2022 U.S. private equity deal flow closed as the second-best year on record in both dollar and volume terms against a backdrop of a debt-financing squeeze. Banks retreated from the broadly syndicated loan market after their balance sheets were saddled with commitments to finance leveraged buyouts on much ... READ MORE >
Venture capital trends were mixed in 2022; expect them to converge in 2023
It was a mixed year in 2022 for venture capital as fundraising hit an all-time high, whereas deal activity slowed and exits capitulated. The start of this year should see these trends move in the same direction as appetite for fast-growing startups wanes and investor focus shifts to profitability and ... 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 last year as various headwinds set in during the third quarter to cool off the blazing trends that had prevailed since the second quarter of 2020. Deal activity through September totaled ... READ MORE >
Hybrid funds emerge as a growing force in venture capital: Spring 2022 outlook
At a glance Record fundraising from traditional investors gave U.S. venture capital funds the dry powder needed to fuel explosive growth in 2021. A growing list of nontraditional VC investors allowed startups to raise even more capital and resulted in the emergence of hybrid funds. Hybrid funds ... READ MORE >
Private equity showing signs of another strong year ahead
Following a bumper year in 2021, private equity activity is expected to carry on the momentum through 2022. Deal volume reached record levels in 2021, measured by dollar value and deal count, according to data from PitchBook. This year may not exceed the impressive totals from 2021, but conditions appear ... READ MORE >
In booming year, venture capital shows no signs of slowing
The venture capital ecosystem is stronger than ever and shows no signs of slowing down, data through the third quarter of the year shows. As of Sept. 30, global VC funding for the year was at $437.7 billion, 158% higher than 2020’s calendar total, per CB Insights. In the United States alone, $82.8 ... READ MORE >
Booming first half for private equity activity sets stage for a record year in 2021
At the current run rate, private equity deal activity is on pace for its best year on record. With $457 billion worth of deal activity recorded over the first half of the year, according to data from PitchBook, the cumulative activity midway through the year is the strongest it has ever been in terms of ... READ MORE >
SPAC IPO market pauses as investors and regulators reevaluate
Initial public offerings of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have almost ground to a halt, a rapid and spectacular reversal of one of the hottest trends in 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. SPACs’ share price performance—as reflected by the Defiance Next Gen SPAC Derived Exchange-Traded ... READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: The CLO market is back
The market for collateralized loan obligations (CLO) is back in full swing after more or less freezing in March and April last year. The bulk of leveraged loans used to finance private equity buyouts generally end up packaged into CLO products, making the volume and pricing of new issuances in the CLO ... READ MORE >
Private equity and venture capital stay resilient in the EU and UK
After a year of upheaval, private equity and venture capital dealmaking ended last year on a strong note in the European Union and the U.K., and that momentum is poised to continue. Consider where the industry stood at the beginning of 2020. After the Conservative Party’s decisive victory in late ... READ MORE >