Insights into Private Equity Careers and Venture Capital Careers

Global growth is slowing – in some places, quite dramatically. The downward drift in economic activity poses the question of how unicorns will – companies valued at $1 billion or more –do in the coming year. Here’s a look at the unicorn picture right now according to private equity data provider Pitchbook. Unicorns Overall The […]

With economists wondering what the next six months holds for the global economy – and private equity mangers carefully watching what the forecasts are – three charts are on the mind of every private equity manager right now. Here’s a look, and what they might mean for the private equity outlook. Inflation The hidden tax […]

Perhaps the hottest area in venture capital and private equity is financial technology (Fintech). Private equity data provider Pitchbook is out with their take on the state of fintech. Here’s a look. A Timeline Before looking into more detail on the state of fintech, here’s a timeline of events we saw in the first quarter […]

With the IPO market icy, Pitchbook recently released an interesting take on the SPAC (special purpose acquisition companies) world – what they call DeSPAC). Here’s a review. Pitchbook DeSPAC Index vs S&P 500 The first view released by Pitchbook on recently public companies follows below. Interestingly, although probably not surprising for follows of the sector, […]