William Blair's Matthew Zimmer: 'Engaged-deal backlog is the biggest it's ever been'

Zimmer pointed to a glut of 30,000 PE portfolio companies awaiting market checks, up from 22,000 or 24,000 four years ago. PE holdings are now stretching out to seven years.

15 January 2026•7 mins read
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