According to the Global Private Equity (PE) Report 2020 by Bain & Company, uninvested PE funds - "dry powder" - hit a record high of $2.5 trillion in December 2019. More than half of it sits in North America. What will happen with PE firms, and their massive reserves, during the coming recession in the United States? Here are five predictions based on my reading of the latest Bain...

Private equity firms seem to have received increased attention over the last several years. Globally, private equity firms made about 3,000 deals worth $582 billion in 2018 ... but are still sitting on a record high of $2 trillion of capital waiting to be invested, according to Bain & Company's Global Private Equity Report 2019. While the names of s...

If you are a successful business owner, you may already have received a call from a private equity group interested in acquiring your business. Globally, private equity firms invested $582 billion in deals in 2018 ... but are still sitting on a record high of $2 trillion of capital waiting to be invested, according to Bain & Company's Global ...