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The Pulse of Private Equity – 2/2/2015
The PE Fundraising Trail Never Looked So Good Blackstone CEO Steve Schwartzman made headlines this week after saying he has…
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The U.S. Company Inventory is Plateauing One of the concerns facing private equity over the past few years is the…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 1/19/2015
Record Year for Middle Market The U.S. middle market is usually responsible for ~60% – 70% of PE activity in…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 1/12/2015
Expect More of the Same in 2015 Final PE numbers for 2014 are in. U.S. deal flow nearly matched 2013…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 1/5/2015
The “new normal” has arrived We’ve been highlighting the increase in add-on and minority deals for a while. In some…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 12/15/2014
A Closer Look at Fees For several months now, the SEC has been keeping a closer eye on fee disclosures…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 12/8/2014
Retail Wars: M&A and PE Activity Diverging Poor consumer sentiment hasn’t really dampened enthusiasm among private equity investors, which continue…
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A Soft Fourth Quarter This Year We’ve heard from some industry professionals that fourth quarter deal flow is probably going…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 11/24/2014
PE Sentiment is Strong in the Consumer Sector Black Fridays mean spending and acquiring, often with a little competition thrown…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 11/17/2014
Bigger is Better in PE, but For How Long? Bigger is still better in the global PE industry. Funds managing…
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