Snapshot of deal activity in Private Equity, Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions and Equity Capital Market deals in H1 2024.
During the first half of 2024, PE deal activity fell to a five-year low, as funding landscape remained slow with 637 deals.
Private equity and venture capital funds experienced a challenging first six months in 2024. During this period, 24 funds were launched, the fewest in the previous five years. Interestingly, no funds in $500mn and above category were launched in H1 2024, reflecting cautious investor sentiment.
M&A activity showed a mixed performance in H1 2024 with a significant rise in deal value but a notable decline in the number of deals. On the other hand, Equity Capital deal activity in H1 2024 reached a five-year high with 133 deals. An increase of 45% in deal volume with 3.3x rise in value was observed when compared with H1 2023.
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