Private equity isn’t waiting until the proposed September 15th release of capital gains tax reform draft language before deploying capital. Legislation to pay for President Biden’s $3.5 trillion social policy bill could nearly double capital gains taxes to 39.6 percent, spurring deals to beat the deadline. The timeline bracketing the potential change, however, has important implications for how long the current surge in M&A activity could last.

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