After years of elevated interest rates and muted deal activity, which left buyout firms holding aging portfolio companies longer than expected, private equity may finally be entering the exit window it has been waiting for.
Goldman Sachs says improving capital markets and a surge in strategic acquisitions are setting the stage for a broader release of pent-up private equity exits. • SpaceX stock is showing downward pressure.
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The firm's latest 2H 2026 Global M&A Outlook paints a more optimistic picture for financial sponsors, even as it argues that investors are becoming far more selective about which assets deserve premium valuations.
Private markets remain under pressure from historically weak distributions, with Goldman estimating buyout firms are sitting on roughly 16,000 companies that have been held for more than four years — representing more than half of all buyout-backed portfolio companies.
