In the latest installment of our monthly financial services update, we take a look at banking results from the fourth quarter of 2022, artificial intelligence-powered funds, and two regulatory proposals. … READ MORE >
Private equity deal activity remains resilient despite leveraged loan market
Private equity faces a number of headwinds in 2023; yet opportunities still await deal-makers in this sector, which is sitting on close to $800 billion in dry powder. … READ MORE >
Venture capital trends were mixed in 2022; expect them to converge in 2023
Venture capital investment trends from 2022 are expected to continue in 2023, as investors evaluate economic headwinds and take a cautious approach to see how conditions evolve. … READ MORE >
Venture capital activity slows even as deal counts and fundraising hit records
Venture capital deal and exit activity for the first nine months of the year were well below the explosive pace set in 2021 as various headwinds set in during the third quarter to cool off the blazing trends that had prevailed since the second quarter of 2020. … READ MORE >
Hybrid funds emerge as a growing force in venture capital: Spring 2022 outlook
As interest in venture capital continues to grow, more flexible structures including hybrid funds will emerge to cater to the needs of investors and blur the lines between open-end and closed-end structures. … READ MORE >
Private equity showing signs of another strong year ahead
This year may not exceed the impressive totals from 2021 but conditions appear ripe for another epic year even as downside risks exist. … READ MORE >
In booming year, venture capital shows no signs of slowing
In the United States alone, $82.8 billion of capital was deployed in the third quarter, bringing the year-to-date amount up to $238.7 billion. … READ MORE >
Booming first half for private equity activity sets stage for a record year in 2021
A resurgent U.S. economy in the first half of the year and forecasts for strong growth in the back half sustained the momentum that started in the fourth quarter of 2019. … READ MORE >
SPAC IPO market pauses as investors and regulators reevaluate
Now that the SPAC boom and its mid-February crest are behind us, what should we make of the current pause? How do we make sense of the slowdown? What forces will shape what happens next? … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: The CLO market is back
The volume of CLO issuances over the past two quarters has rebounded to levels last seen in 2019, and spreads have narrowed to pre-pandemic levels as pricing benefited from low interest rates, even with the recent surges in Treasury yields. … READ MORE >