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  1. Why Private Equity Is Suddenly Awash With Zombie Firms

    1 day ago · Hundreds of private equity firms are drowning in a sea of competition, searching for lifeboats of new capital as they cling to portfolios of nearly unsaleable investments.

  2. Why Private Equity Is Suddenly Awash With Zombie Firms - ICT ...

    2 days ago · The private equity industry is experiencing a quiet reckoning as hundreds of midsize firms find themselves trapped between investors who have lost patience and portfolios of companies they …

  3. Why private equity is stuck with 'zombie companies' it can't sell

    Nov 12, 2025 · Private equity firms are facing a new reality: a growing crop of companies that can neither thrive nor die, lingering in portfolios like the undead.

  4. Private Equity, Saddled With Investments It Can’t Sell, Loses ...

    Dec 23, 2025 · The private equity firm Thoma Bravo has failed repeatedly over the past several years to sell two companies it owns for an acceptable price.

  5. Forbes - Hundreds of private equity firms are now drowning ...

    1 day ago · Hundreds of private equity firms are now drowning in a sea of competition, searching for lifeboats of new capital as they cling to portfolios of nearly unsaleable investments. Meanwhile, their …

  6. Some PE Firms Are Doomed to Fail as Once-Hot Industry Fizzles

    Private equity’s reckoning has frustrated investors waiting longer for payouts, forcing firms to scale back fundraisings, offer secondary exits and diversify.

  7. Will private equity be the next "big short"? - Marketplace

    Oct 7, 2024 · Is private equity in trouble? Trader Jared Dillian says PE firms are having problems exiting their investments, and he worries that the sector poses systemic risk.