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How private equity firms make money

September 8, 2021

How do PE firms make money? There are really just three main ways: fees, carried interest and dividend recaps. Let us explain.

What is a sovereign wealth fund?

January 23, 2019

Sovereign wealth funds represent around $8 trillion in assets under management. That's more than the world's hedge funds. That's more than private equity. But how do they manage all that cash?

M&A 101: The role of due diligence in mergers and acquisitions

July 23, 2018

Our fourth installment of PitchBook's M&A 101 series investigates due diligence and its role in preparing a company for a successful sales process.

PitchBook's M&A 101 series

July 10, 2018

For the first four installments of our M&A 101 series, PitchBook financial writer Adam Putz spoke with industry experts about different M&A transaction types, investment banking and due diligence.

M&A 101: What antitrust law means for mergers and acquisitions

June 13, 2018

Our third installment of PitchBook's M&A 101 series investigates antitrust law at a moment when regulators worldwide are taking another look at competition in business.

M&A 101: What investment bankers do in mergers and acquisitions

June 4, 2018

For the second installment of our series, we talked to Meridian Capital VP Giovanna Burns about what makes I-banks unique and how they fit into M&A as a whole.

M&A 101: The difference between mergers and acquisitions

May 15, 2018

In the first part of our M&A 101 series, we talked to Andy Shawber and Laura Harper of Summit Law Group about what makes a merger distinct from other types of acquisitions.

Private equity goes public: A history of PE stock performance

May 20, 2016

The private in private equity refers to the fact that the companies bought and sold are not publicly traded. Increasingly, though, that definition is changing. We took a look at the PE firms that have decided to go public.

Four term sheet provisions that protect VC interests

November 23, 2015

Venture investing is very risky. That’s why VCs are experts at building downside protections into their deals to limit their chances of losing money if an investment declines in value.

Q&A: SAIS’s Roger Leeds Discusses Private Equity in Emerging Markets

February 20, 2015

Emerging market countries may well represent the greatest opportunity for growth in the private equity industry over the coming years, and in fact, weve already seen PE investing in developing countries expand since the financial crisis.

The Venture Capital Lifecycle

May 14, 2014

Fundraising Venture capital (VC) investments are made through a fund that is created and managed by a VC investment firm, referred to in the industry as the general partner (GP).

Characteristics of Growth Deals

April 22, 2014

As part of the PitchBook Knowledge Center, we have defined and explained some of the characteristics of growth deals in private equity.

The Rise of Growth Deals: Another PE Model for a Post-Crisis World

April 22, 2014

In the larger scheme of private equity investing, growth equity generally takes a back seat to buyouts, particularly larger ones, which receive most of the press and generally set the tone for how the industry is covered in the news media.

What Private Equity Does

March 25, 2014

Casual observers often lump private equity (PE) in with the rest of Wall Street, particularly hedge funds and investment banks. In reality, the PE industry differs significantly from the rest of Wall Street, and from the rest of the economy in general. No one really does what PE does.

Buy and Build: The New PE Model for a Post-Crisis World

February 25, 2014

When private equity was coming of age, the use of leverage and financial engineering was often more than enough to drive returns.