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2015 Chicago Booth Private Equity Conference

February 18, 2015

This Friday is the 14th annual Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company Private Equity Conference. Each year, the private equity conference focuses on a unique theme through a series of fireside chat and panel sessions with various industry experts. This year, the conference’s theme is “Return Realization: Positioning and Timing the Ideal Exit.” The conference will […]

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A Record Year for Private Equity Buyouts

January 26, 2015

Pitchbook is out with initial estimates on the number of venture capital exits via private equity buyouts in 2014. Perhaps surprisingly, the figures show some incredible strength. Initial estimates put the number of private equity buyouts via venture capital exits at 138, an increase of about 25 percent from 2013. Private equity purchases via venture capital exits […]

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When Will the Oil Price Drop Show Up in the Labor Market?

January 12, 2015

The private equity industry is, surprisingly, closely connected with movements in the oil market. Part of this certainly stems from macroeconomic forces and their effect of the private equity business as a whole. Another part stems from the massive involvement the private equity industry has in putting together deals for the oil and natural gas industry. Given […]

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Some Highlights on Job Search Digest’s Private Equity and Venture Capital 2015 Compensation Report

December 29, 2014

Job Search Digest recently released their 2015 Private Equity and Venture Capital Compensation Report. In it is a great deal of detail about how firms reacted to the changing market conditions in 2013 and 2014. Among the various interesting findings, here are three. Job category with Highest Bonus as a Percentage of Total Compensation Of […]

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A 2015 Outlook for Private Equity Jobs

December 15, 2014

2014 is coming to an end. With the year almost over, it seems fitting to review h ow private equity employment did through the year and what we can expect for the year ahead. A Look Back at 2014 – Actual Employment The following is a look at total private equity employment since 1990. Overall, […]

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Recent Survey Results on Environmental and Social Governance of PE Firms

December 1, 2014

Pitchbook recently released some interesting results of its environmental and social governance survey of PE firm policies. The following is a review of some of the more salient points. Existance of an Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) Policy First, Pitchbook asked the 104 general and limited partners whether their firm had an ESG policy. Unsurprisingly, from […]

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A Look at 3Q Private Equity Deal Flow to the IT Sector

November 17, 2014

Pitchbook is out with their third quarter numbers of private equity deal flow to the Information Technology (IT) sector. Here’s a review. Private Equity Deal Flow by Capital Invested and Number of Deals The first graphic looks at private equity deal flow by capital invested and number of deals in the IT sector. In the third […]

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Does Federal Reserve Policy Affect Private Equity Employment?

November 3, 2014

The Federal Reserve officially announced the end of quantitative easing at its October 2014 meeting. The announcement of the end of quantitative easing (known as QE) presents private equity professionals with the question: How will an increase in the Federal Funds rate affect private equity employment? Does what the Fed do affect the private equity industry […]

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What Does the Recent Geography of VC Investments Look Like?

October 20, 2014

In recent years, the venture capital and private equity industries have gained some serious ground. Although industry conditions have improved significantly in 2014, there’s still room to grow, at least if one thinks the technology boom is where the industry needs to be. Of course, even if one thinks the technology period was too much […]

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What’s Up with Recent Revenue Trends and Enterprise Values?

October 6, 2014

The private equity world has been through some rough times in the past few years. Judging by the recent revenue and enterprise value trends, those rough times are now gone. Revenue Trends Depending upon the industry, interested investors, and the state of the economy, revenue is a critical component in deal evaluations. Given the importance of […]

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