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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A Year into Italian Crowdfunding: How is it Looking?

September 22, 2014

It’s been a year since Italian policymakers loosened bureaucratic control over the start-up world.  How have things gone during the first year of Italy’s crowdfunding? Background of Italy’s Crowdfunding As some history, Italian politicians are the first in the world to allow retail equity crowdfunding, with “no” limits on investment options.  The “no” limits statement […]

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The Universities of Top VC-Backed Entrepreneurs

September 8, 2014

Pitchbook is out with their annual review of which universities are producing the most venture capital-backed entrepreneurs.  Where would you guess these entrepreneurs attended school? On top of the 2014 list are entrepreneurs out of Stanford at $3.52 billion. In second place is Harvard at $3.24 billion.  Rounding out the top ten are the Indian Institute […]

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The Performance of the Economy by President

August 25, 2014

Private equity professionals spend a good part of their day looking at balance sheet figures.  Here’s a break from the traditional look at financial numbers and instead a focus on how the economy has performed over the past 60 years’ – by each U.S. president. The five measures are Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Employment, Inflation, […]

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Should PE Professionals be Nervous When Looking at the Pace in Mergers and Acquisitions Volume?

August 11, 2014

In the mergers and acquisitions world (M&A), 2014 is off to an incredible start.  We’ve seen Valeant’s $46 billion proposal for Allergan (April 22).  About a month later, May 18, we saw AT&T acquire DirectTV .  On June 15, Medtronic acquired Covidien in a deal worth about $43 billion.  Earlier in the year we digested Comcast’s […]

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How has Financial Employment Performed by President?

July 28, 2014

Pretty much everyone knows the western world is experiencing one of the worst recoveries on record.  This is quite evident when looking at the incredibly long time it took for employment to get back to where it was in 2008, by the tentative growth in GDP, by the weakness in wage inflation, by the stubbornly […]

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Venture Capital Through the Recent Recovery

July 14, 2014

Anyone who follows the private equity/venture capital world knows that political entities attempt to recruit business startups.  Over the past few years, leaders in various areas, including New York, Utah, and other traditionally less important areas, have promoted the growth of their startup scene – and their efforts are being rewarded. What Do the Numbers […]

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