Lucrative exit multiples, bolstered by M&A-hungry strategics, may generate a new record tally for U.S. private equity capital exited in 2014. Concurrently, those valuations boosted middle-market activity, with a historically high amount of deals and capital invested in the $100 million to $1 billion range. Those are just two takeaways from PitchBook’s 4Q 2014 U.S. PE Breakdown; to digest even more highlights, watch our video recap of the report and see our top 5 takeaways below:
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