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The Pulse of Private Equity – 10/30/2023

PE’s share of M&A at a high point Download PitchBook’s Report here. Private equity’s share of overall M&A is trending toward a record high, according to PitchBook’s Q3 2023 Global M&A Report. Through Q3, PE is accounting for 42% of all global M&A, about a percentage point higher than the record…. Login to Read More...

The Pulse of Private Equity – 10/23/2023

A big drop in mega-buyouts Download PitchBook’s Report here. $1B+ deals are set for a big decline this year, according to PitchBook’s Q3 US PE Breakdown. Through Q3, about $156 billion has been invested via billion-dollar deals, a far cry from the $352 billion seen last year. It’s an even further drop compared to 2021, when almost half…

The Pulse of Private Equity – 10/16/2023

A historically slow exit market Download PitchBook’s Report here. PE exit activity resumed its downward trend in Q3, according to PitchBook’s Q3 US PE Breakdown. $44.1 billion was exited last quarter, the lowest quarterly total in ten years, exempting the COVID quarter of Q2 2020. While that’s very low, it could also be a bottoming out….

The Pulse of Private Equity – 10/9/2023

A Disappointing Q3 Download PitchBook’s Report here. The first half of the year showed teasingly positive trends for private equity, at least from a data perspective. The third quarter didn’t live up to those expectation. PitchBook’s Q3 US PE Breakdown saw a decline in dealmaking activity—below the $200 billion mark for the first time since COVID—and deal value…

The Pulse of Private Equity – 10/2/2023

Distressed debt fundraising Download PitchBook’s Report here. While private debt fundraising had a strong first half, distressed debt fundraising was exempt from that trend, according to PitchBook’s H1 2023 Global Private Debt Report. It’s a sudden drop-off from a trend that goes back more than a decade. Through H1, three distressed debt funds have closed worth…

The Pulse of Private Equity – 9/25/2023

Another strong year for private debt Download PitchBook’s Report here. Private debt fundraising is off to a strong start, according to PitchBook’s just-released H1 2023 Global Private Debt Report. At halftime, almost $95 billion has been raised across 74 funds. That pace is ahead of last year’s, which makes us confident that fundraising will eclipse $200…

The Pulse of Private Equity – 9/18/2023

Middle market deal activity Download PitchBook’s Report here. The middle market is humming along, according to PitchBook’s latest US PE Middle Market Report. Through June, about $214 billion has been invested across 1,635 deals. Both figures are slightly under last year’s pace but still ahead of the pre-COVID years. Middle market companies are being wooed by…

The Pulse of Private Equity – 9/11/2023

GP deal activity picking up Download PitchBook’s Report here. GP stakes and alternative asset M&A is picking up and features another slate of interesting deals. PitchBook’s latest US Public PE and GP Deal Roundup shows another healthy year for move-making among alternative asset managers. Control transactions are making up almost half of all transactions this year….

The Pulse of Private Equity – 9/4/2023

GP deal activity picking up   Download PitchBook’s Report here. GP stakes and alternative asset M&A is picking up and features another slate of interesting deals. PitchBook’s latest US Public PE and GP Deal Roundup shows another healthy year for move-making among alternative asset managers. Control transactions are making up almost half of all transactions this…

The Pulse of Private Equity – 8/14/2023

Are PE valuations normalizing – finally? Although not directly comparable, contextualizing PE dealmaking metrics to broader market figures is instructive. As noted in PitchBook research for some time now, PE’s outperformance in terms of rolling one-year fund returns is finally subsiding as marking to market continues inexorably…. Login to Read More...