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In late 2024, the European private credit market reached a milestone with its first CLO backed primarily by private debt, setting the scene for similar transactions in 2025. Join our panel of European credit experts for a discussion on this event’s ongoing impact, what it means for issuance, and the state of leveraged finance in 2025. Register today: http://spr.ly/60430ngzt #privatecredit #credit #CLOs #directlending #debt

This week's turbulent markets would have been a disaster for IPO hopefuls had they planned on going public exactly then. As much as companies dream of executing an #IPO right in the middle of a booming market, volatility is the worst enemy of a smooth public debut. Venture capitalists and their limited partners were eagerly anticipating an uptick in IPOs—and resulting liquidity—this year and into 2026. A material exit increase would start clearing the backlog of companies staying private for record durations. 🗞 Learn more in this edition of The Weekly Pitch, along with the week’s top news and research from our team of industry-leading sources for info on the worlds of #VentureCapital, PE and M&A.

🏒 As a proud partner of the @SeattleKraken, we’re committed to fostering inclusivity and supporting the advancement of women across industries. That’s why we’re honored to sponsor Women in Hockey Night—a celebration of women’s contributions in hockey, business, and leadership. ✨ This night is an opportunity to recognize incredible women who inspire change within their organizations and communities. Here are our 2025 honorees: 🔹 Miriam E. Chambliss, JD, LLM, CHC, Vice President & General Counsel at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health 🔹 Ali Daniels, Senior Vice President, Marketing at the Seattle Kraken 🔹 Kelly Goodejohn, Chief Social Impact Officer at Starbucks 🔹 Kara H. Hurst, Chief Sustainability Officer at Amazon 🔹 Jolene Marshall, Chief Legal Officer at Smartsheet 💡 Each of these leaders shared their thoughts on the impact of mentorship, the changes they hope to see for women in their fields—and how they how they champion change in the workplace. Explore their insights: https://lnkd.in/gPvWnrxQ  

📈 Since 2014, Mercer’s global alternatives division has leveraged PitchBook’s fund data to fine-tune secondary strategies and provide clients with expert investment services in an ever-evolving market. 💼 PitchBook’s data has become a key part of Mercer’s daily operations. The firm incorporates data on private market funds into the due diligence process as it evaluates new secondary opportunities. 🚀PitchBook’s comps analysis empowered Mercer to effectively benchmark the valuation of euNetworks, a key player in the European fiber network space. Our comprehensive research on the EMEA telecommunications sector, along with valuable Morningstar equity reports, provided Mercer with crucial insights into public comps and industry outlooks. See how your firm can unlock the power of PitchBook to: • Assess a fund’s risk profile, stage, historical performance, and more with our fund data. • Substantiate internal fund data with insights into the underlying assets within a fund’s portfolio. • Use our Fund Families feature to track strategies over time for individual GPs and PitchBook-categorized peer groups. • Access data on private fund managers and their associated fund families, including insights into transaction activity and portfolios. 🌎 Explore how using PitchBook for secondary transactions helps Mercer stay ahead of industry trends: http://spr.ly/60460GD0o

SpaceX. ByteDance. OpenAI. The world's most valuable VC-backed companies sit at the convergence of public and private markets. For equity investors, they're both a barometer for tech's next big thing and an asset class in their own right. The PitchBook 100 ranks the most valuable #startups globally alongside insights into their secondary trading activity. 🗞 Check out the rankings in this edition of The Weekly Pitch, along with the week’s top news and research from our team of industry-leading sources for info on the worlds of #VentureCapital, PE and M&A.

The story for female founders is complicated: PitchBook data shows VC-backed female founders in the US raised more capital in 2024 than the year prior, as mega-deals pull VC markets forward after two years of declines. However, fewer individual companies are raising rounds, and female founders' share of total US activity declined YoY. Find out how female founders and investors are navigating the ongoing volatility in the US venture market in our recent report. Download the 2024 All In: Female Founders in the US VC Ecosystem report to learn more: http://spr.ly/6041LL9h9

PitchBook’s 2024 Global League Tables are here! Discover our interactive rankings to see which firms are leading across acquirers, investment banks, law firms, M&A advisors, #PE, and #VC. As trends impacting the financial landscape continue to evolve, our league tables are essential for gaining a clearer perspective. Congrats to all of 2024’s Global League Table top performers! 🏆 http://spr.ly/6045LSjkZ

 🚀 Big news! The acquisition of Lumonic marks PitchBook’s entry into the portfolio monitoring space!    With Lumonic now part of our product offering, users can seamlessly monitor their portfolios alongside PitchBook’s best-in-class reference data and analytical suite. Together, our technologies create a true end-to-end solution for tracking the entire private investment landscape.    But we’re just getting started—our long-term vision is to expand portfolio monitoring capabilities beyond private credit to the broader alternative assets market, ensuring investors have the most comprehensive tools to manage and analyze their holdings.    🔗 Read more in our press release: https://lnkd.in/giUTeUzW   #PitchBook #PrivateMarkets #PortfolioMonitoring #AlternativeInvestments #PrivateCredit #PrivateEquity 

🚀 Big news! PitchBook Pioneer’s learning hub now offers specialized certifications tailored for allocators, GPs, advisors, and other industry professionals. From market analysis to deal sourcing and benchmarking, our certifications empower buy- and sell-side professionals to navigate PitchBook with confidence. Upon completing a certificate, you’ll receive a digital badge that can be shared with your LinkedIn network. Discover the potential of PitchBook’s certifications ⬇️ http://spr.ly/6042L9QlE

🛣️Your journey to PitchBook expertise starts today! We are thrilled to announce that PitchBook Pioneer has added new certifications for allocators, LPs, advisors, service providers, and others. 🧭 Our free, entirely self-paced learning experiences are designed to help you maximize your use of the PitchBook Platform and streamline workflows. Once you’ve completed a certificate, you’ll receive a digital badge that can be shared on LinkedIn to showcase your skills. 📚 Tailored to fit your industry, our certifications now include: • I-Bank Foundations • Credit Foundations • LP Foundations • Service Provider Foundations • Startup Foundations • Core Foundations • Corporates Foundations Curious to learn more about or start a certification? Explore our Pioneer hub page ➡️ http://spr.ly/6049L9s5z