Despite tricky market rip-tides, overall M&A activity is bearing up, especially in the middle market - unless you're in private equity. With a 40% drop in volumes year-on-year, PE buyers are hanging back like beachgoers on Amity Island. With the wider market showing cautious optimism, how can PE buyers overcome their cold feet?

Find the answers with us in the new report, What's private equity missing out on?, produced by Datasite and GF Data. Through an analysis of Q1 activity, we tackle the issue of PE's sunken confidence.

Caught between the rocks of uncertainty and the circling fin of tariffs, PE-backed exits have become a rare breed just when the mid-market is enjoying a revival (with deal closes up 27% year-on-year). But with capital now cheaper, and deal starts up 8% year-on-year, investors must soon be tempted to dive in.