Scott Becker on Current Private Equity Stats and Notes 2-7-22

In this episode Scott lists 11 stats and notes about private equity going into 2022:

1. Dry powder for PE is still at record highs
2. Multiples should stay robust
3. 2021 was a good year for publicly traded PE funds
4. Last year broke all records for deals completed
5. Overall PE funds did really well last year
6. Firms are more focused on value creation than ever before
7. More firms are looking at longer dated funds
8. There is more focus on adding and enhancing data and technology
9. The golden exit spot being selling on a multiple of revenues rather than a multiple of profits and EBITDA
10. PE remains far less binary than venture capital
11. 2022 is expected to be very busy for PE funds

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