Private Equity in 2016 – Dry Powder
A brief overview of the growth of private equity “dry powder” in 2016. Featuring experts from EY and Preqin.
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Private Equity Review & Outlook 2016 – Dry Powder
With Peter Witte of EY
More Capital on the Sidelines than Ever
Peter Witte, EY:
I think dry powder is really the big story of 2016. PE firms have had several years now of very strong fundraising. They’ve raised more than $2 trillion for co-mingled funds over the last three years. But, at the same time, the market for new acquisitions has been fairly flat. So that combination of a strong market for fundraising and a flat market for new deal has led the industry to build up this massive war chest of dry powder, more than $530 billion in buyout funds. That’s more than they had back in 2006, 2007 and it’s up 17% from last year.
The Challenge of Putting Dry Powder to Work
Christopher Elvin, Preqin:
Essentially, I think it goes hand in hand with the growth of the industry. There are more private equity-held assets than there have ever been before. We’re coming off the back of a robust fundraising period as well. I think there’s more interest in terms of when the pricing, perhaps, will decrease, allowing fund managers to put more of that capital to work. It’s a balance of scales, as it were.
Witte: PE firms are having to be a lot more creative about how they put assets to work. The typical buyout model is coming under a lot of pressure, so PE firms are looking to get a lot more creative in terms of their moving down market into the growth capital space. They’re looking for special situations where they can add value through operational improvement.
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