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PETappingPublicMarketStrength

Two charts showing private equity exit activity. Chart subtitle: PE exits and exits via IPO have increased meaningfully YTD. First chart description: Left y-axis for columns shows PE exits by billions of dollars, ranging from $0-450. X-axis shows years 2011-H1 2021. Right y-axis for line shows exit count ranging from 0-1400. 2021 so far has had 676 exits at a value of $356 billion, on pace to beat the records of 1328 exits in 2015 and $421 billion in exit value in 2018. Second chart description: Stacked column chart showing percentage of exits by type from 2011 through H1 2021. At bottom of each column, corporate acquisition, middle category is public listing, and top of column is sponsor acquisition. 2021 has seen a significant increase in public listings so far. Note: Latest available 3Q20 Federal Debt as % of GDP used as proxy for 4Q20 Federal Debt as % of GDP. Chart source: PitchBook; U.S. data as of June 30, 2021.
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