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Jan 11, 2024 • 8min

PE Pulse: Five takeaways from Q4 2023

Pete Witte, EY Global Private Equity Lead Analyst, explores the key themes and market dynamics from 4Q 2023 that are top of mind for Private Equity (PE) investors. PE Pulse is a quarterly report and corresponding podcast miniseries that provides analysis and insights on private equity market activity and trends. Visit https://www.ey.com/pepulse to view this quarter’s summary.  In this episode, we will provide a quick rundown of how last year shook out and some of the things that we expect for 2024. All the important themes and trends and how we think the macro environment is going to impact private equity in terms of deployment, fundraising, financing exits and some of the longer-term impacts as well. And we'll also take a look at some really interesting survey data that we've been collecting over the last few weeks.   
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Nov 10, 2023 • 14min

What’s next for tech

Software’s been a powerful theme for PE investors for much of the last decade, representing between one-quarter and one-third of total PE deployment. David Humphrey, Partner in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Vertical and Co-Head of Bain Capital’s North American Private Equity business, discusses the philosophy into investing in the tech space.
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Oct 25, 2023 • 9min

PE Pulse: five takeaways from 3Q 2023

Pete Witte, EY Global Private Equity Lead Analyst, explores the key themes and market dynamics from 3Q 2023 that are top of mind for Private Equity (PE) investors. PE Pulse is a quarterly report and corresponding podcast miniseries that provides analysis and insights on private equity market activity and trends. Visit https://www.ey.com/pepulse to view this quarter’s summary. In this episode, Pete reviews PE deal activity, which continues to accelerate while visibility into interest rate trajectories and macro volatility begins to recede. 
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Aug 21, 2023 • 8min

PE Pulse: five takeaways from 2Q 2023

Pete Witte, EY Global Private Equity Lead Analyst, explores the key themes and market dynamics from 2Q 2023 that are top of mind for Private Equity (PE) investors. PE Pulse is a quarterly report and corresponding podcast miniseries that provides analysis and insights on private equity market activity and trends. Visit https://www.ey.com/pepulse to view this quarter’s summary. In this episode, Pete reviews the recent PE landscape and modest uptick on European resurgence.
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May 22, 2023 • 10min

PE Pulse: five takeaways from 1Q 2023

Pete Witte, EY Global Private Equity Lead Analyst, explores the key themes and market dynamics from 1Q 2023 that are top of mind for Private Equity (PE) investors. PE Pulse is a quarterly report and corresponding podcast miniseries that provides analysis and insights on private equity market activity and trends. Visit https://www.ey.com/pepulse to view this quarter’s summary.  In this episode, we will provide a quick rundown of what we’re seeing in the private equity space. All the important themes and trends, and how today’s macro environment is impacting PE – in terms of deployment, fundraising, financing, and some of the longer-term impacts. 
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May 10, 2023 • 21min

The growth of retail investors in the private equity markets

Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton, discusses the growth of retail investors in private equity markets, including the evolution of the secondaries market and the potential of accessing this market through retail investors using technology like tokenization and blockchain. The podcast also touches on the significance of cultural fit in acquisitions and the challenges faced by large alternative managers in entering the wealth space. Additionally, the speakers highlight societal changes in Saudi Arabia, innovation in green energy, and the rise of private equity activity in Japan.
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Feb 28, 2023 • 20min

How the private equity secondaries market is coming of age

In this episode, Mark Benedetti, Co-Head of Ardian US, joins our host Bridget Walsh, EY Global Private Equity Leader, to discuss the growing role of secondaries in the private equity market.
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Jan 30, 2023 • 9min

PE Pulse: five takeaways from 4Q 2022

Pete Witte, EY Global Private Equity Lead Analyst, explores the key themes and market dynamics from 4Q 2022 that are top of mind for PE investors. PE Pulse is a quarterly report and corresponding podcast miniseries that provides analysis and insights on private equity market activity and trends. Visit https://www.ey.com/pepulse to view this quarter’s summary.  2022 was an incredibly dynamic year for the private equity (PE) industry, characterized by growth, innovation, creativity and the trademark resiliency that has defined the industry since its inception. The first half of the year saw a deal environment that carried over much of the momentum from 2021’s record levels of activity and the second half of the year saw PE firms become increasingly cautious in the face of rising inflationary pressures, the macro impacts of the war in Ukraine, a widening valuations gap, and widespread dislocation in the financing markets that restricted access to PE’s traditional sources of financing.
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Nov 14, 2022 • 11min

PE Pulse: five takeaways from 3Q 2022

Pete Witte, EY Global Private Equity Lead Analyst, explores the key themes and market dynamics from 3Q 2022 that are top of mind for PE investors. PE Pulse is a quarterly report and corresponding podcast miniseries that provides analysis and insights on private equity market activity and trends. Visit https://www.ey.com/pepulse to view this quarter’s summary.  The PE sector continued to experience a number of cyclical headwinds in the third quarter, as rising interest rates, growing concerns of a recession, deteriorating macro sentiment and challenges in the financing markets all conspired to limit firms’ ability to execute new transactions. At the same time, however, firms continue to position themselves for long-term strategic growth, with new product launches and innovations, and by tapping new sources of capital that will allow the industry to continue to grow.
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Oct 13, 2022 • 21min

What PE is outsourcing to create value [re-release]

Greg Schooley, EY-Parthenon US Value Creation Leader, discusses how PE outsources tasks to create value. The podcast explores the shift in outsourcing deals and the role of CFOs. It also highlights the importance of choosing the right vendor, trends in outsourcing, and the significance of cybersecurity in PE portfolio companies.

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