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Q4 2014 Financial and Legal Adviser League Tables

Download the year-to-date league tables for financial and legal advisers.

Year in Review: M&A exits decline in Q4, but dollar figures rise; PE-backed IPOs stay strong

U.S.-based financial sponsors saw a lull in exit activity in Q4 by number of M&A exits, but the dollar amount outpaced Q3 despite nearly 50 fewer deals.

Chart of the Week: Oil prices continue down a slippery slope

It is not looking good for those hoping for a quick rebound in oil prices.

Chart of the Week: Energy fundraising powers ahead

Energy and power fundraising continues to soar despite a recent drop in oil prices.

Market at a Glance

U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms raised an estimated year-to-date amount of $200.2 billion through December 11. That figure is up from $168.7 billion at this time a year ago and has surpassed 2013’s total by nearly a full $10 billion.

Chart of the Week: North American private equity scores high in ILPA benchmarks

The North American private equity benchmark created by Cambridge Associates for the Institutional Limited Partners Association beat the average internal rate of return achieved by the ‘all funds’ category, both short and long-term, as of June 30. Among the poorer performers, the funds of funds and secondaries categories are seated below the ‘all funds’ average for each benchmark term. The table shows pooled net IRRs for benchmarks based on data from some 3,001 unique funds.

Chart of the Week: Gotta spend money to make money; biggest funds have highest IRRs

Although not always true, in the case of private equity returns, bigger certainly is better when it comes to the global PE horizon IRR. The accompanying graph shows IRR by fund size. No matter the year mark, the mega-sized funds of $1 billion-plus sport the biggest return.

LP Scorecard: Big Apple's pension benefits from big funds

The Blackstone Group and Apollo Global Management have produced the top-performing funds in the private equity portfolio of backer New York City Employees’ Retirement System.

Market at a Glance

U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms raised an estimated year-to-date amount of $188.8 billion through November 25. That figure is up from $142.2 billion at this time a year ago and is almost guaranteed to go beyond 2013’s total of $190.8 billion by the year end.

Ten ways to maintain your cool (and equity) in distressed situations: Updated

When Jobson Medical Information Holdings LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early 2012 it wasn’t a happy day for sponsor The Wicks Group of Companies LLC.