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Covelent Releases Private Equity Mid-Market Forward Focus Report 2025
London—20 February 2025
Covelent today released Private Equity Mid-Market Forward Focus Report 2025 offering a perspective on how mid-market private equity firms can navigate a shifting investment landscape. The report identifies key macroeconomic and sector-specific trends shaping dealmaking, portfolio value creation, due diligence and exit strategies in the coming year.
As interest rates stabilise and investor sentiment strengthens, mid-market private equity is poised for a period of recalibrated growth. The report highlights three critical themes for investors:
- Valuation realignment – After a period of volatility, pricing discipline is returning, creating opportunities for well-capitalised funds to deploy capital strategically.
- Operational value creation – Investors are placing greater emphasis on driving EBITDA growth within portfolios, with digital transformation and cost efficiency emerging as core levers.
- Evolving exit dynamics – Secondary transactions and alternative exit routes are gaining traction as firms adapt to a more selective IPO and M&A environment.
"Mid-market private equity is entering a new phase—one where disciplined capital deployment and hands-on portfolio management will define success," said Nik Nicholas, Managing Partner at Covelent. "This report provides actionable insights to help investors position themselves for sustained returns in 2025 and beyond."
For more information and to access the full report, visit the report page here.
Covelent
Covelent is a UK-based, independent management consultancy. Covelent works primarily with mid-market private equity funds and corporates with annual revenues up to $2bn on topics including due diligence, acquisitions and integrations, long- and short-term corporate and business unit strategy, and profitability improvement.
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