Private Equity Intelligence

Private equity buyers and sellers are becoming fatigued with the buyer due diligence process. U.S. private equity funds should consider utilizing a sell-side process in which all prospective buyers are presented with a vendor due diligence report.

In the past, private equity groups (PEGs) seldom invested in venture capital backed startups. Fast forward to 2018 and the world is certainly changing with PEGs definitely becoming a significant exit option for venture capital-backed companies.

Today the Asia-Pacific region challenges North America as one of two key global venues for venture capital investment, mirroring the geo-political shift from the Atlantic to the Pacific witnessed in the first two decades of the 21st Century.

U.S. family offices participating in direct deals have increased almost 70%. While family offices making direct investments is not revolutionary, more often today they are bypassing investments in a fund structure and investing directly.