Q3 2024 marked a continued rebound in private equity (PE), with emerging trends shaping deal strategies across various sectors. While healthcare, industrials, and technology sectors saw robust activity, new dynamics such as retail investor participation in private markets and shifting fundraising patterns also took center stage.
Below are the key trends shaping the private equity landscape in Q3 2024:
Healthcare: Industry Trends Q2 2025
While the sector demonstrated a resilient M&A environment and a growing embrace of digital transformation, it also grappled with persistent financial pressures and an increasingly cautious investment climate in certain segments.
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Healthcare: Industry Trends Q1 2025
The healthcare sector in 2024 will continue its strong growth trajectory, with the global healthcare services market expected to expand from $8,963.64 billion in 2023 to $10,908.99 billion by 2028, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5%.
This growth is driven by multiple factors, including technological advancements, an aging global population, and the adoption of value-based care models.
Below are the 5 key trends shaping the industry this year
Consulting Q2 2025 Trends
The Consulting industry in Q2 2025 is at a pivotal crossroads, with the march of generative AI continuing unabated, with a staggering 72% of organizations already adopting the technology, creating a massive new consulting frontier in everything from strategy to operational implementation.
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Consulting Q1 2025 Trends
Clients are increasingly asking for ‘proof’ and demands agility with changing market demands and customer preference in consulting solutions.
Consulting companies have adapted to the market reality.
In 2024, private equity (PE) showed notable recovery in Q2, with deal activity rebounding to its highest levels since mid-2022.
According to EY, Q2 witnessed 122 deals valued at $196 billion, nearly double Q1’s $100 billion.
April and May were particularly strong, each surpassing $70 billion in transactions. This resurgence is a significant shift, driven partly by sellers lowering asking prices to bridge the valuation gap that had stalled deal-making.
The comparison of Ross MBA costs across the academic years 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25 shows a steady increase in various expenses.
Tuition Fees (Inflation): Low to Moderate
Beginning with full-time MBA tuition, the cost for Michigan residents rose from $68,196 in 2022-23 to $70,392 in 2023-24, marking a 3.2% increase, and further to $73,030 in 2024-25, showing an additional 3.7% rise.
Chicago Booth has 67 external funding options for international students. It includes numerous scholarships, loans, and grants tailored to students from various countries and regions.
For example, Chinese students can explore the China Scholarship Council, and Indian nationals may benefit from the J.N. Tata Endowment. Notably, Korean students have access to substantial scholarships from the Kwanjeong Educational Foundation.
Inflation: Tuition Fees (Moderate)
The tuition cost for 2022-23 and 2023-24 was the same at $77,520 which increased by 5.2% in 2024-25 to reach $80,620.
Inflation: Program Fees (High)
The program fees for Tuck first increased by 29%, from $3,558 in 2022-23 to $4,593 in 2023-24, further increasing by 18% to reach $5,420 in 2024-25.
Inflation: Housing Cost(High)
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