Research
March 5, 2025
Despite a reversal of exit declines, fundraising fell 23 percent. Image credit: Bain & Company
By Kiran Gill
The latest findings from global consulting firm Bain & Company showcase traction in the private equity space as investments and exits finally reversed their two-year-long decline.
{"ct":"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","iv":"b6ddd77a8f05fa3e40d8bd4be5967540","s":"52163a1980af4fca"}
Share your thoughts. Click here