Key Themes and Findings:

• Definition of Dry Powder: The document defines "dry powder" as the "Value of PE funds raised but not yet invested."
• Significant Volume of Dry Powder: Pitchbook data indicates that at the end of Q1 2024, dry powder in Europe was €300 billion.
• Middle Market Focus: Approximately 50% of the funds raised fall into the "middle market" category (£100m to £5bn funds), translating to roughly £150 billion that "𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 to be invested within a 5 year window."
• Recent Investment Restraint: The "increased cost of debt and reduced valuations" in 2023-2024 forced investors to hold onto cash. They shifted to "minority deals and 'less risky' portfolio acquisitions" instead of larger investments.
• Expected Acceleration of Investment: "As the M&A market opens up this dry powder will be invested over a shorter time frame."
• Secondaries Market Activity: The document predicts an increase in "Secondaries (PE selling to PE)," which will free up PE house resources for "new, larger platform investments."
• New Fundraising Trends: "New fundraising activity is increasing for the first time since 2021," especially for smaller funds (£50-£100m) focused on "first time (primary) PE deals (£5-£15m equity cheques)."
• Unwinding in 2025: The document asserts that the dry powder situation has "already started to unwind in 2025..."

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