2013 in Review

Earlier in the week we took a look at the overall global venture capital landscape in 2013 and found that valuations were up across the board, deal flow was mixed and VC firms had a banner year fundraising.

An analysis of PE capital invested in 2013, including an data visualization.

A look back at some of the most notable venture capital backed acquisitions of 2013.

With Mitt Romney’s failed candidacy for president in the past, the private equity industry looked forward to a quieter 2013, at least as far as headlines were concerned. But that didn’t really happen. The industry couldn’t keep itself out of the news, thanks to a number of legal, regulatory and legislative headaches that bubbled up in 2013—collusion, SEC registration, carried interest, the Volcker Rule and even a case involving Mexican drug cartels.

A review of the most active regions in the U.S. for PE investment in 2013.

Let’s dive into the year that was for the U.K.’s venture capital scene in 2013.

Europe still has a long way to go to reach pre-financial-crisis levels of economic growth and private equity investing, but PitchBook data show some positive trends for the continent heading into 2014. Here are the four most interesting takeaways from our data:

2013 will likely be the best year forprivate equity fundraisingsince 2008, and large distributions from PE funds to their limited partners signal that this positive trend may not end anytime soonbecause if firms are distributing, they are exiting, which implies they may soon be fundraising.

Infrastructure funds are increasingly becoming more global, and several of them made that shift in 2013. In this article, PitchBook highlights a few of these funds and look into what their strategies can tell us about how infrastructure funds are evolving.

2013 was another remarkable year for co-investment in the venture capital space. We took a look at the year’s most active co-investors.

Reviewing the trends, and top firms, in co-investment among private equity firms in 2013.

To review the year that was in private equity and venture capital, PitchBook is closing out 2013 with a two-week series of articles examining the trends, stories and data that will be remembered by the industry for years to come.

2013 marked the return of the mega-mega-buyout. Two of them, at least, which is two more than what we’ve seen since the financial crisis just over five years ago.

PitchBook is closing out 2013 with a two-week series of articles examining the trends, stories and data that will be remembered by the industry for years to come.

A review of 6 great Pitchbook blog posts in 2013.

Much has been made of the recent pickup in IPO market activity.