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Predictions Versus Reality in Private Equity 2020

July 20, 2020

Private equity data provider Pitchbook is out with a fascinating look at their 2020 predictions versus reality so far. The predictions made by Pitchbook were likely not much different that most private equity forecasters. As such, here’s a look at expectations versus reality. Forecast #1: The median pre-money valuation for seed-stage companies will eclipse $8.5 […]

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Early Showings on the Effect the Pandemic Is Having on Private Equity/Venture Capital

July 6, 2020

How has the private equity/venture capital world held up during the pandemic? Private equity data provider Pitchbook is out with a brief view on the numbers. Overall, the picture is not as bad as some might have expected. Venture Capital Investment According to Pitchbook, venture capital (VC) investment is down in 2020 compared to 2019. […]

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Three Problems the Global Economy Has on the Horizon

June 22, 2020

The world is in a dangerous position. Employment is generationally weak, and in response to the weak-by-choice economy, governments and central banks have opted for massive spending, historically low interest rates, and exploded central bank balance sheets financed by printing money. What do these things mean in the not-too-distant future? Problems. The jobs picture First, […]

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The Jobs Picture Looks Surprisingly Bright

June 8, 2020

On Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shocked the world when it reported that the American economy created 2.5 million jobs in May. Economists had expected the BLS to report job losses of 8 million or more. The surprising jobs report had market observers wondering if the economy really can jump back to […]

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The Financial Industry’s Jobs Picture During COVID-19

May 25, 2020

The global economy is in a terrible hole. After the longest expansion on record, global growth may drop by 40% in the second quarter of 2020 (annualized). Obviously, that decline is showing up everywhere, including the jobs market. The drop in employment over the past couple of months has virtually eliminated all employment growth the […]

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The Hole is Big, Perhaps the Best Time to Think About Private Equity Ever

May 11, 2020

The coronavirus (COVID-19) has blown a hole in the global economy. In the European Union, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) receded 3.8% in the first quarter of 2020. In the U.S., first quarter GDP growth dropped off by 4.8%. In China, the start of the coronavirus pandemic, growth decline by a massive 9.8%. All indications are […]

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Covid-19 and European Venture Capital and Private Equity

April 27, 2020

Venture capital and private equity data provider Pitchbook is out with a new, fresh look at how COVID-19 might influence the European venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) market for the remainder of 2020. If you had to guess what the top five takeaways were, what would you guess? Deep recession drives European VC […]

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The Coronavirus and the Economy, Including the Financial Industry

April 13, 2020

Coronavirus rules the day. In Italy, it reached the highest possible Google Search trend value of 100. Following Italy’s search interest is Spain at 84, France at 68, Ireland at 63, and Qatar at 62. Most countries for which Google has reasonably accurate search information, the Google Trend value is 50 or greater, indicative of […]

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What will happen to VC is a recession materializes in 2020?

March 30, 2020

What will happen to venture capital (VC) if a recession materializes in 2020? It’s a worthwhile question now given that a recession is from March to September 2020 is a possibility. In a fascinating look at the VC deal market during the 2008 to 2009 recession, private equity data provider Pitchbook provides a possible glimpse […]

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A Second Boom in Private Equity?

March 16, 2020

It’s been an amazing run for private equity. As measured by the performance of publicly traded private equity companies, the value of private equity investments is up anywhere from 61% to 163% from the end of 2015 through March 12, 2020, returns most any investor would take even if over part of the years private […]

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