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The Pulse of Private Equity – Secondary Buyouts
High Tide for Secondary Buyouts It isn’t too surprising that secondary buyouts (SBOs) hit a record by count in 2014.…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 2/23/2015
The PE-strategic battle continues PE firms and strategic buyers have been waging a deal war the past few years. Both…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 2/16/2015
Hold times are leveling out Hold times for PE portfolio companies have been steadily creeping upward since about 2009, peaking…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 2/9/2015
Are funds-of-funds becoming obsolete? Funds-of-funds have been in the news lately, but not for good reasons. Some major LPs are…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 1/26/2015
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…
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