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KKR’s Philipp Freise: ‘This is the hour when private equity is making great investments’

Despite the uncertainty, some PE executives are starting to predict an uptick in deal flow later this year

Philipp Freise

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As economic uncertainty mounts and geopolitical tensions persist, buyout bosses at least agree on one thing: the future has never been harder to predict.

Descending on Berlin this week for SuperReturn, the private equity’s industry annual summit, some of the world’s largest global investors have been sharing their mixed outlook.

“I think this...