Long proclaimed as one of the U.S. sectors most ripe for private equity investment, given its growth prospects as well as its relatively fragmented nature, healthcare services saw a decade high of 203 completed buyouts in 2015. Total deal value also surged after staying relatively flat for three years,… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member?

PE Fundraisers Still Riding High The latest numbers for private equity fundraising success—as measured by how many funds hit their target—are impressive to say the least. In 4Q 2015, over 90% of PE funds raised worldwide hit their targets. 88 funds were raised in that time period, according to PitchBook data, amassing $76.4 billion in…

Caution Growing Among PE Investors Assessing investor sentiment is always somewhat of a tricky prospect, but one useful heuristic is the extent to which buyers wax optimistic about their most recent deals. In a recent… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

Global PE Cash Flows for 2015 Already Strong In the first quarter of 2015, private equity firms worldwide have already distributed $168.2 billion back to their limited partners, while calling down $114.3 billion. Those two sums combined produce a net cash flow for 2015 of $53.9 billion already, no less than 32% of last year’s…

Could PE Return Multiples Begin to Stagnate? Driven by the seller’s market over the past few years, recent private equity fund vintages have seen their return multiples improve considerably. Distributions back to limited partners have risen to staggering levels, with 2014 seeing no less than $467.8 billion alone…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

Canadian Deal Flow Strong, Bolstered by Investor Interest in Middle Market Canadian private equity activity has remained heightened throughout 2015, driven by strong numbers from the main hubs of investment, Ontario and British Columbia. Through 3Q 2015, 238 transactions worth C$37.3 billion have been… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...

U.S. Interest in Canada Remains Strong For the fifth straight year in a row, the number of unique U.S. private equity firms active in Canada has exceeded domestic firms by a considerable margin, with a disparity of 33 through the end of September 2015. Although unlikely to surpass the height of 2013, the number of…

U.S. Private Equity’s Overhang Remains Significant At times nowadays, U.S. private equity firms look like they may well become victims of their own success. The top tier of investors has been able to outperform public markets to such an extent that they are still attracting plenty of capital commitments from numerous limited partners…. Subscribe to

Median Hold Period for U.S. Middle Market Companies Drops for First Time in Years Private equity’s ‘hangover’ from the buyout boom era, with steadily aging investments skewing median holding periods for portfolios ever upwards, has been well-documented. PE holdings in the U.S. middle market—which has become increasingly popular among… Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member?

Could PE’s role in the M&A boom reverse? Fueled by a variety of factors including the historically unprecedented run of low interest rates, mergers and acquisitions are on pace to hit a record in terms of value this year. Private equity players have not had as big a role in the boom this year as…