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Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:

Despite growing macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty, private equity deal activity is increasing. Aggregate deal value totaled $331.1 billion a sizable 28% increase quarter on quarter and 38% growth year on year according to data from PitchBook.

The increase is notable given the abrupt slowdown in deal activity that happened in Q2. However, analysts suggest that buyers and sellers only hit the pause button and were awaiting clarity on what the financing environment was ultimately going to look like. Going into the third quarter, both sides were clearer on how changes to economic policy were going to impact capital markets and deals are starting to get done.

According to PitchBook data, year to date transactions in the technology sector have already exceeded last year's total in terms of deal value, and B2B deals remain equally resilient. Carveouts climbed above their five-year trend, reflecting renewed corporate willingness to shed noncore units. Taken together, the data depicts improving dealmaking sentiment, where optimism and increased risk-appetite define the GP strategy heading into 2026, analysts say.

Take privates are also on the rise - both in the number of such transactions and their total deal value. The median deal size of the 23 such transactions in Q3 was $1.8 billion, a significant jump from the median deal size of $678.2 million in Q2 2025 and $684.4 million in Q3 2024, PitchBook data shows. Year to date......................

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