The "headline" data for Q1 2022 shows a slowdown in PE dealmaking, driven by persistently high inflation, rising interest rates, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, lower stock prices in the public equities market, and the latest SPAC cycle coming to an end. However, looking at the prior twelve months as a whole, the number of PE deals closed was up 30% y-on-y and 37% above calendar year 2019, according to data from Pitchbook:

https://pitchbook.com/news/reports/q1-2022-us-pe-breakdown

April 19, 2022