Private Equity
The Great Locking: Private Equity's $3.7 Trillion Liquidity Crisis Reaches a Breaking Point
As of January 7, 2026, the private equity industry is grappling with a "liquidity reckoning" that has fundamentally altered the landscape of alternative investments. After a decade of rapid expansion fueled by ultra-low interest rates, the sector is now facing a massive backlog of unrealized assets, record-low distributions,