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Exit ramps remained open in Q1
Download PitchBook’s Report here. US PE exit activity continued its tear in Q1, according to PitchBook’s latest US PE Breakdown Report.…
Read MoreA strong start to the year
Download PitchBook’s Report here. Fourth quarter deal momentum spilled into 2021, resulting in record Q1 numbers for the US PE market.…
Read MoreBuy-and-build correlates to more secondary buyouts
PitchBook is publishing a new analyst note next week that does a deep dive on add-ons. One of the more…
Read MoreQuantifying style drift
An upcoming PitchBook analyst note takes a look at GP style drift. It’s an important topic but a frustrating one…
Read MoreA good word for private equity
Download PitchBook’s Report here. A quick break this week from the usual hard numbers and trendlines. PitchBook is working with the…
Read MoreThe middle market had a huge fourth quarter
Download PitchBook’s Report here. PitchBook’s latest Middle Market Report is now live, and the fourth quarter sure delivered. Our analysts estimate…
Read MoreIntroducing PitchBook’s Capital Call at Risk metric
PitchBook is rolling out a new framework for our LP clients to prepare them for worst-case capital call scenarios. We’re…
Read MoreMore nuance around first-time funds
Download PitchBook’s Report here. Past PitchBook research has found statistical outperformance for first-time PE funds compared to follow-on funds. That note…
Read MoreBig bumps in IRR data
PE returns bounced back in a big way in mid-2020, according to PitchBook’s upcoming Global Fund Performance Report. After cratering…
Read MoreA good year for the Big Five
Download PitchBook’s Report here. The Big Five public PE firms—Blackstone, KKR, Apollo, Ares and Carlyle—had a good 2020 across several metrics,…
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