Shrinking dry powder Download PitchBook’s Report here. Private equity’s pile of dry powder has eroded the past two years, according to PitchBook’s latest Private Market Fundraising Report. Globally, the industry has about $1.24 trillion of uninvested capital. That’s down about 18% from its 2020 peak, a little over $1.5 trillion. It’s not the only asset class…
Midyear grading Download PitchBook’s Report here. Every December, PitchBook makes a slew of predictions about industry trends in the upcoming year. That’s been a tricky gambit since 2019. In successive years, the industry has navigated a global pandemic, a skyscraper of a recovery, and a slowdown driven by unavoidable macro trends. Last December, the prevailing mood…
Healthy deal flow for take-privates Download PitchBook’s Report here. 2022 is shaping up for a healthy year for take-privates, according to PitchBook’s latest US PE Breakdown. Almost $60 billion worth of transactions closed in H1, which is already past 2020 totals. And there have been relatively few of them, too. Just 18 so far this year,…
Fewer first-time funds Download PitchBook’s Report here. Last year was a better year for first-time fundraisers, according to PitchBook’s latest US PE Breakdown. Rookie fundraising is slowing compared to last year, in part because LPs are prioritizing existing GP relationships, especially their bigger ones. Through June, 27 first-time funds have closed, worth a combined $5.2 billion….
A tricky fundraising trail Download PitchBook’s Report here. PE fundraising is slowing, according to PitchBook’s latest US PE Breakdown, as a whole and in the middle market. For the past three years, the middle market has raised at least $150 billion, but that might not stretch to a fourth consecutive year. $71.3 billion has been raised…
Second quarter numbers Download PitchBook’s Report here. PitchBook’s latest US PE Breakdown is now live and available for free. Q2 2022 was another decline, with $234 billion invested across 2,176 transactions. The dollar figure is 21% lower than the first quarter and 38% lower than Q4 2021. On paper, 2022 is actually off to a healthy…
The spike in growth funds Download PitchBook’s Report here. One of the many consequences of COVID was a shift in strategies among investors. The chart above is from PitchBook’s Quantitative Perspectives: US PE Enters a New Regime. It shows a relative spike in growth funds starting in mid-2021, relative to all fundraising done that year. The…
A very slow start for exits Download PitchBook’s Report here. PitchBook’s latest US PE Middle Market Report shows a big drop-off in middle-market exit activity. Only 175 exits were completed in the first quarter, many of which probably started in late 2021. That’s a low number even by pre-COVID standards. When you take out the second…
MM fundraising: “Challenging but not impossible” Download PitchBook’s Report here. PitchBook’s latest US PE Middle Market Report is now out. Many of the overall deal trends mirror those of the broader PE market. One standout figure was early 2022 fundraising, which is off to a slow start. Only 33 middle-market funds closed in Q1, a visibly…
Buyout loan issuance has slowed Download PitchBook’s Report here. Leveraged loan issuance slowed noticeably in Q2, according to PitchBook’s latest Quantitative Perspectives: US PE enters a new regime. While still north of historical levels, the rolling sum fell to almost $118 billion in the second quarter, down from almost $150 billion just a quarter ago. Prior…