The S&P Global Market Intelligence Private Equity Outlook is an annual report that summarizes and analyzes the results of a survey[1] delivered to private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) professionals worldwide. Each year, we ask questions covering deal activity expectations, changes in strategy, challenges, preferences in Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG), and technology adoption. This year’s survey saw record responses from 246 PE firms, 129 VC firms[2], and for the first time, 131 limited partners (LP), giving us the most well-rounded view of private market sentiment since launching the survey in 2017.