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Private equity increasingly relying on acquisitions in 2026 / Only one in three respondents considers M&A process "efficient" – from deal to integration

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are the most important lever for private equity funds in 2026 to increase the value of their portfolio companies. In the ranking of priorities, transactions have risen from last place to first place within a year. More than half (51 percent) of over 550 decision-makers at global PE firms report that their acquisitions have exceeded the associated economic targets. Nevertheless, only one in three (35 percent) considers the execution of their own M&A activities – from idea to deal to integration into the respective portfolio company – to be "efficient." This is the result of the 2026 Private Equity Value Creation Index by the consulting firm FTI Consulting.


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