Investment-to-Exit Ratio at Record Low While it’s true that PE firms remain hopeful buyers, and the number of deals has risen over the years, they’re much more active on the sell side today. Through June, the U.S. investment-to-exit ratio is at a record low 1.7x in 2015…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in
PE’s New Sweet Spot: $1bn-$5bn Private equity seems to have a new sweet spot for fund sizes. 53% of total capital raised in the U.S. went to the $1-$5bn range, the third time since the crisis that it’s closed a majority of LP dollars. The big exception is 2013,… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member?
Multiples are having an impact, and that’s a good thing Global private equity activity was down in H1, by several metrics. Compared to H1 2014, deal flow declined 16% by count and 21% by total value, to 2,728 deals worth $404.7 billion. Last year’s numbers were 3,265 deals worth a combined $514.7 billion…. Subscribe to Read
If it seems like the PE market is getting crowded, it’s been that way for a while. The number of active global PE firms, defined here as having raised a fund in the prior five years or completing a deal in the prior three, has been on an almost-uninterrupted increase since 2000. From 1,453 active firms…
Valuations met with a shrug High valuations have become a headache in the PE industry, not only for the firms themselves but also their own LP investors. Overpaying today leads to under-reaping tomorrow. Even so, deal activity… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Not all recoveries are created equal Top-line numbers never tell the whole story in PE. That’s especially the case in Europe, where overall middle-market numbers show a pronounced boom in activity between 2009 and 2014. Since bottoming out, deal flow almost tripled… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Energy prices should boost B2B Assuming low energy prices are sustained, B2B PE activity should benefit, especially in the middle market. Activity is already pretty strong in the U.S., with another 300 deals done in Q1 totaling $30 billion. But there’s reason to be more optimistic. Much of the… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log
The U.S. is Behind Canada’s PE Surge Last week we talked about the sustained boom of Canadian PE activity, which outpaced U.S. deal flow by a wide margin between 2010 and 2014 (+148% versus +40%). Are Canadian firms finding more opportunities in their backyard?… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
Canada Keeps Climbing Canadian PE activity put together another solid first quarter, amassing about C$8 billion through 63 deals to start 2015. Both totals are slight declines YoY, but on the whole activity has remained robust…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
The latest numbers for U.S. private equity cash flows reveal just how successfully firms have taken advantage of recent exit opportunities. As of the end of 3Q 2014, PE distributions back to LPs were a huge $205.9 billion while contributions were a more modest $99 billion,… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...