The M&A industry is buzzing with activity. We take a dive into what types of acquisitions are most popular, the specific industries private equity groups like to invest in, and where M&A activity is headed in the coming months. As usual, click on the headline to read the full article. [Read more…]
M&A Weekly Digest – August 10, 2012
This week we explore fact and fiction about private equity firms, global data on mergers and acquisitions, and why private equity companies chose to grow businesses through add-ons. Click on the headlines for the full articles. [Read more…]
A Decade of Private Equity Growth
Recently Pitchbook, a leading research firm specializing in tracking the private equity industry, released the first in a four-part series on the private equity industry’s growth over the past decade. Those of you that read this site regularly know that we have quoted Pitchbook on several occasions because we find their data to be quite compelling. This report really caught my attention because over the past decade, the private equity industry and its influence on the overall economy has grown dramatically. [Read more…]