As Execution Costs Rise, Faster, Better Due Diligence Is Key to PE Deals: SS&C Intralinks Report
SS&C Technologies announced the publication of the 2026 PE Dealmaking Report from its Intralinks unit, produced in association with PitchBook and covering 18,256 global private equity deals executed this year. The report finds rising execution costs reshaping PE: median deal size has grown to $43.5 million YTD, megadeals account for over 76% of capital invested, and sponsors are favoring equity over debt with median equity/EBITDA at a decade-high 7.5x.
Key figures
- Deals analyzed
- 18256
- Median debt ebitda
- 4.1x
- Median pe deal size usd
- USD 43.5 million YTD
- Median equity ebitda ytd
- 7.5x
- Cumulative transactions usd
- USD 35 trillion
- Median buyout exit moic 2025
- 2.7x
- Megadeal share of pe capital
- more than 76%
- Average buyout exit moic 2025
- 6.4x
- Addon growth share of transaction count
- over 77%
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