by Matthew Ayers and David Portney
Stiles Associates

It’s no secret Q1 was an uncharacteristically slow time in private equity, as Pitchbook estimated a 14.4 percent drop in exits compare d to Q4 2022 – accounting for a combined value of $55.9 billion (the lowest total since Q2 2020). Is this a warning of what’s to come or just a blip on the radar? What does this mean for retaining, recruiting or potentially letting go of executives in PE firms and their portfolio companies? These are all questions being asked in the PE community, and executive recruiters like Stiles Associates often have the first insights of what to expect due to our close proximity to hiring trends.

by Matthew Ayers and David Portney
Stiles Associates

There’s no better time to work in private equity, as PE firms from across the globe place further emphasis on fundraising and acquiring organizations to add to their portfolios. In fact, over the last decade, private equity has outperformed other asset classes and experienced less volatility since 2008, according to McKinsey’s Private Markets Annual Review.