Tagged: PE

US PE, VC Funded Firms Hit All Time High in Bankruptcy Filings

Risk capital is experiencing a period of heightened risk, it seems, as venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) financed firms have registered all-time high bankruptcies, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data. S&P reports that bankruptcy filings made by US companies backed by PE… Read More

Lowered Private Equity Exit Activity, Slowing Fundraising Trends Constrain PE Sponsors’ Relative Buying Power – Report

PitchBook noted in a report that corporate buyers are maintaining an advantage in the upcoming M&A recovery. PitchBook noted some key takeaways in its latest research report: PE-backed M&A activity had been firmly taking up more of the global M&A market over the past 10… Read More

Venture Capital, Private Equity Deal Value Rises in October: Report

Some positive news regarding risk capital. S&P Global Market Intelligence says Venture Capital (VC) and Private Equity (PE) deal value increased globally during the month of October. While four weeks does not make a quarter this could be good news for the innovation sector which… Read More

S&P Reports Rebound in VC, PE in Month of May

S&P Global Market Intelligence has issued a report indicating that venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) investments may be rebounding. The past couple of years have been challenging for the private securities markets, with many sectors, like Fintech, retrenching. According to S&P’s data, global… Read More

Gloomy: Global Private Equity, VC Cratered in 2023

  CI has reported on the moribund activity for venture capital and private equity for some time now. Again and again, we receive reports that VC and PE cratered in 2023. Today, once again, S&P Global Market Intelligence has shared another gloomy report stating that… Read More

Private Debt Fundraising Remains Steady in H1 2021, Private Capital Market in Europe Growing: Report

The researchers and analysts at Pitchbook have released updated reports this month covering the global private debt market and the European private capital market. Following a “resilient” 2020, private debt fundraising has remained on a “steady course” during H1 2021, the update from PitchBook reveals… Read More

Apollo acquires 25% stake in PE firm Motive Partners for fintech deals

Apollo Global Management, Inc. (Apollo) has acquired a 24.9% stake in a Fintech-focused private equity firm, Motive Partners’ (Motive) management company, for an undisclosed amount. However, industry experts value the deal at $1 billion. With this, Apollo and its affiliates would become limited partners in… Read More

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