The 2026 private equity outlook appears hazy, says PitchBook

The UBS Preview Club in Union Square is a red leather couch-mahogany wood place, and as good a spot as any to inhale coffee at 9 AM.

Since moving back to New York, I’ve resolved to cover private equity more (after all, New York is the private equity capital of…everywhere). So, that’s how I landed at the PitchBook’s 2026 Private Equity Outlook event earlier this week. 

And a couple things are really clear: First, that the last couple years in private equity have been complicated...