Global Private Equity Report 2018 (Bain & Company)
Summary
- Global buyout deal value, including add-ons, grew 19% to $440 billion in 2017, while deal count grew 2% to 3,077 deals.p.8
- Global PE dry powder reached a record high of $1.7 trillion in December 2017.p.9
- Global exit value reached $366 billion across 1,063 exits in 2017, compared with $337 billion across 1,032 exits in 2016.p.15
- Global corporate venture capital deal value reached $51 billion in 2017 across 262 active corporate VC investors.p.12
Key insights
- Average disclosed buyout deal size excluding add-ons reached a record high of $675 million in 2017.p.8
- Add-on transactions comprised half of all buyout deals by count in 2017 but represented only about 25% of total deal value.p.8
- Total value of PE-led public-to-private conversions surged to $180 billion in 2017, nearly twice the level of the prior year.p.14
- The median holding period for buyout-backed investments exited globally in 2017 stood at 5.0 years.p.17
Topics and entities
GlobalCorporate venture capitalIPOs and listingsM&A and exitsPrivate equityPrivate marketsSME finance and lendingStartup fundingVenture capitalApollo Global ManagementBain CapitalBain & CompanyBlackstoneBureau van DijkCVC Capital PartnersEvoqua Water TechnologiesHellman & FriedmanKKRNXP SemiconductorsSycamore PartnersThe Carlyle Group
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