2 days ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Private Equity's Big Fish See Deals Machinery Gearing Up
Private equity is ready once again to flex its financial muscle, with larger firms emphasizing their size and scale against the backdrop of a widening gap between the industry's giants and smaller fry.
Executives of large publicly traded firms took an increasingly bullish tone in recent earnings calls, reflecting a resurgence in dealmaking and fundraising during the second quarter. Their comments contrast with a 'PE stuck in the mud' phase, as one industry analyst put it, describing the effects of a period of policy and tax uncertainty that disrupted dealmaking plans earlier in the year.
