https://pitchbook.com/tag/playbook-1q-2018 playbook-1q-2018 en-US Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/data-driven-investing-why-gut-feel-may-no-longer-be-good-enough While much of venture investing still involves decisions based largely on "soft" qualitative factors, a growing number of investors are innovating with data-driven strategies. Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/data-driven-investing-why-gut-feel-may-no-longer-be-good-enough https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/meet-three-tech-titans-helping-lead-pes-fundraising-boom Silver Lake, Vista Equity Partners and Thoma Bravo are three tech-focused buyout shops that have followed different paths. Yet they've arrived at the same destination: the pinnacle of private equity. Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/meet-three-tech-titans-helping-lead-pes-fundraising-boom https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/the-trillion-dollar-question-what-does-record-dry-powder-mean-for-pe-vc-fund-managers Well over $1,000,000,000,000 in committed capital sits in the coffers of private equity and venture capital funds worldwide. These are unprecedented sums. How did we get here? And what's next? Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/the-trillion-dollar-question-what-does-record-dry-powder-mean-for-pe-vc-fund-managers https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/how-fund-managers-are-adapting-strategies-datagraphic Here’s a selection of the strategies GPs are deploying in the current market environment, across the fund size spectrum for each asset class. Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/how-fund-managers-are-adapting-strategies-datagraphic https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/private-equity-firms-bring-creative-financing-to-an-untapped-sector-private-equity While PE firms have shied from IPOs, their need to tap outside capital has persisted. At the same time, institutional investors have sought new ways to invest in PE firms. A solution—GP stakes deals. Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/private-equity-firms-bring-creative-financing-to-an-untapped-sector-private-equity