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What Is the Most Attractive Segment of the Private Equity Market

Column chart showing Net IRR Performance by Fund Size within private equity. Chart subtitle: Smaller buyout funds carry attractive return potential while also having the greatest performance variability in the private equity ecosystem Chart description: Y-axis shows Net IRR Performance, ranging from -15 to 45%. X-axis shows Fund Size by categories: Small ($6B). Each category has the full first through fourth quartile range in dark gray, then the 25th-75th percentile range overlaid in a lighter transparent gray, then a circle point marking the Median fund's net IRR performance. The Small Buyout category shows the greatest performance dispersion (median Net IRR of 13%, a 1st quartile range of 21–37%, and a 4th quartile range of -10–6%) but also the highest net IRR performance shown. Each consecutive category has slightly smaller bars for the full quartile range. Chart sources: Burgiss as of March 31, 2020, Pitchbook, Private iQ, and Morningstar. Performance shown reflects North American buyout funds with vintages between 2002–2016; funds with more recent vintages are not included as their performance is not yet meaningful.
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