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The Labor Market is Weakening

November 7, 2023

Of all the financial information released this past week around the world, perhaps the most important was the state of the U.S. labor market. Although still growing, the picture is getting weaker. Here’s a view of the American labor market in five charts. Labor Force Participation Rate The first view is the U.S. Labor Force […]

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An Update on Generative AI Dealmaking

October 24, 2023

One of the hottest terms in the investing world today is generative artificial intelligence, sometimes shortened as Gen AI. Given the interest from the VC and PE world, here’s a look at private equity data provider Pitchbook’s take on the state of Gen AI investing. The Overall Picture The following figure has an overall look […]

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A Snapshot of Global Markets

October 10, 2023

A Snapshot of Global Markets Economic conditions have generally turned out better than what most economists had expected heading into 2023. As we enter the last quarter of the year, what does the global private equity market look like? Here’s a look, according to a recent note out of private equity data provider Pitchbook. Add-ons […]

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How is the Global Pre-Seed World Doing?

September 25, 2023

How is the Global Pre-Seed World Doing? According to some, investment in the pre-seed world is a harbinger of things to come. In this vein, private equity data provider Pitchbook recently released an interesting new dataset on the pre-seed investing world. Here’s a look. The Global Picture The first view is that of the global […]

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Who are the Top 10 Buyout Families?

September 12, 2023

Who are the Top 10 Buyout Families? Every now and then, private equity data provider Pitchbook puts out an interesting take on who they view are the top buyout groups. Although it is not the final say on which buyout groups are in the top 10, it usually offers some interesting insight into an “insiders” […]

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In the Private Equity World – Does Past Performance Predict Future Returns?

August 29, 2023

Every potential investor in private equity funds has the question: Does the past performance of private equity (PE) funds predict future performance? According to a recent research note out of PE research firm Pitchbook, the answer to that question is probably, but it depends. Here’s a review. Some Background As background, the following is a […]

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Surprisingly, Valuations are Holding Up

August 15, 2023

Every quarter, private equity and venture capital data provider Pitchbook releases their accounting of the state of the venture capital and private equity markets. The recently released second quarter valuations picture offered some surprising glimpses. Here’s a look. Angel and seed valuations The first look below is of angel and seed valuations. The figure on […]

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What’s On Tap for Mergers and Acquisitions in 2024?

August 1, 2023

Activity in the Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) world has been relatively subdued through the first half of 2023. As shown below, M&A deal value activity stood at $1.8 trillion through June 30, 2023. That value occurred across 20,599 M&A deals. For the entire 2022 year, total deal value reached $4.5 trillion across 41,808 deals, suggesting […]

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Exit Values Jump Again and Other Updates on PE

July 18, 2023

The past year has been just okay for the private equity world. Deals and fundraising continued, albeit at slower paces than in 2021 and 2022, but nonstop concerns about the health the economy continued to dog private equity activity. There are bright spots, though. Here’s a review of where private equity (PE) stands as of […]

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Looking at the AI and ML Venture Capital Picture

July 4, 2023

If you’ve been reading media reports in recent weeks, you’re likely well aware that there’s a lot of interest in generative AI (artificial intelligence). The name describes the broader analytical methods of machines, in a way, learning to mimic human thinking (as measured by their texts put out on the web). Question: With all the […]

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