Marco Masotti Quoted in The Deal on Accelerating Pace of PE Fundraising

In “Private Briefing: Dry Powder Grows as PE Branches Out,” published on May 12, The Deal included a quote by Private Funds Group co-head Marco Masotti from the group’s survey of 50 recently raised private equity funds, published annually. The article discusses how private equity firms have resumed their capital raising growth at a rapid pace in 2021 following a weak year of capital-raising due to the pandemic.

“The raw numbers do not capture the chaotic but effective adjustment of the entire marketplace to digitally enhanced fundraisings,” Marco said in the survey. “With the end of the pandemic on the horizon, private equity fundraising is accelerating – and may explode – as LPs increase their allocations.”

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