Mergers & Acquisitions
Jan. 28, 2015
Private equity PIPE dreams in 2014
While 2014 started off with a bang for private equity, deal activity slowed after the first quarter as investors got spooked by rising valuation expectations. By Jason Freedman, Eric Issadore and Elizabeth Rahn
Elizabeth Rahn Gallucci
partner
Ropes & Gray LLP
private equity / mergers and acquisitions
2014 started off with a bang for private equity, with significant investment activity in the first quarter. However, deal activity slowed in subsequent quarters as private equity investors got spooked by rising valuation expectations. As a result, 2014's total value of U.S. buyouts is expected to be the lowest since 2011. But while the prevalence of large-cap take-private transactions has declined significantly as compared to prior years, private equity's appetite to find attractive inve...
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