2021 was a record-breaking year for private equity (PE) activity worldwide. Investment activity grew nearly twofold compared to 2020, and reached a value of nearly 1.2 trillion U.S. dollars from 2,616 private equity deals.
Global private equity (PE) activity from 2002 to 2021
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EY. (January 20, 2022). Global private equity (PE) activity from 2002 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292230/private-equity-deal-activity-worldwide/
EY. "Global private equity (PE) activity from 2002 to 2021." Chart. January 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292230/private-equity-deal-activity-worldwide/
EY. (2022). Global private equity (PE) activity from 2002 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292230/private-equity-deal-activity-worldwide/
EY. "Global Private Equity (Pe) Activity from 2002 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292230/private-equity-deal-activity-worldwide/
EY, Global private equity (PE) activity from 2002 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292230/private-equity-deal-activity-worldwide/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Global private equity (PE) activity from 2002 to 2021 [Graph], EY, January 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292230/private-equity-deal-activity-worldwide/