There are good reasons for private-equity bosses to downplay the importance of a business that made them rich. The biggest have refashioned themselves, with varying levels of success, as safe, ...

The Lex column on the “SaaSpocalypse” (“Private equity’s software bets are caught in the maelstrom”, Lex, February 11) ...

In a November 2024 article, Cliffwater showed the EBITDA multiples for private and public equity for the 27-year period from 1997 through the third quarter of 2024. Multiples were measured by the ...

A total of US$9.1 billion was deployed in 59 PE-backed deals, down from US$16 billion from 67 deals in 2024, said EY’s ...

Software exposure reported by private equity's Big Four listed firms in February ranged from 2% to 7% of AUM. Read more here.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 06: (L-R) Tesla Motors CEO and Product Architect Elon Musk and Y Combinator President Sam Altman speak onstage during "What Will They Think of Next? Talking About ...

Not only are fourth quarters usually stronger, they are usually the strongest quarter of their years. This was not the case ...

When private equity firms present their track records to investors, the charts often look too good to be true—higher returns with lower volatility than public markets. As it turns out, they often are ...

The private equity market is maturing and “emerging from the fog" following three years of subdued deal activity. 2025 marked ...

The question isn't whether private market pricing will improve; it's how quickly and who will lead the change.

Blackstone Inc., Apollo Global Management and a host of private-capital mammoths have pledged to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in Europe over the next decade. But the immediate outlook for ...