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Insights from Q1 2025
Private Equity Insights Report
At BluWave, we connect hundreds of the top private equity firms and thousands of proactive companies across North America with premier service providers. This report merges client project insights on due diligence and value creation with current market trends, providing a clear view of the industry’s strategic movements and opportunities. It offers a comprehensive snapshot of the industry’s current state and future direction.
This industry-driving report offers analysis and strategic insights from comprehensive data consisting of activities across hundreds of private equity firms and thousands of high-performing companies. Explore market-moving trends, due diligence and value creation activity data, and predictions for the future in our Q1 2025 insights report.
Inside the Report: Key Strategies for Sustained Growth & Investment Success
BluWave has seen growth in due diligence project activity for the second year in a row
Market Moving Trends
The Market And Economy Were Showing Signs Of Health But New Uncertainty Has Been Introduced
The private equity sector is seeing growing deal flow. With positive economic indicators, election-year turmoil in the rear-view mirror and the right teams in place, we're poised significant deal activity in the new year.
Market Predictions
The M&A Market Continues to Rebound
Our data through Q1 2025 confirmed that this prediction was on track, with due diligence activity reaching its highest level in four years and platform deals consistently outpacing 2024 figures. The early April tariff announcement temporarily disrupted momentum, but PE firms are already adapting their strategies to this new reality while continuing to pursue growth opportunities. Activity through Q2 will give us critical data to see if this prediction will be on track through the remainder of 2025.
"Reflecting on my two decades as an investor in private equity, I wish I had access to the BluWave Private Equity Insights Report back then. It would have not only given me comfort that I was doing what other top business builders were doing but also would have been a source of alpha that enabled to me to regularly add new due diligence and value creation arrows to my quiver. As a CEO now, I use these insights to inform BluWave's own accelerated growth and development."
Sean Mooney
Founder & CEO, BluWave
"In my role, I have the privilege of collaborating closely with some of the world's most innovative business builders. The insights we gather from these firms' activity are distilled into the BluWave Private Equity Insights Report. It's a reflection of the cutting-edge strategies and operational excellence that define our clients. This report is a testament to the power of collective wisdom and the transformative impact it can have on the private equity landscape."
Keenan Kolinsky
Managing Director, Head of Research & Operations, BluWave
Explore key insights into the private equity landscape, uncovering trends in due diligence, value creation, and the strategic use of data science to navigate economic shifts and drive investment success.
Q1 2025 Private Equity Insights Report
Due Diligence & Value Creation Insights
Value creation activity remained robust, with due diligence gaining momentum
Q1 2025 saw due diligence activity up to 25% from 20% in Q1 2024 as the deal market shows continuing signs of improvement.
Growing due diligence activity in the BluWave Value Creation Index
Behind the Insights: Our Methodology
The BluWave Private Equity Insights Report is powered by proprietary data from thousands of private equity and non-PE company projects, encompassing due diligence and value creation activities. This data, collected from interactions with hundreds of PE firms and their portfolio companies, serves as a leading indicator of industry trends and strategies. By blending this with market trends, we offer a predictive and historical analysis that's been refined since Q1 2018, providing a reliable glimpse into the sector's future movements.
Engagement:
PE firms and portfolio companies initiate contact for project support.
Data Collection:
We capture detailed data from each engagement.
Analysis:
This data is analyzed to identify industry trends and insights.
Report Creation:
Insights are compiled into the report, forecasting and validating trends.