The Art of Ownership Transition
In the life of a business, ownership transition is inevitable. Whether selling to private equity or to the next generation of your family, someone else at some point in time will own your company. Most owners don’t realize how this process, often highly emotional, balances a complex set of considerations necessary to achieve their objectives. […]
Private Equity Investments in Apparel Companies
The Private Equity Info Research Database currently tracks 521 unique portfolio companies in the Apparel space, collectively owned by 386 unique private equity firms. The graph below shows the PE platform investment trend in Apparel companies over the past 6 years. Private Equity Investing in Apparel Companies Select Private Equity Investments in Apparel Businesses December […]
Private Equity Investments in Construction Companies
Traditionally, Construction has not been a preferred industry of interest for private equity firms, precisely because it is often capital intensive and cyclical. However, the Private Equity Info Research Database currently tracks 393 unique portfolio companies in the Construction space, collectively owned by 321 unique private equity firms. Clearly, there is now PE appetite in […]
Top 10 Investment Banks Closing Private Equity Deals in 2021
We reviewed our private equity database for 2021 platform acquisitions to determine the most active investment banking firms closing deals with private equity acquirers. Here are the top 10 I-banks, ranked by number of deals closed as PE platform acquisitions. Top 10 Investment Banks Closing Private Equity Deals – 2021 1. William Blair & Company […]
Top 10 Law Firms Advising Private Equity Deals in 2021
Top 10 Law Firms Advising PE Deals in 2021 1. Kirkland & Ellis (Chicago, IL) 2. Ropes & Gray (Boston, MA) 3. Latham & Watkins (Los Angeles, CA) 4. McDermott Will & Emery (Chicago, IL) 5. Goodwin Procter (Boston, MA) 6. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison (New York, NY) 7. Weil Gotshal & Manges […]
Private Equity – March 2022 Investment Trends
The trending private equity investment sectors for March 2022 were Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Manufacturing, and Software. Sample transactions for each category are highlighted below. Artificial Intelligence HKW invested in Draup (The Woodlands, TX, US), a provider of AI-driven data intelligence solutions for corporate leaders across sales & marketing, and human resources. Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital […]
