How Long Can the Labor Market Keep Accelerating? Hint: It’s a While

March 23, 2015

There has been lots of chatter recently about the strength of the U.S. employment picture. The early March knockout employment report, at +295K net new jobs, seems to have increased the discussion about whether the employment picture is peaking. Is it? How much longer can the labor market keep accelerating? (As a note, acceleration means that the […]

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Private Equity: Before and After 2008

March 9, 2015

After the dot-com bubble burst in 2000, all markets collapsed. However, amidst the rubble, private equity found a bid. In September 2003, the Carlyle Group and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe closed the second and final part (Dex West) of their purchase of Qwest Communications’ yellow page directories business. The second part of the transaction […]

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Is the Tech Industry in a Bubble?

February 23, 2015

Recently, chatter has focused on whether the technology industry is in a bubble.  Is it? Individuals following say, home prices in San Francisco, one might get the impression that it is.  Since bottoming in January 2012 at about $621K, the median home price in the Bay Area is now approaching $1.1 million, a growth of […]

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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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Pay and Performance in 2014

February 9, 2015

In the financial sector, pay is, unsurprisingly, a big factor in employees’ satisfaction. What does Job Search Digest’s recent compensation report indicate happened with pay changes in the past year? Here’s a look. Change in Pay from 2013 to 2014 The first measure compares the growth in pay from 2013 to 2014 among firms operating in the […]

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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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