Carve-Outs Are Becoming the Defining PE Deal Theme of 2026

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Carve-outs are on track to be the biggest deal theme of 2026: nearly 80% of respondents to the AURELIUS Carve-Out Survey expect more corporates to divest non-core units this year, and KPMG puts 71% of private equity firms and 57% of corporates as open to or actively pursuing portfolio rationalization (KPMG, via Private Equity Wire).

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Carve-Outs are The Defining 2026 Deal, and Separation Is Where The Value Leaks

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Mario Peshev is a 5x CEO and operator, founder of DevriX and Growth Shuttle, global value creation advisor, angel investor, and author of “MBA Disrupted.”

His original background in engineering rode the wave of IT entrepreneurship in the last 25 years, from product and service entrepreneurship through acquiring and selling businesses, to investing in global startups like beehiiv, doola, the Stacked Marketer, Alcatraz, SeedBlink.

Peshev spent over 10,000 hours in consulting and training contracts for mid-market and enterprise organizations like VMware, SAP, Software AG, CERN, Saudi Aramco since 2006. His books and guides are referenced in over 50 universities in North America, Europe, and Asia.

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