PE Industry Trends

Following up on a wild 2020, there have been a lot of discussions around public market impacts and trends. But I'm curious about what you all think about the private markets, PE particularly. What are some interesting trends that you are seeing today or some hot takes that you have about how the PE Industry will evolve over the coming years?

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