Impact of COVID-19 on PE portfolio companies 2021 (German)

The pandemic has had a noticeable impact on PE fund exits

The pandemic has had a discernible impact on exit decisions and holding periods of private equity funds in German-speaking countries. In the survey conducted by FTI-Andersch and the Center for Corporate Transactions and Private Equity (CCTPE) at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, 56 percent of the PE funds surveyed said that COVID-19 had 'strongly' influenced their decision, with four percent even saying it had 'very strongly' influenced their decision. For the future, 68 percent of the respondents expect the holding period to be extended (nine percent: strongly extended). Further results can be downloaded here.