After a prolonged slowdown, private equity distributions are showing some signs of life. Yet is it premature to call the drought over? A massive imbalance between capital in the ground and available demand is forcing a fundamental "shakeout" of PE distributions that is reshaping how GPs generate returns and how LPs manage their portfolios — the subject of a recent AlphaSense webinar with Ted Seides, founder of Capital Allocators. This report leverages key insights from Seides and those available in AlphaSense to explore the trends shaping the PE landscape heading into 2026.
Private Equity Distributions: Assessing the Potential Recovery
About the Authors
Xavier Smith, Director of Research, Energy & Industrials
Xavier serves as the Director of Research, Energy and Industrials at AlphaSense. Before joining AlphaSense, Xavier worked as an equity portfolio manager at various firms including Goldman Sachs, and Gugenheim. Xavier has equity market experience in London as well as New York. Xavier received an MBA from the Wharton School and a BA from Tulane University.
Sean Carmichael
Sean is a Business & Finance Editor at AlphaSense, specializing in sector-specific content production. Previously, he spent nearly a decade in various roles across financial services, where he was responsible for equity research and content generation geared toward institutional investors.
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