Chart of the Week: Buyouts Performance Index Posts 5.04% IRR In Q1

Over a 20-year period buyout funds have delivered just less than a 10 percent annual IRR, but it hasn’t always been a smooth ride. Five-year annual returns are just over 5 percent, partly a result of vintage 2006 and 2007 funds running headlong into the Great Recession. More recent returns have been strong thanks to health in the credit markets and a quick recovery in equity valuations.

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