and investors shift capital to lower-risk asset classes, a new report from Preqin Inc. predicts.

Preqin forecasts continued but slower expansion of assets under management for the global private equity industry, totaling $7.6 trillion by 2027. That would represent an 80% increase from the industry's collective AUM today, which the report estimates at $4.2 trillion. READ MORE