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The Pulse of Private Equity – 10/21/2024

Median EV/revenue multiples on PE deals below $25 million Download PitchBook’s Report here. While we do not believe the much-feared valuation reset is in the cards, we do believe the uptrend in EBITDA multiples will be disrupted as deal volumes expand, especially among PE owners selling to other PE firms…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member?

The Pulse of Private Equity – 10/14/2024

PE take-private deal activity Download PitchBook’s Report here. In Q3 2024, take-private deal activity plummeted from the two-year high recorded in Q2. Deal count declined from 31 to 18, and deal value plunged from $71.6 billion to $43.9 billion…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

The Pulse of Private Equity – 10/7/2024

Global PE deal activity Download PitchBook’s Report here. Global PE deal activity maintained a healthier tally in aggregate value even as counts dipped slightly from Q2 tallies, according to the most recent figures from PitchBook in its Global PE First Look…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

The Pulse of Private Equity – 9/30/2024

New family offices and wealth-management firms founded annually Download PitchBook’s Report here. Private market AUM held in drawdown funds is nearly $15 trillion globally, up from less than a trillion in 2000, handily outpacing the growth in public markets. However, outside of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) and those with privileged networks, individual investors have been largely left…

The Pulse of Private Equity – 9/23/2024

PE middle-market buyout count as a share of all PE buyouts Download PitchBook’s Report here. We believe that tighter spreads and the reduction in base rates that still lie ahead bode well for a continued strengthening in the middle-market buyout market…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

The Pulse of Private Equity – 9/16/2024

PE exit/investment ratio Download PitchBook’s Report here. GPs that have held out for better exit conditions stretched out the median holding period of PE investments, which reached a record of 6.4 years for US PE middle-market assets in 2023…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

The Pulse of Private Equity – 9/9/2024

Healthcare IT PE deal count Download PitchBook’s Report here. In the lower middle market, we are beginning to see more examples of a phenomenon we have anticipated for a while: PE firms and PE-backed companies acquiring VC-backed startups…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

The Pulse of Private Equity – 9/3/2024

Platform LBO and growth equity as a share of all PE deals Download PitchBook’s Report here. In the second quarter of 2024, add-on transactions accounted for a significant 77.4% of all PE buyouts, marking an increase of 226 basis points over the 2023 average…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...