How Private Equity backed IPOs are attracting investors

May 20, 2011 - by Aaron Booth

The blockbuster LinkedIn IPO is proof of the pent-up demand from investors who have waited out the financial crisis to put their money down.   In the last few years, investors have watched several private equity backed offerings succeed in the market, and the growing attractiveness of the Private Equity market to investors has led to an increase in data room activity.  Private Equity firms are using Firmex for everything from fundraising efforts to ongoing financial reporting and divestments.

Studies show that several private equity sponsors emerged through the financial crisis, with solid portfolios, and the Ernst & Young LLP US IPO Pipeline study reported that of the 125 companies representing $18.4 billion in the IPO pipeline for Q1 2011, almost a third of these companies were backed by private equity and $9.6 billion - more than half of the Q1 pipeline - was represented by just three private-equity backed companies:

Private Equity Firms Should Prepare as Exit Activity on the Rise

Mar 12, 2012 - by Phil Adrien

Exits were strong in 2011, and this trend should carry forward in 2012 with exits expected to achieve near highs of the past decade. According to Pitch Book and Grant Thornton’s 2012 PE Exit Activity Report, Private Equity ¬firms sold or took public, 213 U.S. companies during the second half of 2011 alone. This brought the 2011 exit count to 420 totaling $104 billion, only a slight difference from 2010 totals of 434 deals and $106 billion.  With Private Equity seeing a reduction in capital raises, they will need to exit businesses quickly to see a profit. With more firms actively looking to close exit opportunities, the competition for acquirers is on the rise.

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State of the M&A Markets - First Quarter 2012

May 1, 2012 - by Michael Poole

We often highlight articles from our customers that would be interesting and relevant to the Firmex community. Enjoy this in-depth report by Michael Poole of PCE Investment Banking, on the state of the M&A markets for Q1 2012.