Private equity has been a powerful source of liquidity for technology startups and scale-ups in search of an exit.According to PitchBook, by the midway point of 2024, there had been 97 take-private deals, which is similar to last year's figure.Of the 46 take-private deals in the tech sector, some were acquisitions of product-centric companies valued at $1 billion or over.The list of companies includes Adevinta, which was acquired by private equity firms Permira and Blackstone for $13 billion.Smartsheet, which was acquired by Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone for $8.4 billion.Squarespace, acquired by UK-based private equity firm Permira in a $7.2 billion all-cash deal.Canadian fintech Nuvei entered a $6.3 billion agreement in April to be taken private by Advent International.K-12 education software provider PowerSchool was taken private by Bain Capital, valuing the company at $5.6 billion.UK cybersecurity giant Darktrace is set to go private in a $5.3 billion deal spearheaded by Thoma Bravo.Pet-sitting marketplace Rover was acquired by Blackstone for $2.3 billion.Model N was acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $1.25 billion.