Large Buyouts Post Top Pooled IRR Rate (as of March 31)

Buyouts, as a whole investment category, generated a cumulative pooled IRR of 11.34 percent from 1978 until the end of March, according to Thomson Reuters. The performance of large and small buyout funds led the way as large buyouts posted a rate of 15.84 percent, while small buyouts followed with a 15.28 percent rate. Mega buyouts brought up the rear at a rate of 9.23 percent.