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Private market mega-funds raise more than $329B in 2021

December 14, 2021

Private equity's biggest guns are bulking up with even larger war chests.

North American M&A Report

January 20, 2021

PitchBook's 2020 Annual North American M&A Report provides an overview of key factors shaping mergers and acquisitions in the year and what will prove most impactful going forward.

North American M&A Report

October 21, 2020

This edition of the North American M&A report chronicles the rebound in dealmaking that occurred in Q3 2020 as corporates and financial sponsors turned to the middle market to complete deals, giving M&A activity its largest gain since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

North American M&A Report

July 22, 2020

M&A activity in Q2 2020 continued to decline as COVID-19 remained an unrelenting problem in North America, and especially the US. Nevertheless, certain sectors are seeing pockets of stable dealmaking despite the possibility of increased regulation.

North American M&A Report

April 29, 2020

PitchBook's Q1 2020 North American M&A Report provides an overview of key factors shaping mergers and acquisitions in the quarter and what will prove most impactful going forward.

Anxiety over coronavirus puts private debt market at crossroads

March 10, 2020

Anxiety over the coronavirus and signs of an economic retreat are creating a nightmare for public market investors.

VCs work around tight laws to support Europe's budding cannabis industry

November 18, 2019

Across the majority of Europe, cannabis remains illegal, but that hasn't put off investors who see a nascent market and an untapped opportunity.

Tech-focused PE funds are rising and thriving

November 15, 2019

Over the past decade, tech-centered PE funds have outperformed their non-tech-focused peers. 2019 has not only kept the trend going, but it's broken records in terms of capital raised for such funds.

Tariff troubles: PE manufacturing exits are lacking in 2019

November 8, 2019

According to a newly released report from PitchBook and RSM, PE is having a rough time exiting manufacturing companies across the board this year—regardless of where the buyer comes from.

Luck of the Irish: Flutter's $6B bet amid a gambling gold rush

October 2, 2019

Flutter Entertainment's move to acquire The Stars Group puts the Irish betting giant at the forefront of a transatlantic land grab for the newly regulated US sports-betting market.

PE's prominence in the M&A scene continues to grow

August 2, 2019

PE-led acquisitions accounted for almost 40% of M&A volume in 1H. Is this the new normal?

North American M&A Report

July 31, 2019

PitchBook’s 2Q 2019 North American M&A Report provides an overview of key factors shaping mergers and acquisitions each quarter and what will prove most impactful in the quarters to come.

Why are add-ons getting so much bigger?

May 17, 2019

The median add-on deal size in North America & Europe almost doubled in the span of two years. The $41 million median seen in 2016 ballooned to $76 million last year, an 86% difference.

VC Liquidity Report

February 15, 2018

VC-backed exits recorded another strong year of activity with the $67.3 billion exited across 1,265 deals. Although the this is the third straight year of falling exit counts, this activity represents a slight increase of value over the two previous years. The maturing venture environment across North America and Europe, combined with consistently generous valuations in the market, have contributed to the proliferation of larger exits.

M&A during the first half of 2017 in 5 charts

June 30, 2017

Amazon's massive acquisition of Whole Foods may have generated more headlines than any other deal announced this year, but where does it stack up against the year's other big mergers?