Private Credit Now Funds 80% of All Leveraged Buyouts, and the $905 Billion Private Equity Deployment in 2025 Is Reshaping How Corporate America Gets Financed
Private equity deployment surged 57% to $905 billion in 2025 as private credit funds displaced banks to finance 80% of all leveraged buyouts, creating the most significant structural shift in corporate finance since the 2008 financial crisis.