Emily Burleson

Financial News Writer

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Emily Burleson is a Seattle-based writer covering private equity for PitchBook News. She has previously written about the energy industry for the Houston Business Journal and the petrochemical markets for S&P Global Commodity Insights. Emily is a graduate of the University of Houston, where she studied history and journalism.

Articles by Emily Burleson

Take-privates on display in 2023’s top mega-buyouts

Take-private deals made a strong showing in 2023 by ranking as half of the year’s 10 largest PE buyouts.

December 13, 2023

Leading public PE firms kept their powder dry in Q3

In the twelve months that ended with Q3, Apollo and TPG were the only top public alternative asset managers to deploy more capital than the year prior.

December 6, 2023

Eyeing battery boom, new PE firm joins race to boost US critical minerals industry

An emerging manager’s debut fund raised over half a billion dollars to invest in mining critical minerals and related infrastructure.

November 28, 2023

Private equity raises bets on Botox-dealing medspas

While PE has pulled back this year from healthcare services investments, cash-pay medspa deals have seen record growth.

November 20, 2023

Treasury yield comeback threatens PE’s tenuous fundraising outlook

PE fundraising could fall 30% below trend in 2024—and that’s not even considering the threat from long-term Treasury bonds, whose yields have staged a major recovery.

November 14, 2023