PitchBook Data has just released its 3Q 2010 PE Presentation Deck, a collection of market intelligence compiled using data from the PitchBook Private Equity Platform. The deck covers PE activity through the first half of 2010 and is available now in PowerPoint format for use as a reference tool or as a resource for your next industry presentation. This latest presentation deck includes data covering U.S. private equity deal flow, deal valuations and deal activity by industry, as well as data on PE fundraising, the current PE capital overhang and exit trends.

1. : PE Trends Private Equity Investment Trends – 3Q 2010 Request a demonstration or training: Email: [email_address] Phone: 877-267-5593 For additional analysis or slides: Email: [email_address] Phone: 206-623-1986

3. Three Aspects of Private Equity Fundraising, Investment & Exits Trends

4. Private Equity Fundraising

5. PE Fundraising Count on Pace with 2009 Number of Funds Closed and Total Capital Raised by Year * Through 1H 2010

6. PE Fundraising Slowly Rising US Private Equity Fundraising by Quarter # of Funds Raised Up 85% from 3Q09

7. PE Dry Powder Continues to Increase Capital Overhang for US-Focused Funds Raised by US Investors Overhang Up by $211B

8. New Funds Targeting the Middle Market Percentage of US PE Funds (Count) by Size

9. Mega Funds Disappear in 2010 Percentage of Capital Raised by Size – US Funds

10. 2005 Vintages and Older in the Black Average Fund Multiples by Year – Private Equity Percentage of capital invested by industry

11. PE Investment

12. 1H 2010 Best 6 Months since 2008 for PE Deals Quarterly US Private Equity Deal Activity and Capital Invested (Billions)

13. * Through 1H 2010 1H 2010 Capital Invested Near 2009 Level Annually US Private Equity Deal Activity and Capital Invested (Billions)

14. Middle-Market Dominates Deal Flow Percentage of Deal Volume (count) by Deal Size Range

15. Median Valuation Spikes in 2010 PE Deal Activity (count) and Median Valuations by Year

16. B2B & B2C Stalwarts of PE Deal Flow Percentage of Deal Volume by Industry

17. Allocation of Capital More Erratic Percentage of Capital Invested by Industry

18. Debt:Equity Back to ~50-50 Average Percentage of Equity Used in Deal 35%

19. PE Exits

20. Exits Up for 5 Consecutive Qtrs Quarterly PE Exits by Corporate Acquisition, IPO and Secondary Sale Percentage of capital invested by industry Exits Up 177% from bottom