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Private equity assets hit an all-time high of $10.8tn at the end of 2024

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

Private equity assets reached a record $10.8 trillion globally at the end of 2024, jumping 11.6% from 2023 and marking a 636% surge since 2009, revealed a study.

According to Ocorian's latest Global Asset Monitor, private equity continued to show resilience after a brief dip in 2022, when rising interest rates led to a 1.9% decline in asset values to $9.08tn.

However, the sector rebounded in 2023, reaching $9.64tn, and continued its growth trajectory in 2024. The broader private market-including private equity, infrastructure, private debt, and real estate-grew nearly three times faster than public assets over the past 15 years, increasing by 618%.

Values jumped in 2023 to $9.64 trillion and in 2024 to $10.76 trillion. Ocorian's Global Asset Monitor reports that over the long term, combined private assets (private equity, infrastructure, private debt, and real estate) have grown nearly three times as fast as public assets, rising 618% in the past 15 years.

According to the study, last year, the value of private market assets increased by an estimated $1.27 trillion - around 9.7% - to a record $14.34 trillion, which excludes undeployed capital, so-called dry powder.

Ocorian's analysis predicts growth across private markets - driven by strong demand from investors and privately-owned companies. This demand for capital is strongest in the US, while the supply of funds is strongest in Asia.

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