Taking a Look at 2017 Mergers and Acquisitions in Emerging Technology

January 8, 2018

The 2017 year is over, and as such, what better time than now to take a look at how things performed in 2017.  The topic is mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in emerging technology. Top Corporate Acquirers Since 2007 Before looking at the 2017 figures, which corporate acquirer would you guess comes out on top since […]

Read the full article →

A Look Back at Venture Capital in Recent Years

December 25, 2017

The year is almost over, and what better time to take a look back at the state of venture capital over the past few years than now. Distributed to Paid in Capital (DPI) Multiples First off, which year between 2006 and 2013 would you guess would have the best DPI multiples?  Would you guess perhaps […]

Read the full article →

How Did Financial Job Growth Compare in 2017?

December 12, 2017

The year is almost over, which makes now a perfect time to take a look back and see how job growth in the financial industry did compared to other industries.  Here’s a look. The Broad View Before looking at the growth in jobs in the financial sector compared to all other sectors, here’s a background […]

Read the full article →

What are the 18 Most Valuable E-Commerce Startups in the U.S.?

November 27, 2017

Pitchbook, the private equity and venture capital data provider, is out with an interesting look at e-commerce startups in the U.S. Without looking at the following list of the 18 most valuable startups in the U.S., which companies would you guess would be on the list? Would you guess Dollar Shave Club, or Jet, or […]

Read the full article →

An Update on Private Equity Fund of Funds

November 13, 2017

Preqin, the investment intelligence data provider, recently released their special report on the state of private equity funds of funds across the world.  Here’s a look. Where are the Private Equity Fund of Funds Managers? First, a question – where would you guess the most managers of private equity fund of funds are located?  The […]

Read the full article →

Why Don’t Ex-Startup Founders Make for Better VC Partners?

October 30, 2017

In an interesting piece out of CB Insights, Dan Mindus and Max Wessel pose the question – “Do Ex-Startup Founders Make the Best Venture Capitals?”  What would be your guess?  The “intuitive” answer, at least among entrepreneurs, is that ex-startup founders do make for better VC partners.  Why?  Because successful ex-startup founders have walked the […]

Read the full article →

What Does the Trend in Private Equity Fees Look Like?

October 16, 2017

Private equity data firm Pitchbook is out with their third quarter of 2017 report on trends in global private equity (PE) deal multiples and other interesting data points.  Among the many interesting findings in the report is a section on the trend in PE fees.  Without looking, what would you guess the trend in PE […]

Read the full article →

Is Private Equity Headed for a New Buyout Boom?

October 2, 2017

By most measures, the global economy is continuing on a healthy, expansionary path.  Leading the way is the American economy, with the most recent growth figure coming in at a 3.1 percent annualized pace.  The healthy state of the global economy begs the question: is private equity headed for a new buyout boom? Here’s what the […]

Read the full article →

Which Firms Back the Most Unicorns?

September 18, 2017

The question here is simple – which financial firms have the largest exposure to unicorn companies?  Take a guess, because the answer follows shortly.  But, before getting into the list, a review of the top unicorn companies follows. The List of Unicorns First, what is a unicorn?  A unicorn is a company with a private […]

Read the full article →

Looking at the League Tables – Who’s on Top?

September 10, 2017

Every now and then, we like to take a look at Pitchbook’s league tables.  Before taking a look, which entity would you guess is the most active, when measured by deal count?  Which deals were the most significant in the second quarter of 2017?  Which U.S.-based private equity funds raised the most capital in the […]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →

Real Time Web Analytics