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November 1, 2021

Chart of the Month: November 2021

Birds of a Feather: A comparison of Growth Equity and Late-Stage Venture Capital Growth Equity and post-seed Venture Capital are…

October 5, 2021

Chart of the Month: October 2021

The Hollow Pendulum: An Examination of Regional Real Estate from 2009-2020 In the wake of the Great Financial Crisis (GFC),…

August 31, 2021

Chart of the Month: September 2021

The Amber Wave: A Look at North American Buyouts Compared to the Russell 3000 Given the volatility of the past…

August 5, 2021

Monday Morning Meetings Just Got Easier

Mondays are arduous enough without all of the stress and pressure that naturally comes with those inevitable morning meetings. Precious…

August 2, 2021

Chart of the Month: August 2021

If You Build It, Will They Come: An Examination of Infrastructure Fundraising Over the Last Two Decades With the Infrastructure…

July 22, 2021

Personalized Dashboards: The Operations Team

The Private Equity Operations Team needs a way to show management that the Deal Team is executing on their value…

July 13, 2021

Personalized Dashboards: The Investor Relations Team

Investor Relations professionals play a big role in satisfying LP requests and inquiries surrounding overall fund performance. Any IR Team…

July 2, 2021

Chart of the Month: July 2021

The Tortoise and the Hare: An Examination of the Two Styles Driving Healthcare and Tech Investing This month, we examined…

June 29, 2021

Personalized Dashboards for IR Team

ESG-focused Deal Teams are under pressure to show transparent reporting and progress on their sustainable initiatives. In the dashboard below,…

June 22, 2021

Personalized Dashboards: The Finance Team

Private Equity and Venture Capital Finance Teams need an investment-focused dashboard to report on all active investment performance and see…

June 3, 2021

Chart of the Month: June 2021

Ventured, Gained? How Geography Has Impacted Venture Capital Efforts This month, we used Cobalt Market Data to take a step…

April 30, 2021

Cobalt Chart of the Month: May 2021

Outpacing the Rising Tide: An Examination of the 2015 Distressed Credit Crash As evidence of inflation and concerns over future…