The global private equity industry left 2021 red hot with over 4,600 buyouts and $1.17 T worth of deals transacted in the first three quarters of 2021. On February 4, 2022, CFA Society Chicago welcomed a panel of experts from the principal investing side of the private equity business, as well as the investment banking and capital allocation side of the business, to discuss the success of 2021 and the outlook for 2022.