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Accountaneur Advisory launches PE valuation tool

The tool, called the Enterprise Attractiveness Score, evaluates 10 dimensions similar to what PE due diligence teams consider when putting a price on a firm.

The PE Software Backlog: Will 1,000+ Unicorns Ever Get Sold or Go Public?

Per the Wall Street this week, private equity will need about nine years to clear its backlog of unsold portfolio companies. And that’s the conservative version. Bain’s 2026 Global...

What Are Investors Really Getting From Private Markets?

Clients stuck in private equity? A $226bn market is reshaping how that gets resolved

Mercer analysis of 150 transactions finds pricing discipline holds as continuation vehicles go mainstream

The PIK Fuse: How Private Equity Software Deals Like Medallia Actually Blow Up, and Exactly Who’s Next

The PIK Fuse: How These Deals Actually Blow Up, and Exactly Who’s Next Thoma Bravo handed Medallia to its lenders in April. Blackstone, KKR, Apollo, and Antares took control of a c...

The key disclosures missing from SpaceX’s S-1

PitchBook points out SpaceX’s S-1 doesn’t get as granular as you might hope on some key metrics.

PE pivots as platform buyouts in software fall to decade low

Palantir: Recreating My Reverse DCF Model After A Year Since Turning Bearish

Bring Observable Market Data Into Every Model

BlackRock Tactical Opportunities Fund Q1 2026 Commentary

The SIF playbook

SEBI's new SIFs let you short stocks and concentrate sectors from a Rs 10 lakh entry, well below PMS. What they can do, how their first year went, and the catch.

Morningstar PitchBook: Evergreen Funds Grow to $607B Despite Redemptions

Direct lending and alternative credit funds dominate the space, while infrastructure funds delivered the strongest returns through April 2026.

Kirkland + Palantir Partner For PE Platform

Palantir and Kirkland & Ellis have launched a proprietary enterprise platform for private equity fundraising. It follows the news that the US firm will build ...

How Early-Stage Investors Really Evaluate Startups

At Startup Boston Week, one of the conference’s final sessions tackled a question founders obsess over and investors debate constantly: when there’s limited traction, incomplete da...

Upstart: Improving Investment Setup At A 10x P/E

What We Can Learn From SpaceX’s Pre-IPO Valuation

It’s time to dust off a discount planning tool.

Private Shares Fund PM, co-creator reveals where private capital is moving ahead of IPO wave

SpaceX anchors $1.16B vehicle as secondary market signals point to 2026 listings

Considering a Private Equity Investment? Why Thousands of PE-Backed Companies Are Stuck in a Decade-Long Rut

New data shows how a slow M&A environment has changed the game for investors and founders alike.

Comparing SpaceX IPO against past offerings

For Bloomberg, Demetrios Pogkas, Jennah Haque, and Kiel Porter show the projected scale…Tags: Bloomberg, investments, IPO, SpaceX

What a Defensible Business Valuation Actually Costs to Produce

A case study in assembling a professional toolkit without overpaying for the privilege There is a quiet assumption spreading through the business valuation software market. It goes...

Veteran Business Leader Publishes New Guide To Scaling With The Right Capital Partner

“The Growth Capital Playbook: How Smart Founders Find the Right Partner, Scale Fast, and Build What Lasts” by Rick Ford is released with Forbes Books.

Software Markdowns at Mutual Funds Hint at Private Markets’ Pain

Public data from mutual funds show steep declines that suggest private markets’ investors are sitting on tens of billions in paper losses.

Startup Founders Need a New Sales Playbook

Today’s buyers are overwhelmed by options, skeptical of claims, and slow to commit. This framework can help.

Triple shock kills private equity's second consecutive revival attempt

Bain midyear report finds 33,000 unsold portfolio companies stuck in limbo as AI rout, credit stress, and Iran conflict stall dealmaking