Private equity fundraising's big slide; pension funds' quiet 2023

The numbers are in on private equity's 2023 fundraising performance, and they show that investor commitments to funds fell to their lowest level since 2017.

The poor showing is a symptom of private equity's strained investment cycle. Exits from portfolio company investments have been relatively scarce over the past two years — at least compared to the record levels achieved in 2021 — throttling the flow of distributions back to investors. READ MORE