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How to evaluate fund manager performance

Choosing the right fund manager to partner with can be difficult. PitchBook’s best-in-class private market data and industry research empower investment professionals with the information they need to mitigate risk.

December 12, 2023

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How to create a target list of promising investments with PitchBook

March 8, 2020

Learn how to find promising companies to invest in or acquire based on the criteria that matters most to you or your client.

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Private Markets 101

Must-Read Books on the Private Markets

January 20, 2020

Whether you’re a founder, an investor, or just want to learn more about the space, these are some of the titles that stand out for our team.

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Private Equity

6 of today’s savviest sovereign wealth funds

January 8, 2020

Many sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have continued to increase their allocations to the private marketsand are now major allocators to private capital funds.

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Limited Partners

Funding sources for sovereign wealth funds

December 11, 2019

Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are becoming increasingly involved in private capital markets, with growing AUMs and rising investment sophistication.

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Private Equity

How private comps work

December 2, 2019

The first step in assessing the value of a privately-owned company is analyzing its private comps—also known as M&A comps or precedent transactions.

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Private Equity

What’s the difference between relative and intrinsic business valuations?

November 18, 2019

Relative and intrinsic valuation models can help gauge a company’s current market value and then provide insight into whether or not that company is under- or overvalued.

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Private Equity

What are sovereign wealth funds and what are their goals?

November 12, 2019

Overseeing a staggering $8 trillion in assets under management (AUM), sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are major participants in todays capital markets.

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How to create custom peer groups and compare fund returns with PitchBook

October 16, 2019

Learn how PitchBook can help you create your own custom peer group and easily look at similar funds’ portfolio construction, industry focus, IRR and quarterly cash flow multiples.

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Private Equity

Direct lending Q&A with Dylan Cox, Lead Private Equity Analyst

October 3, 2019

For this Q&A we talked to Dylan Cox, Lead Private Equity Analyst, about direct lending, a sub-strategy of private debt where senior loans are made to mid-market companies without an intermediary.

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Shifts in private debt since the Great Recession

September 9, 2019

We look at the post-global financial crisis regulatory environment and how milestones within it cultivated demand for financing opportunities from non-bank lenders.

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