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Private capital deal value climbed 19% in 2024

Friday, February 21, 2025

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:

Private capital deal value climbed 19% in 2024, according to the latest data from the Global Private Capital Association. Growth was driven by big-ticket investments across Southeast Asia, Latin America and Central & Eastern Europe (CEE).

Investor confidence looks to be strengthening as monetary conditions stabilize, valuation gaps narrow and macro visibility improves. According to GPCA data, private equity investment in the US and exit activity rebounded in 2024, driven by favorable financing conditions and more receptive public markets - enabling GPs to return capital to investors and kickstart a new cycle of fundraising and dealmaking.

Central & Eastern Europe private capital investment surged in 2024, with total investment value rising 187% year-over-year to $7.2 billion.

Infrastructure also had a broadly positive year. Infrastructure investment increased 27% year-over-year to $22.5 billion and accounted for 19% of all private capital invested in GPCA markets in 2024. Latin America was the highest growth area driven by major infrastructure (equity and debt) and natural resources investments. The region did $15.3 billion in real assets deals in 2024.

Infrastructure equity and debt transactions accounted for 37% of capital invested in Africa in 2024. Infrastructure debt financings represented some of the largest disclosed deals on the continent and included firms like Gramercy and Vantage Capital.

Exit activity also ......................

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