The PE Edge
A Middle-Market Perspective on Transactions in Partnership with Pitchbook
In collaboration with PitchBook, we built The PE Edge to help you gain the edge in middle-market dealmaking. This resource delivers key trends, data, and actionable insights so sponsors move confidently. Each edition distills the structures, valuation dynamics, and market forces shaping middle-market transactions.
Get your inside look into what’s driving private equity forward.
August 2026 Key Highlights:
- Deals slowed, but prices held, suggesting sponsors are selective, but not pulling back
- Deal sizes are climbing, pointing to steady discipline through the cycle
- Portfolio companies are staying in sponsors’ hands longer
- IT and B2B sponsors lean into add-ons at a faster rate than B2C and healthcare; software valuation uncertainty cools IT-specific activity
- Median middle-market exit size has jumped more than 25%
- Continuation vehicle funding continues to surge, especially for GPs looking to extend their hold on assets
- Dry powder is giving sponsors space to reinvest in the platforms they already own
