Reversing Trend, Mezzanine Debt on the Rise Again Mezzanine debt financing is on the rise in the private equity market. Global private debt strategies in 2016 are set…
3 Biggest Challenges of Take-Private Transactions About one year ago, Pitchbook declared that private equity-backed take-private deals were making a comeback. It seemed strange, in part,…
3 Consequences of “Brexit” for Private Equity Even the bookies were shocked by this one. Hours before the landmark June 23 referendum in the United Kingdom, European…
China and EU Add Uncertainty in Cross-Border Deals Cross-border M&A made up 45% of global deal volume during the first five months of 2016, easily surpassing the historical…
The Luxury Air Travel Industry Is Ready for Takeoff Luxury air travel is waiting for a disruption — think cell phones before the iPhone or car transport services before…
Complications in Co-Investments In the middle market’s crowded private equity fundraising environment, even firms with good track records sometimes struggle to entice investment…
The Rise of Co-Investments, and Why LPs Want More Private equity is experiencing a shadow capital boom. Data over the past several years consistently shows co-investment and direct investment…
Why Today’s PE Firms Should Think Like Tree Farmers Private equity’s middle market is slowing down. January 2016 middle market deal numbers were the lowest since 1991, and there…
Middle Market Saw Fewest January Deals in 25 Years: What It Means Thompson Reuters has been measuring private equity activity on a month-to-month basis since 1978 and, according to recently published research,…