• The size of the continuation investment market is expected to quadruple from around $70 billion to more than $300 billion in the next decade, cementing its role as a key engine of value creation and liquidity generation in private equity.
• Structural shifts—not market cycles—are driving growth, with lower fees and faster liquidity attracting interest. More than 80% of the 2024 transaction volume for continuation investments is driven by structural growth.
• The most significant disruption is not in the concept of holding companies for longer under private equity ownership, but rather in who retains ownership.

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