Private Equity
The private equity markets continued to cruise in 2015 as deal-making and fundraising both kept charging ahead toward the end of the first quarter. Over the past two weeks, deals done by U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms have added nearly $11 billion to the year-to-date total. As it currently sits, the 2015 sum is about $13 billion ahead of where it was at this point in time last year.
1 min read · 16 March 2015
It continues to be a big year in private equity fundraising and deal-making. In the past two weeks, fundraising by U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms has resumed its torrid start as firms added nearly a full $8 billion to their war chests. The year-to-date sum is about $14.5 billion ahead of this point in time in 2014.
1 min read · 02 March 2015
Fundraising by U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms has cooled off as of late, after getting off to a hot start in 2015. On the whole, the year-to-date figure of $34.3 billion is about $13 billion ahead of last year’s total.
1 min read · 13 February 2015
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms have continued to build off of their hot start. Fundraising totals are almost double of where they were at this time in 2014.
1 min read · 09 February 2015
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms have gotten off to a blistering pace in 2015. Fundraising totals are nearly 2.5x what they were at this time last year. Completed deals are also off to a strong start, at more than twice the pace of a year ago.
1 min read · 19 January 2015
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms went out with a bang in 2014. They closed out the year with a total of $209.6 billion raised, which is nearly $20 billion more than they raised in 2013 and nearly $50 billion more than 2012.
1 min read · 05 January 2015
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.
1 min read · 12 December 2014
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.
1 min read · 28 November 2014
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms raised an estimated year-to-date amount of $180.9 billion through November 14. That figure is up from $133.6 billion at this time a year ago.
1 min read · 24 November 2014
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms raised an estimated year-to-date amount of $157.9 billion through October 31. That figure is up from $129.6 billion at this time a year ago.
1 min read · 04 November 2014
