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The Pulse of Private Equity – 9/29/2014
Mega-deals Down, Mega-exits up Few investors are as opportunistic as PE firms, which need to invest at entry points low…
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Like the overall PE market, valuations for middle-market companies are elevated. The median valuation-to-EBITDA multiple in 1H 2014 was 10.7x,…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 9/15/2014
Are Valuations Pushing Out Closing Times? PitchBook recently conducted a survey with Hilco Global of private equity deal terms and…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 9/8/2014
Going back several quarters, larger PE funds have performed better than smaller funds, generally speaking. Funds of at least $1…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 9/1/2014
PE Firms Pumping out the Cash U.S. PE firms distributed about $98 billion more back to investors than they called…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 8/18/2014
Secondary Buyouts – An Obvious Solution The above graph suggests that 2014 is set to decline in terms of secondary…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 8/11/2014
More but Less More The private equity industry during the first half of 2014 has acquired 2.1 companies for every…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 8/4/2014
The Fundraising Trail is OPEN The private equity fundraising trail has been wide open of late, with the last four…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 7/28/2014
Not that long ago, it would seem strange to see news of a private equity firm buying a venture-backed company;…
Read MoreThe Pulse of Private Equity – 7/21/2014
Despite all the talk of a “playground” in Europe for private equity buyers, we aren’t seeing the kinds of deal…
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