
Private company fundamentals strengthened and software performance held steady, while lender takeovers and more active secondary trading highlighted greater differentiation within otherwise stable private capital markets CHICAGO, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, announced today that the Lincoln Private Market Index (LPMI), an index that tracks changes in the enterprise value of U.S. privately held companies, increased by 1.9% in Q2 2026, recovering most of its 2.2% decline in Q1. The increase was driven by EBITDA growth, which more than offset modest enterprise value multiple contraction.





