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The said the uninvested totalp climbedby $141 billion in 2008 amid a 60 percent drop in investmenta to the economic crisis in the second half of 2008. The builduop came amid a record twoyears fund-raisint in 2007 and 2008. "Thise historic high of capital yet to be deployed by private equity creates a new deal paradigm anda challenge. Dealmakerz have to put down their pencils and dispense with historicaolspreadsheet analysis," said David an AM&AA advisory board member and managing directodr at Mosaic Capital.
"The fact that privatw equity deal flow has dropped to a multiyear low is not due to a lack of capitalo availablefor investment, which remains at an all-time high," said John founder of PitchBook. "Private equitg firms continue to raise additional capitaolas well, with 18 new funda raising $25 billion in the last 60 days As economic conditions continue to stabilize and the creditf markets start to reopen, the privater equity industry is poised to get back to deal