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January 12, 2022

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US PE deal value totaled $1.2 trillion in 2021, marking one of the most dramatic records in an astonishing year.

We map out a timeline of TPG's road to the public markets, its current ownership breakdown and some key financial measures.

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Breaking down US PE's trillion-dollar year

US PE deal value totaled $1.2 trillion in 2021, as the blistering pace of activity helped drive a boom across all deal sizes, sectors and types. The potential for a wild ride was evident early, and by midyear the question had become not if records would be broken, but how quickly—and by how much.

Our 2021 Annual US PE Breakdown, sponsored by Bridge Bank, Golub Capital and Baker Tilly, has the final figures from an astounding year. The report is twice the size of the previous annual edition and features deep dives into healthcare, technology, sports, GP stakes and more. Among the takeaways:

The $1.2 trillion in deal value is 64% higher than the previous record from 2019. At over 8,600, deal count topped 2019's record by 50%.

A red-hot exit environment culminated in over 1,700 exits totaling more than $850 billion, as exit activity benefited from elevated transaction multiples and lofty public market multiples.

2021 was perhaps the best year yet to raise a fund, and 2022 may be even better. LPs continue to lift their private market allocations, a shift reinforced by the expectation of lower public equity returns beginning in 2022.

Firms have hastened to make ESG commitments amid a heightened interest in sustainable investing, but a scarcity of expertise and lack of consensus on reporting standards complicate the adoption of the strategy.

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Edtech powerhouse Owl Ventures steps up ambitions with $1B in new funds

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Owl Ventures, a venture capital firm specializing in education technology, with portfolio companies including Byju's and MasterClass, has just raised over $1 billion across multiple funds.

Edtech has been on a tear. "Some of the companies that we had invested in [in] the last 14 or 15 months have already doubled or tripled their bookings or revenues," said Ian Chiu, a managing director with the firm.

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	The Daily Benchmark
	2012 Vintage Global PE Funds
	VC Deals
	Turkey's Getir targets $12B valuation with fresh funding
	Qonto valued at $5B with $552M round
	Brex banks $300M
	Tul brings in $181M
	Envoy raises $111M Series C
	Mangata Networks lands $33M
	Fundraising
	Kleiner Perkins raises $1.8B across two funds
	Qiming Venture Partners eyes $1.2B fund
	Investors
	Citadel Securities secures $1.15B

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Top Quartile IRR

22.40%

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VC Deals

Turkey's Getir targets $12B valuation with fresh funding

Getir is seeking to raise more than $1 billion at a valuation of $12 billion, as the grocery delivery startup looks to finance its overseas expansion, Bloomberg reported. The company has previously raised funding from investors including Mubadala, Sequoia, Silver Lake and Tiger Global.

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Qonto valued at $5B with $552M round

Qonto has raised €486 million (about $552 million) in Series D funding, bringing its valuation to roughly $5 billion. Tiger Global and TCV co-led the round for the Paris-based challenger bank, with participation from new investors including Alkeon, Eurazeo, KKR and Insight Partners, as well as returning backers.

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Brex banks $300M

Brex has raised $300 million in a Series D2 round co-led by Greenoaks Capital and TCV. The company, the provider of a corporate credit card and other financial services, is valued at $12.3 billion. Brex has appointed Karandeep Anand, a former executive at Microsoft and Meta, as the company's chief product officer.

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Tul brings in $181M

Tul has raised $181 million in Series B financing led by 8VC. Based in Colombia, the company is the developer of an ecommerce platform designed to provide local hardware stores with access to construction materials and business management services. Founded in 2020, Tul plans to use the funding to expand operations into Brazil and other markets across Latin America.

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Lightrock, Coatue, Tiger Global

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Envoy raises $111M Series C

Envoy has raised $111 million at a $1.4 billion valuation in a round led by Brookfield Growth. The Bay Area-based company is the developer of a workplace management platform designed to help offices speed up visitor sign-in, book conference rooms, manage deliveries and more. Envoy was valued at $263 million in 2018, according to PitchBook data.

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Haystack, Andreessen Horowitz, Elad Gil, Menlo Ventures, Seven Seven Six, TriplePoint Capital, Initialized Capital

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Mangata Networks lands $33M

Mangata Networks has raised a $33 million Series A led by Playground Global. The Phoenix-based company is a provider of telecommunication architecture designed to increase connectivity via a network of data centers and satellites.

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KT, Meta Venture Partners, Promus Ventures, Scottish Enterprise, Temasek

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Fundraising

Kleiner Perkins raises $1.8B across two funds

Kleiner Perkins has raised $800 million for its 20th flagship venture fund and another $1 billion for a fund dedicated to high inflection investments that go beyond the firm's core investment strategy. Based in Menlo Park, Calif., Kleiner Perkins has also promoted Annie Case and Josh Coyne to partner.

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Qiming Venture Partners eyes $1.2B fund

Shanghai-based Qiming Venture Partners is in talks with US institutional investors regarding a new fund that could bring in more than $1.2 billion, The Information reported. Founded in 2006, Qiming has some $6.2 billion in assets under management and invests in growth- and early-stage companies in the healthcare and technology, media and telecom sectors. The firm closed its seventh namesake vehicle on $1.2 billion in November 2020.

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Investors

Citadel Securities secures $1.15B

Sequoia and Paradigm have made a $1.15 billion minority investment in Citadel Securities, valuing the Chicago-based trading firm at roughly $22 billion. The deal is the first outside investment Citadel Securities has received, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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