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Covid-19 Impact on US Private Capital Raising Activity in 2020

InvestmentBank.com

When the initial wave of uncertainty around COVID-19 set in during March 2020, the debt market flipped on its head, paving a path to the worst debt-raising year since 2015 [6]. of debt funds raised in the first half of 2020, and arose from after contributing only 19.7% of debt capital raised in 2019 [9].

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The Sky Definitely Is Not Falling…At Least Not Yet

Sica Fletcher

This was the fourth year in a row fundraising surpassed half a trillion dollars, with 2017, 2018, and 2019 recording the highest amounts of capital raised in history. This reflected the impact of valuations on deal flow and an increasing imbalance of potential sellers and buyers. PE-backed deal flow declined somewhat in 2019.

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The essential guide to raising private equity

Growth Business

Capital is available, valuations have started to normalise and the debt markets are still supportive – albeit with greater scrutiny and higher costs. This meant that when it came to it, the thorny issue of valuation was well thought through and understood by all parties. Our discussions led to Bridges investing £8.5