Private Equity Info

JANUARY 25, 2024

While the discounted cash flow (DCF) methodology is the most rigorous and financially sound for business valuation, it does have several significant limitations, namely:

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Access untapped M&A deal flow by searching for aged private equity-backed portfolio companies that may be seeking an exit.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Private Equity Info is a valuable resource for private equity firms seeking to enhance seal sourcing, monitor competitor deal flow activities, and build a robust executive recruiting network, while working more efficiently with advanced M&A search tools.

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Private Equity Info

DECEMBER 6, 2023

For years, the private equity industry has been moving down market, as firms invest in smaller deals in the middle market and lower middle market. However, our most recent review of the data suggests that trend is reversing.

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Private Equity Info

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The best indicator of a private equity firm’s interest in a specific industry is that they've already made a similar investment.

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Private Equity Info

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Private equity firms are shifting towards smaller M&A deals, with add-ons becoming the dominant investment strategy.

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Private Equity Info

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Struggling to balance deal execution efforts and sell-side deal origination? Improve cash flow by following this guide from a senior M&A executive.

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Private Equity Info

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Learn how our M&A research database can accelerate your deal flow. Find answers to common questions about our powerful tools, data accuracy, and personalized customer service. Schedule a demo today!

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Private Equity Info

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The median holding period for private equity-backed portfolio companies is now 5.6 years, the highest value since Private Equity Info started tracking this metric in 2000.

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Private Equity Info

AUGUST 15, 2023

Once a nascent industry, digital media companies have become attractive targets for top private equity firms. In 2022, there were 51 digital media platform acquisitions made by private equity firms, compared with just 13 a decade earlier, according to data from our M&A research database , where we track private equity acquisitions and exits, among 34 million other M&A data points that help us generate these private equity reports.

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Private Equity Info

JULY 27, 2023

The number of private equity platform acquisitions and add-on acquisitions dropped significantly in 2023, showing the broad industry impact of recent Federal Reserve rate increases and other macroeconomic trends.

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JULY 10, 2023

Private equity firms collectively acquire thousands of companies every year. PE firms often acquire platform companies to gain a foothold in an industry and then use that platform to acquire other smaller companies in the same industry. Platform acquisitions therefore signal that an industry may experience accelerated M&A activity and investment by private equity firms.

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Private Equity Info

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

When I launched Private Equity Info in 2005, I sought to provide the Investment banking industry with a solution to generate targeted buyer lists for their clients' companies quickly. But, of course, the key word is "targeted." As an Investment Banker, I knew there was a better way to manage an M&A process and to identify the best opportunities from the thousands of potential acquirers.

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MARCH 21, 2023

Customer Satisfaction Survey 2023: Results Show We Exceed Client Expectations in Quality of Data, Customer Service, and Pricing In January and February of 2023, Private Equity Info surveyed clients to understand our customers' perceptions of how we are doing, relative to the type of company we aim to be. My goal, when I founded Private Equity Info in 2005, was to create the data and tools I wished I had while working as an investment banker - to easily identify highly targeted lists of the priva

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