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UK IPO Slump Hurting Private Equity and Venture, PitchBook Says

Friday, August 7, 2026


Private equity and venture capital firms in the UK are using fewer initial public offerings to exit investments, according to PitchBook data. Firms are instead relying more on sales to other buyout firms or large corporations to generate returns from their portfolio companies.

Original reporting: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-07/uk-ipo-slump-hurting-private-equity-and-venture-pitchbook-says

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