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Asking out of ignorance, what does "pent up demand for M&A" mean? Like cos have hella cash sitting around / founders want to exit? Maybe the excess dry powder problem in PE with the IRR time ticking?

 

Many financial sponsors need to exit assets that they've held for 5+ years. Lots of them tried unsuccessfully to do so over the last 6-8 months 

Of course everyone wants to sell. No one wants to buy at current prices with current debt costs though. Still a size able bid ask spread 

 

Agree with above - H2 may come up because the bar is pretty low for it to go down... personally see demand coming back in 2024 once companies are more used to the reality of financing at a rate above basically free

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