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For the fifth consecutive year, Revelstoke Capital Partners is proud to be ranked in the PEI 300 list. Revelstoke ranked 197 on this year's list, which is an annual ranking of the world's largest private equity firms based on capital raised over the last 5 years. We are grateful for the continued support of our management teams, limited partners, and Revelstoke and portfolio company employees. Awards and rankings are based upon third-party reviews and are not indicative, or a guarantee, of Revelstoke's or any of its portfolio companies' performance. The 2024 PEI 300 list measures the amount of private equity capital raised over the five years ending Dec 31, 2023. Revelstoke did not pay a fee to receive this award and is not affiliated with PEI. https://lnkd.in/gid7hvp

A record $31bn was deployed by deal-by-deal investors last year, according to Triago, defying a broader dealmaking and fundraising slump in the industry. This was more than five times the amount raised and invested in 2019. As the #PE industry struggles to sell #portfolio investments and convince investors to lock funds up for long periods with high fees, firms are increasingly turning to "deal-by-deal" investments. This approach, which involves a lower level of commitment, enables investors to know exactly where their #investment is being spent from the start of the process. Cherry-picking preferred companies, lower fees, and quicker turnaround times make deal-by-deal investments an attractive proposition. #KPMGValueCreation #KPMGDeals #KPMGElevate

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In the last decade, there has been a remarkable increase in private capital fundraising, with almost $12 trillion raised since 2012. However, the slowdown in 2023 led to uncertainty in the Private Equity industry. Nevertheless, experts predict that 2024 will mark a resurgence for PE. Will this be the year PE peaks again? Read more about this year's expected Private Equity performance here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dAiSP_yw #privateequity #pe #financialinsight #financialadvice

In 2023, the private equity fundraising landscape faced challenges, with only 1,936 funds closing globally, the lowest since 2017. The difficult market was attributed to a mature private equity sector, decreased deal volume, and macroeconomic challenges. Successful firms focused on smaller, founder-owned businesses, maintaining diversified investor bases, and fostering relationships with limited partners (LPs). Lower middle-market specialists thrived, and those with a focused strategy and good LP relationships were more successful. Overall, 2023 marked a challenging fundraising year for private equity. For more information on successful fundraising, visit https://lnkd.in/gaUuK2Gt

A brutal year for the #privateequity world. But with rates likely moving down later this year, you have to believe PE will spring back quickly. They (the collective PE world) are not sitting around on their hands waiting for better days - they are raising funds and scoping out possible deals, meaning that "spring back" could be quite extraordinary when the economic conditions approach normalcy. #globalmarkets

European Private Equity deals ended 2023 stronger than expected. What is private equity (PE) you ask? It's the investment of equity capital in private companies. In a typical private equity deal, an investor buys a stake in a private company with the hope of ultimately realising an increase in the value of that stake. PE typically comes after #angelinvesting in the fundraising trajectory of a company. An excellent #Sussex example of PE is Cow Corner Investing. The PE market is one of haves and have-nots. While deal count may have increased slightly compared to 2022, add-ons accounted for the lion’s share, with megadeals at their lowest since 2014. In contrast, megafunds dominated a near-record year of fundraising—just five funds accounted for more than half of all capital raised. There is little sign the market will be more balanced in 2024, with exits expected to remain low, limiting the prospects for a more normalised fundraising cycle. More here: https://lnkd.in/g-eqTRMg #privateequity #exitstrategy

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Private Equity funds that target middle market had a substantial fundraising year. Middle market firms gained an upper hand as last year they were able to return more capital to investors than mega funds. In 2023 they collected $141 billion, the second highest annual fundraising sum on record. Read more here! https://lnkd.in/e6mWr7ir #PrivateEquity #PEFundraising #ROI #WealthManagement

Private equity funds investing in large deals are having trouble putting their capital to work. Large cap fundraising grew 10.7x from 2010-22, but deal volume flow only grew 3.6x. Pressure is growing for funds to put their capital to use, but they can’t find the deals they want. PE Funds are desperate to find deals Building a company and selling to large PE firms over the next few years is one of the greatest wealth generating opportunities ever. From a private markets report I just read: