Private-Equity Firms Increased Amounts Spent on Due Diligence in Q4 2023

 Hello. Another week has come to a close with much of the private-equity industry here in the U.S. eyeing the landscape of initial public offerings. KKR-backed BrightSpring is part of an early wave of companies testing the IPO waters. Although there is no doubt widespread hope the IPO markets will improve this year, a recent academic study of market cycles and IPOs that our own Luis Garcia examines suggests the probability of a first-half rebound remains muted. But even in the exit doldrums, some firms are finding buyers and Maria Armental has news of one such exit involving private-equity backed Procare Solutions. Finally, Chris Cumming reports on a Securities and Exchange Commission settlement involving AON and one of the consulting firm’s former partners. 

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Warburg, TA to Exit Procare | SEC Fines AON | A Lingering IPO Slump


- Laura Kreutzer 

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