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Middle market outperforms
Unlock opportunity in the middle market
The middle market offers a broader, less crowded opportunity set with differentiated growth and value creation drivers that megafunds can’t match.

Past performance is not indicative of future results. Source: Pitchbook Q3 2025 Quant Research US Market Insights, Bloomberg as of March 31, 2025.
Middle market buyout, Mega cap buyout, VC, Private debt, Growth equity and Secondaries are all represented by the respective Pitchbook Private Capital Index. S&P 500 is represented by the S&P 500 Index and the Russell 2000 is represented by the Russell 2000 Index.
Your edge starts here
Allocate where growth lives
Access diversified growth opportunities
The U.S. middle market more closely mirrors the real economy, offering more complementary sector exposure than large‑cap private equity.
Explore ways to implement a middle market PE allocation with our chartbook, “The Case for the Middle Market in Modern Portfolios.”

Source: U.S. BEA, Bloomberg Finance, L.P., Pitchbook, as of Q1 2025.
Unlock opportunity in the middle market
Middle market outperforms
The middle market offers a broader, less crowded opportunity set with differentiated growth and value creation drivers that megafunds can’t match.

Past performance is not indicative of future results. Source: Pitchbook Q3 2025 Quant Research US Market Insights, Bloomberg as of March 31, 2025.
Middle market buyout, Mega cap buyout, VC, Private debt, Growth equity and Secondaries are all represented by the respective Pitchbook Private Capital Index. S&P 500 is represented by the S&P 500 Index and the Russell 2000 is represented by the Russell 2000 Index.
Allocate where growth lives
Your edge starts here
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