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by JumpCrisscross 907 days ago
> this had nothing to do with the historical performance of PE funds

It had a strong effect. But it’s far from dominating. Compounding PE’s performance woes are that fundraising is easier when the economy is strong. That is why there has been a tendency of the largest LBOs happening just before a downturn; the last cycle’s was Twitter.