Held at Las Vegas's ARIA Resort on 27-29 April, the event drew record attendance, with 60-plus speakers across 18 sessions for middle-market dealmakers.
GF Data said 2025 private equity-backed middle-market deal count fell 23% from 2024, while valuation multiples held at 7.2x and add-on deals dropped to 31% in the fourth quarter.
Panels said retail redemptions after bankruptcies rattled private credit, but evergreen funds improved competitiveness, while sports investors saw expanding private equity access, costly major teams and tennis as undervalued.
As private equity buys into college sports, is the era of the 'student-athlete' officially over?
As private credit enters 401(k)s, are Main Street investors unknowingly facing Wall Street's riskiest bets?
Amidst war and inflation, will the 'silver tsunami' of retiring owners create a buyer's paradise or a wave of distressed sales?