Recapitalizations in 2026

Tracked deals

107

107 tracked deals across 2026.

Buyer mix

PE-led

145 pe · 14 strategic

Top trend

Volume peaked in 2021

264 tracked deals announced in 2021.

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Top Buyers

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Buyer # Deals Focus Type
Main Street Capital Corporation 4 Lower-middle-market principal investment firm providing c... PE
Carlyle AlpInvest 3 Global private equity investor and secondary/portfolio fi... PE
Hamilton Lane 3 Global investment manager providing private market capita... PE
Antares Capital 2 Private credit manager and alternative asset manager focu... PE
Apogem Capital 2 Investment firm/private markets investor co-leading a con... PE
Apollo S3 2 Apollo-managed private markets/alternative investment str... PE
Ares Management 2 Global alternative asset manager with private equity fund... PE
Blackstone 2 Global alternative asset manager focused on private equit... PE
Coller Capital 2 Specialist investor in the secondary market for private a... Investor
Frontenac 2 Lower middle-market private equity firm focused on buyout... PE

Acquisition Volume in Recapitalizations in 2026 by Year

Last 10 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 10 years for Recapitalizations in 2026. 16 2017 11 2018 155 2019 138 2020 264 2021 226 2022 158 2023 157 2024 136 2025 ~207 est. 107 2026
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