Who Is In the New Class of Unicorn Startups?

August 21, 2017

CB Insights, the financial data tracking firm, recently put out a list of a new US-based companies on the “unicorn” startup list (a unicorn is a privately-held company with a valuation of at least $1 billion).  Who’s on it? Just a Little Background Before getting into the list of companies with newly minted valuations of […]

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A Look at the Private Equity Fund Manager Outlook

August 7, 2017

Every half of the year Preqin, the private equity and venture capital research group, does a “Private Equity Fund Manager Outlook”.  They’re out with their second half of 2017 picture.  Here’s a look at what private equity fund mangers think on deal flow and competition, investor appetite, and outlook and future plans. Deal Flow and […]

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Where Are 2017 Private Equity-Backed Deals Heading?

July 25, 2017

We’re a little over half way through 2017, and so far it’s been as an interesting year as expected.  We’ve seen equity markets explode through the roof, home prices continuing to rise, a seemingly never ending investigation into potential Russian meddling in the 2016 Presidential election, rumors of war with North Korea, and a host […]

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Private Equity in Europe

July 10, 2017

Europe is known for a lot of things – good food, amazing vacation locations, obsessive regulations, slow economic growth, densely packed housing, and a host of others. Finance is also something Europe generally does well.  This led us to wonder which European country  has the largest private equity investments as a percentage of Gross Domestic […]

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How Might Pending Federal Reserve Rate Hikes Affect Venture Capital?

June 26, 2017

This past week the Fed announced another quarter point rate hike.  The Federal Funds target rate will soon range from 1% to 1.25%, a full 1% higher than the when the Fed began its so-called “tightening” cycle in December 2015. Question: How might the upcoming Fed tightening moves affect the venture capital markets?  Here’s some […]

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The Jobs Report Stunk. What Does the Financial Jobs Picture Portend for the Latter Half of 2017?

June 12, 2017

Friday’s jobs report could aptly be described as a stinker.  Month-over-month employment growth came in at +138K, a fair bit below analysts’ expectations.  Early month’s growth figures for 2017 were also revised lower, to +50K for March and +174K for April.  The May results beg the question – is the economy header for a recession, […]

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Who’s #1? Looking at the Global League Tables

May 17, 2017

We always find it interesting to see which private equity and venture capital firms are on top of Pitchbook’s Global League Tables.  Here’s a look. Private Equity Firms The U.S. Before looking, which private equity firms would you guess would be on top in the first quarter of 2017?  The firms on top of the […]

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Looking at the State of Venture Capital in 2017 So Far

May 2, 2017

Pitchbook, the private equity and venture capital data collection firm, is out with a look at the state of venture capital industry in the United States so far in 2017.  Here’s a look at what we find to be the 4 most interesting findings. #1 – A Slow Start to the Year First off, activity […]

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What’s Going On With Exit Value and Post-Money Valuation?

April 17, 2017

In the past few quarters, we’ve seen an interesting trend in the venture capital exit markets. This trend is that there’s a growing number of deals where the exit value is less than the most recent round of post-money valuation. Some say it might be a disturbing trend – after all, how could it be […]

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Looking Back – and then Forward – on the Financial Industry Jobs Picture

April 3, 2017

The jobs market looks good.  In 2016, the U.S. economy created about 2.2 million jobs.  That’s slightly lower than the 2.7 million in 2015 and 3.0 million in 2014. Wages, a laggard in the current economic boom, are also starting to show up stronger.  Wages accelerated to 2.8 percent year-over-year growth in 2016, a fairly […]

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