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2022

Global Fund Performance Report (as of Q4 2021 with preliminary Q1 2022 data)

August 4, 2022

The Global Fund Performance Report (as of Q4 2021 with preliminary Q1 2022 data) offers commentary on the salient trends across private fund strategies' performance.

Unicorns

Unicorn companies tracker

August 2, 2022

Our global unicorn tracker allows you to see all the billion-dollar companies formed since 2016. Explore trends in unicorn formation by filtering for geography or date.

Private Equity

New Mountain grows life science influence with $2.45B PerkinElmer deal

August 1, 2022

New Mountain Capital has agreed to acquire multiple business divisions of PerkinElmer, a life sciences and pharmaceutical company, for $2.45 billion, marking one of the largest PE deals within the sector in recent years

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Latin America

SoftBank led LatAm's rise, and its retreat

August 1, 2022

SoftBank was involved in more than a third of VC investment in the region since 2019. Its caution in 2022 is part of a widespread investor retreat.

Weekend Analysis

Paging Dr. Amazon: How the tech giant's One Medical deal will shake up patient care

July 29, 2022

Will Amazon's entry into healthcare pose a threat to healthtech startups?

Europe

Does PE still have a taste for European fashion?

August 1, 2022

Private equity poured just over $7.4 billion into European apparel companies in 2021, but dealmaking has fallen in 2022 as the industry grapples with both economic uncertainty and changing consumer habits.

M&A

Charting the cooldown in global M&A deals

July 29, 2022

Here are three charts that track the decline in M&A activity in Q2.

Private Equity

PE fundraising capital on pace for record year despite wavering global markets

July 28, 2022

US private equity fundraising has remained mostly unhindered by volatile global markets through the first half of 2022, making it somewhat of an outlier in the PE industry as falling valuations and macroeconomic tension hinder deal activity.

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News & Analysis

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PE, real estate funds remain strong, analysts see downturn ahead

Apollo launches $4B secondary business to take advantage of market boom

The most active VC investors in European healthtech

Are corporate VC 'tourists' pulling back amid the downturn?

Are you on top of term sheets? Take our quiz

PE fundraising for Asia cools in H1 2022

Mega-deals drive European PE infrastructure investment value

Global Fund Performance Report (as of Q4 2021 with preliminary Q1 2022 data)

Unicorn companies tracker

New Mountain grows life science influence with $2.45B PerkinElmer deal

Latest headlines

SoftBank led LatAm's rise, and its retreat

Paging Dr. Amazon: How the tech giant's One Medical deal will shake up patient care

Does PE still have a taste for European fashion?

Charting the cooldown in global M&A deals

PE fundraising capital on pace for record year despite wavering global markets

News & Analysis

Here's what climate tech investors think of the Inflation Reduction Act

PE, real estate funds remain strong, analysts see downturn ahead

Apollo launches $4B secondary business to take advantage of market boom

The most active VC investors in European healthtech

Are corporate VC 'tourists' pulling back amid the downturn?

Are you on top of term sheets? Take our quiz

PE fundraising for Asia cools in H1 2022

Mega-deals drive European PE infrastructure investment value

Global Fund Performance Report (as of Q4 2021 with preliminary Q1 2022 data)

Unicorn companies tracker

New Mountain grows life science influence with $2.45B PerkinElmer deal

Latest headlines

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SoftBank led LatAm's rise, and its retreat

Paging Dr. Amazon: How the tech giant's One Medical deal will shake up patient care

Does PE still have a taste for European fashion?

Charting the cooldown in global M&A deals

PE fundraising capital on pace for record year despite wavering global markets