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Middle market multiples eased in 2021
Download PitchBook’s Report here. Middle market buyout multiples are returning to normalcy, according to PitchBook’s 2021 Annual Middle Market Report. The…
Read MoreA big year for the middle market
Download PitchBook’s Report here. Like the broader PE landscape, the US middle market was well into record territory in 2021. According…
Read MorePrivate debt overhang drops
Download PitchBook’s Report here. The cumulative capital overhang for the private debt industry dropped for the first time in more than…
Read MorePublic PEGs got much bigger last year
Download PitchBook’s Report here. 2021 was bumper year for public PE firms. PitchBook’s latest Analysis of Public US PE Firm Earnings…
Read MoreFewer emerging lenders in 2021
Download PitchBook’s Report here. 2021 marked a decade low for “emerging firm” private debt fundraising, according to PitchBook’s Annual Global Private…
Read More“Too much capital chasing too few deals”?
Download PitchBook’s Report here. “Too much capital chasing too few deals” is a common refrain in the direct lending market. Is…
Read MoreQuarterly IRRs returning to earth
Download PitchBook’s Report here. PE performance bounced back strongly following the pandemic, but that momentum appears to be slowing. PitchBook’s just-released…
Read MorePE a growing presence in M&A
Download PitchBook’s Report here. PE deal flow accounted for 38% of global M&A transactions in 2021, a new high. That’s according…
Read More162 exits of at least $1 billion
Download PitchBook’s Report here. The US PE market enjoyed a wave of big exits last year, according to PitchBook’s just-released Annual…
Read MoreA trillion-dollar year
Download PitchBook’s Report here. The US PE market topped $1 trillion for the first time, according to PitchBook’s just-released Annual Breakdown…
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