Private equity will come to the fore during and post-covid-19
Published 4 months ago
Jacolene Otto, Head of Private Equity & Real Estate, Maitland
While the COVID-19 pandemic has dented economies badly, downturns always reveal pockets of investment opportunity. One of these is private equity which is currently sitting on mountains of dry powder – an estimated $2.5 trillion (at December 2019) according to Bain & Co.
This extent of dry powder points to vast opportunities that are likely to open up in the coming years, especially as governments and the private sector seek to boost economic growth through infrastructure projects. Another major current and future investment trend is into technology where private equity is also able to unlock opportunities.