PE firms hold ~$900 billion uninvested; corporate capital ~$2 trillion

Carlson said private equity firms have roughly $900 billion of dry powder on the sidelines and uninvested corporate capital is even higher at about $2 trillion, pressure that typically gets deployed into buybacks, dividends, or acquisitions.

“Carlson said private equity firms have about $900 billion dollars “sitting on the sidelines,” and that uninvested corporate capital is even higher — about $2 trillion.”

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