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Pulling the Right Value Creation Levers

Stacked column chart comparing contribution to total value creation broken out by revenue growth, margin expansion, and multiple expansion for private equity managers, by exit year, 2017 to 2024. 2017 column 45% revenue growth, 26% margin expansion, 29% multiple expansion. 2018 column 56% revenue growth, 4% margin expansion, 40% multiple expansion. 2019 column 43% revenue growth, 10% margin expansion, 47% multiple expansion. 2020 column 42% revenue growth, 19% margin expansion, 39% multiple expansion. 2021 column 46% revenue growth, 13% margin expansion, 42% multiple expansion. 2022 column 53% revenue growth, 20% margin expansion, 27% multiple expansion. 2023 column 64% revenue growth, 19% margin expansion, 17% multiple expansion. 2024 column 71% revenue growth, 12% margin expansion, 17% multiple expansion.
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