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Socially distancing from high multiples
Download PitchBook’s Report here. The median M&A multiple clocked in at 8.2x in Q1. That’s down from last year’s 9.8x median,…
Read MoreDifferent problems for real assets
With fear permeating the real estate market, real assets are once again coming into focus. An upcoming PitchBook analyst note…
Read MoreNot a good time to raise your first fund
Download PitchBook’s Report here. As expected, Q1 fundraising totals were soft, according to PitchBook’s PE Breakdown Report. Just 46 funds were…
Read MoreExits are already down
Download PitchBook’s Report here. Exit activity is bound for a tough year, as preliminary Q1 numbers confirm. Historically, first quarter exit…
Read MoreWhen buyout funds face a crisis
Download PitchBook’s Report here. The Financial Crisis of 2008 was a manmade one, which gave us a degree of confidence that…
Read MoreCompeting interests for private equity
Download PitchBook’s Report here. Private equity has lots of money at the ready—the question is what they will use it for.…
Read MoreThe private markets aren’t immune
Download PitchBook’s Report here. Much was made of the “buoyant” nature of the SuperReturn conference earlier this month. The gathering took…
Read MoreCoronavirus and private equity
Our 2020 PE predictions did not include a potentially global pandemic, which continues to roil the markets. It’s impossible to…
Read MoreThe ups and downs of secondaries
Download PitchBook’s Report here. Last week we highlighted our new analyst note on extended holding periods. Now available, the note dives…
Read MoreHolding on to winners
Last month we wrote about the decline in PE holding times, with the median dropping below five years for the…
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