Looking at the Most Valuable Startups in Each State

October 15, 2018

Private equity data provider Pitchbook is out with a fascinating new look at the most valuable startups by U.S. state. Before looking at the results, take a guess.  Would you guess the most valuable startup is headquartered in Massachusetts, with its biotechnology-centered cluster?  What about California?  Silicon Valley certainly has some very valuable startups.  Perhaps […]

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Are the Heydays of Private Equity Over?

October 1, 2018

Private equity data provider Pitchbook is out with an interesting question – “Is declining fund performance a sign that PE’s good times are over?“. It’s a question worth asking whether you’re in the private equity sector, or whether you’re an investor seeking to maximize your returns. Before looking at the return data for private equity […]

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Where is Financial Employment Booming?

September 17, 2018

Every now and then we review how the financial sector is doing.  Before looking, which U.S. state would you guess is #1 for financial sector employment?  Would you guess New York – the home of Wall Street?  Perhaps Chicago (Illinois), with its heavy focus on insurance services?  What about California, with its heavy focus on […]

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Which Universities Produce the Most Venture Capital-Backed Companies?

September 3, 2018

Private equity data provider Pitchbook is out with their annual report on which universities produce the most venture capital (VC)-backed companies?  Before looking, which universities would you guess show up on the list? Would you guess Ivy League schools, with their highly ambitious, academically fresh graduates?  Perhaps you’d guess universities in places where the state […]

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Where and Who are the Top Private Debt Companies?

August 20, 2018

Private equity data collector Prequin is out with a fascinating look at the top 100 private debt companies.  Which companies would you guess show up on the list?  Where would you speculate the majority of private debt companies are headquartered?  Make your guesses now, because the answers follow. Where the Top 100 Private Debt Companies […]

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How is Financial Employment Doing Compared to Other Sectors?

August 6, 2018

The economy is booming.  Last week’s GDP figure – a measure of how large and strong an economy is – came in at $20.4 trillion.  This was the first time nominal GDP had come in above the $20 trillion mark.  On a year-over-year basis, GDP is growing at a 5.4% click.  Healthy, very healthy. Employment […]

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How Did Fundraising Look in the First Half of 2018?

July 23, 2018

The past few years have been quite good to private equity managers, with fundraising and pay reaching levels not seen in a decade (in some cases ever).  With this backdrop, Private Equity International (PEI) recently released its fundraising report for the first half of 2018.  How does the fundraising picture look?  Is private equity fundraising […]

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China’s Newest Unicorns

July 9, 2018

Pitchbook, the private equity data provider, is out with a fascinating new look at the companies headquartered in China with a valuation of $1 billion or more.  These companies are entities that surpassed the $1 billion valuation mark sometime in 2018. Before looking, take a guess at which companies you think would show up on […]

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Looking at Valuations: Does It Matter if You’re Public?

June 25, 2018

Pitchbook, the private equity data provider, recently released their second quarter Playbook report.  In the report is a fascinating discussion on the gain in valuations by companies that are public versus private. What Did Pitchbook Do? What exactly did Pitchbook do?  The data collection company took a group of private technology companies, so-called unicorns ($1 […]

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Why are Secondary Buyouts Doing So Well?

June 11, 2018

Second buyouts (SBOs) are on the rise.  What are they and why are they doing so well?  Here’s a look, according to a fascinating new research note from private equity data provider Pitchbook. What are Secondary Buyouts? The topic is secondary buyouts, but what exactly are secondary buyouts?  In private company investing, there are often […]

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