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Exit Outlook Dims For Private Equity's Long-Held Software Investments
Recent advances in AI are complicating the exit outlook for private equity firms with long-held portfolio companies that operate in the software industry. The median hold time for North America-based private equity portfolio companies at exit was 5.4 years as of the fourth quarter of 2025 and just five years in the technology sector, which includes the software industry, according to With Intelligence data.
Recent advances in AI are complicating the exit outlook for private equity firms with long-held portfolio companies that operate in the software industry. The median hold time for North America-based private equity portfolio companies at exit was 5.4 years as of the fourth quarter of 2025 and just five years in the technology sector, which includes the software industry, according to With Intelligence data.