The interest in AI that led the stock market rally over the first half of the year was replicated in private market transactions. Actively-traded companies within the private market are showing an uptick in trading activity, although IPOs continue to lag behind pandemic-era numbers. The first half of 2024 was a relief for investors in the private market as activity picked up from the stall that marked the previous two years, with assets delivering positive returns with relatively low volatility, according to a new report by Forge, a private market analysis firm. The Stock Market Outperforms Pr…