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How Private Equity Performs in a Recession

How Private Equity Performs in a Recession

Get exclusive data on how PE deal performance shifted across 2007–2009 — and why downturns may be your best window to invest.

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See deal-level IRRs, entry multiples, and sector-specific outcomes during the Global Financial Crisis — with insights that are highly relevant to today’s market.

What You'll Learn

What You'll Learn

How deals made during the GFC outperformed those made before it

Which sectors saw the biggest IRR rebounds in 2009

How entry multiples compressed — and created upside

The true risk: % of deals returning MOIC <1.0x across 3 key years

Actionable insights for today’s PE environment

Backed by the Most Granular PE Deal Data

Backed by the Most Granular PE Deal Data

✔ 50,000+ deals analyzed

✔ Mapped to Bain's proprietary taxonomy called, BPICs

✔ Sector-by-sector IRRs from 2007–2009

✔ Based on realized and partially realized buyout & growth deals in North America and Europe

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