Private equity dealmaking is “smashing records” in 2021. And venture capital investments are surging. What comes next? Even more work for deal lawyers, both in the near and long term. Private equity firms continue to boast increasingly high levels of unspent capital. In addition, we are seeing an abundance of newly launched funds. These trends, taken together, will further propel the private equity cycle and bring more waves of deals in 2022 and beyond.
Records Smashed
Global private equity parties have been involved in $1.7 trillion in M&A, including investments, on both the buy and sell sides ...