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PitchBook, the premiere data provider for the private and public equity markets, today announced the winners of the 2024 PitchBook Lending League Table Awards. These rankings, part of PitchBook’s larger annual awards program, showcase the most active lenders in private equity based on a variety of criteria, including geography, deal and debt type, sectors and more. The most active law firms in US PE debt deals are also recognized.

PitchBook, the premiere data provider for the private and public equity markets, today announced a six-year extension of its partnership with Climate Pledge Arena, continuing as an Arena Partner and suite-level Sponsor of “The PitchBook Suites.” As the Official Financial Data Provider of the Seattle Kraken, PitchBook remains committed to supporting the franchise’s business growth and success both on and off the ice. The extension was signed on Women in Hockey Night, presented by PitchBook, an evening celebrating the contributions of women in hockey, business, and leadership.

PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public capital markets, has been named to G2’s 2025 Best Software Awards list, ranking eighth in the Best Financial Services Products category. In addition, PitchBook was named a market leader and top performer in eight additional categories: Financial Research Leader by Region in Asia Pacific, Europe, EMEA and Asia, Enterprise, Easiest to Use, Small Business, Mid-Market, Momentum, Users Love Us, and Leader. Morningstar, PitchBook’s parent company, ranked second on G2’s Best Financial Services list in the Investment Portfolio Management category.

PitchBook, the premiere data provider for the private and public equity markets, today announced the winners of the 2024 PitchBook Global League Table Awards. These rankings, part of PitchBook’s larger annual awards program, showcase the most active firms and service providers operating globally and in US and Europe markets.

PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity markets, today announced it was named one of Built In's Best Places to Work in 2025 in the Large Company category, which recognizes businesses in Seattle with more than 1,000 employees. Built In determines the winners based on an algorithm that uses company data about compensation and benefits. The program also weighs criteria including remote and flexible work opportunities, programs for DEI, and other people-first cultural offerings.

PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity markets, has released its annual US and European All In reports on female founders in the venture capital (VC) ecosystem. These reports examine how female founders and investors are performing within the broader VC industry and take a closer look at investments across stages and geographical regions, exit activity, industry trends, unicorn companies, and more. The US report is published with support from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Fidelity, and Flourish Ventures. The Europe report is published with support from Enterprise Ireland.

PitchBook, the premiere data provider for the private and public equity markets, has released a set of 2025 Outlooks exploring the investment trends analysts expect to see driving activity in the coming year. Spanning venture capital, private equity, healthcare, and key technology sectors, these eight reports feature over 40 outlooks from PitchBook’s global research team, marking the most extensive forecast to date.

PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity and credit markets, today released its Q3 2024 Lending League Tables, which now features private credit data. This interactive dashboard ranks the most active lenders within private equity and credit in both the United States and Europe. PitchBook’s suite of League Tables offers firms, lenders, and service providers an objective ranking of the top-performing players across global markets, lending, and fund management. With the addition of private credit, lenders and borrowers can better understand the landscape while uncovering market leaders.

PitchBook, the premiere data provider for the private and public equity markets, today announced Executive Vice President of Research & Market Intelligence Nizar Tarhuni was named a 2024 Inspiring leader by the Inspiring Workplaces award program in the Senior Leadership category. The award recognizes individuals who go above and beyond to positively impact their organization and the people within it.

PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity markets, today released findings from a new survey conducted in partnership with Web Summit, the world’s largest technology conference, welcoming more than 70,000 attendees, including over 1,000 investors and 3,000 exhibiting companies, from November 11-14, 2024 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. The survey was completed by 100 global venture capital (VC) investors attending the conference. This is the 9th survey PitchBook and Web Summit have collaborated on and offers a look into technology trends, market sentiment, and diversity in investing. PitchBook is sponsoring the investor lounge at Web Summit, where investors in attendance can work, take meetings, and network.

PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity markets, recently released an expanded suite of Private Capital Return Barometers. The Barometer models now encompass five private capital strategies: Private Equity (PE), Venture Capital (VC), Private Debt, Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, offering investors more timely insights into private market performance. PitchBook will update the Private Capital Return Barometers monthly, providing continual insights to aid investors in tracking evolving market dynamics.

PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity markets, today announced enhancements to its already robust research offering with the addition of third-party equity research in the redesigned PitchBook Research Center. Users can now access institutional-grade private market, equity, credit and third-party research from contributors like HSBC in one central location, making it easier to surface timely, relevant insights to support their investment decisions. The improved Research Center features powerful search, filtering and reader view tools to streamline market analysis, due diligence and valuation workflows.

PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity markets, today announced it was recognized as one of Washington’s Best Workplaces by Puget Sound Business Journal (PSBJ) in the Extra Large category of businesses which employ more than 250 employees in Washington. Recipients are selected and ranked based on employee satisfaction surveys, which review benefit offerings, leadership transparency, workplace perks and more. As a winner for the 10th year, PitchBook placed 14th on the 2024 list.

PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity and credit markets, today shares an up-to-date snapshot of its data coverage across global financial markets, which will be shared on a bi-annual basis. The snapshot provides transparency into PitchBook’s extensive coverage and data collection processes, instilling trust as the most reliable and accurate data provider. PitchBook’s robust data operations infrastructure is made up of 1,800+ global researchers, cutting-edge technology, and over 100 proprietary processes to deliver an unparalleled breadth of information on market activity. This snapshot features our growth in fund returns and fund commitment data. The continuous expansion and quality assurance of PitchBook data sets empowers limited partners to make decisions based on the most comprehensive market information.

PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity markets today launched PitchBook Pioneer, an on-demand training and certification program designed to help PitchBook clients deepen their understanding of the PitchBook platform to enhance workflows and generate insights faster. As part of the program, PitchBook has also created a course called PitchBook College Ambassador Foundations Certification, intended for college students to increase their understanding of private capital market activity and learn the fundamental workflows of venture capital and private equity professionals. PitchBook Pioneer features a catalog of e-learning courses and live training workshops on gathering market intelligence, sourcing and executing deals, and a thorough overview of PitchBook’s platform capabilities. Upon completion of each program, users will earn a certificate that can be displayed on LinkedIn and resumes.

PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity markets, today announced it was recognized as a 2024 Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America by Inspiring Workplaces Group (IW). The top 100 companies were selected and ranked by an independent judging panel based on six key categories including culture and purpose, leadership, wellbeing, inclusion, employee voice and employee experience.

PitchBook, premier data and research provider for private and public equity and credit markets, today announced the integration of Leveraged Commentary & Data’s (LCD) Business Development Company (BDC) portfolio holdings data as well as its Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) datasets. The BDC portfolio holdings dataset provides transparency into the growing private credit market, while the CLO dataset tracks vehicles that represent the largest investor group for leveraged loans. This integration builds on the launch of PitchBook Credit, powered by LCD, the industry’s most comprehensive credit intelligence solution, with access to breaking credit news, institutional research, a complete database of debt and lenders data and the Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loans Index family.

PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity and credit markets, today released PitchBook Credit, powered by LCD, the most comprehensive credit intelligence solution, with access to breaking credit news, institutional research, a complete database of debt and lenders data and the newly released Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loans Index family, which is powered by LCD data. PitchBook recently integrated the US and European Morningstar Leveraged Loans Indexes and comparison tools, as well as launched a new credit dashboard, enabling users to easily navigate to PitchBook's core credit offering. These releases build on PitchBook’s strategic roadmap to integrate Leveraged Commentary & Data’s (LCD) industry-leading news, data and research into the PitchBook platform, following Morningstar’s acquisition in 2022.

PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity markets, today announced John Gabbert will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer. Gabbert will work closely with Morningstar CEO Kunal Kapoor over the next several weeks to appoint his successor. In the meantime, PitchBook Chief Operating Officer Rod Diefendorf and PitchBook’s executive leadership team will assume management responsibilities and continue business as usual.

PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity markets today released The Global VC Ecosystem Dashboard that ranks the world’s top startup cities. This dashboard leverages PitchBook data and PitchBook Institutional Research Group methodology to provide a consistently updated ranking system for the size, maturity, and growth rates of the VC ecosystem in leading cities around the world.

PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity markets, today released 2023 All In: Female Founders in the United States (US) and European Venture Capital (VC) Ecosystems. This is PitchBook’s fifth annual report on the US market and its first European edition, both examining how female founders and investors are stacking up in the broader VC industry. The US report is published with support from Deloitte, Pivotal Ventures, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. The European report is published with support from UBS Wealth Management, Shoosmiths, and Enterprise Ireland.