This article is part of Bain’s 2024 Global Private Equity Report
It’s safe to say the private equity industry has never seen anything quite like what’s happened over
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Women entrepreneurs in emerging markets face a daunting gender finance gap when it comes to growing their start-ups into mainstream businesses. New research shows that despite women leading half the start-ups that
The global venture capital investment market size was valued at USD 503.27 billion in 2025. The market is projected to grow from USD 598.91 billion in 2026 to USD 2,669.87 billion by
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The authors are grateful to Karen Pastakia, Kate Sweeney, Simona Spelman, Bill Briggs, and Nitin Mittal for their time, input, and steady collaboration throughout this effort. Special thanks to Catherine Gergen for
Growth investments (US$2.0 billion) were the highest deal type in July 2025, followed by credit investments (US$792 million). PE/VC exits in July 2025 were at US$9.2 billion, a 267% increase y-o-y Financial
The nature of investment research has radically evolved in recent years. What was once defined by access to information is now defined by the ability to extract signals from overwhelming volumes of
Find out more about patient capital investment, where to find it, and how it could benefit your business. Patient capital has a longer time horizon than traditional private equity and venture capital.