Smaller Deals Drove US Private Equity In Q1 As Exits Slumped

By Al Barbarino ( April 15, 2026, 12:42 PM EDT) -- U.S. private equity dealmakers closed more transactions in the first quarter of 2026 than a year earlier but deployed less capital as exits plunged, signaling a shift to smaller deals amid heightened macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty....

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