During 2010 Pepperdine University published three private capital markets reports and then released their first economic forecast report last month. We encourage you to download any of the complimentary private capital markets reports and economic forecast reports by clicking on the links below. The password for the Winter 2011 Private Capital Markets Report is "winter2011report" while the others are no longer password protected for your convenience. 

GF Data's 2010 Year End Report reveals deal volume in the middle market surged ahead in 4Q 2010, marking the most deals done since the onset of the economic crisis, and reflecting continued improvement in the overall M&A market. The 155 private equity firms currently contributing to GF Data reported 58 completed transactions in the fourth quarter of 2010, closing out the year with a total of 147 completed deals.

For the third quarter in a row, completed deal volume was about double the rate of activity in the same period in 2009. PE firms in the GF Data universe completed 100 deals in the last six months of 2010, compared to 46 in the second half of 2009.

Average pricing held steady at 6.1x trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA, the level reached in 3Q and the highest value since the first half of 2009, when "a flight to quality" pushed averages upward on lean volume.  For more information visit GF Data Resources.