![History Shows Interest Rates Alone Have Marginal Impact on Buyout Activity](/content/images/size/w2640/2024/09/Federal-Reserve-Interest-Rates-Private-Equity-Buyouts.png)
History Shows Interest Rates Alone Have Marginal Impact on Buyout Activity
The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by 0.25 in September 2024.
Interest rates are often cited as having a major impact on M&A activity, and it makes sense that private equity buyouts would be correlated with borrowing costs. However, statistical analysis shows that interest rates alone likely have little impact on private equity dealmaking (at least, in the US), according to research by Value Add.
This post is for paying subscribers only
SubscribeAlready have an account? Log in