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Weekend AnalysisCould AI ever be an early-stage VC? It’s already replacing their associates.
May 9, 2025Marc Andreessen thinks that AI will replace all jobs—except his. Is he right?Article
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Private CreditMorningstar, PitchBook jump into private credit portfolio monitoring with Lumonic acquisition
March 4, 2025The deal marks PitchBook’s entrance into portfolio monitoring for GPs, starting with private credit.Article
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CommentaryWhy Aurelius’ Body Shop deal caused a stink
February 20, 2024Aurelius’ recent The Body Shop debacle is a good example of why PE has a bad reputation where beloved high-street brands are concerned.Article
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Portfolio ManagementPE firms rely on organic growth for returns
October 22, 2023Private equity is relying exclusively on the profitability of high-quality portfolio companies.Article
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Endowments & FoundationsMIT, Columbia endowments post negative returns for PE, VC portfolios
October 18, 2023Early returns for the fiscal year 2023 indicate mixed results for some of America’s most prominent school endowment funds.Article
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Fund PerformanceGPs grapple with costly convenience of capital call credit lines
September 19, 2023Higher interest rates have made capital call credit lines more expensive, prompting GPs to exercise greater discretion when utilizing these facilities.Article
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Portfolio ManagementPrivate equity faces painful choices over distressed assets
September 18, 2023PE firms will need to decide how to prop up struggling investments or if they may be better off giving them up altogether.Article
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LPsResigning Calpers CIO led private equity charge
September 17, 2023Calpers CIO Nicole Musicco leaves a legacy as a short-lived leader and staunch proponent of private market exposure.Article
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PE ExitsPE’s portfolio markdowns show no signs of letting up
July 11, 2023Even as public markets experience a bull run, US PE firms are continuing a slow campaign of markdowns amid financing challenges and dwindling exit opportunities.Article
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LPsClimate-focused Congruent Ventures closes $300M continuity fund
April 18, 2023Institutions with climate risk embedded in their portfolios are looking to mitigate their exposure by investing in climate tech.Article
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Private EquityPitchBook Analyst Note: Introduction to PitchBook Private Manager Style
November 15, 2020PitchBook Private Manager Style is a framework asset allocators and other private market participants can use to assess manager investment styles.Research
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Portfolio ManagementPE firms are holding on to winners longer
February 27, 2020PEGs are finding more ways to hold on to promising assets longer while keeping investors happy.Article
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Portfolio ManagementPE firms aren’t keeping portfolio companies as long as they used to
January 23, 2020The median holding time of private equity assets is continuing to decline—and it’s now down to 4.9 years, according to PitchBook’s 2019 Annual US PE Breakdown.Article
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Portfolio ManagementClash with management decimates Deadspin in PE’s latest media drama
October 31, 2019When politicians such as Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders pan the private equity industry for placing too much debt on companies, laying off workers and using tax loopholes to turn a quick profit, Great Hill Partners is not the first firm that typically comes to mind.Article
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MediaPE’s dust-up with Deadspin highlights risk of digital media investments
September 2, 2019What happens when a private equity firm partners with a proudly snarky media company that has made a living poking fun at the establishment? Look no further than the recent drama at Deadspin.Article
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Private EquityThe Lost Years: The cost of failing to assist CEOs with revenue growth in Year 1
May 22, 2016In a post for PitchBook, Blue Ridge Partners managing partners James R. Corey discusses how PE firms should prioritize revenue growth initiatives earlier into the holding period.Article
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Private EquityQ&A: Discussing the evolving role of the portfolio company CFO with Accordion Partners
May 19, 2016The CEO of Accordion Partners talks about how the role of a portfolio company CFO has changed, the macro PE shifts driving those changes, and what PE may have in store for CFOs in the future.Article
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Private EquityGeneral Partner Survey
November 24, 2015PitchBook and Intralinks analyze the results of a survey of general partners covering reporting, data security and deal flow management.Research
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