JPMorgan's Guven Toktamis on Private Equity DPI & Outlook

Pressure to show strong distributed paid-in capital (DPI) is top of mind in the private equity space, says Isik Guven Toktamis, JPMorgan EMEA Head of Private Equity Investment Banking. "2026 has been actually been a good year for sponsored M&A. Overall, M&A volume is up by 40%, and we continue to have a very strong pipeline, of exits," she added. Guven Toktamis spoke with Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie at the JPMorgan Tech Stars Conference in London on Oct. 6.