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PitchBook

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Private and public capital markets data platform

4.6Enterprise / CustomBest for PE, VC, and advisory firms of all sizes
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Overview

PitchBook, a Morningstar company, is a leading financial data provider covering private equity, venture capital, M&A, and public markets. It offers company and investor profiles, deal and fund data, valuations, comps, and benchmarking used across the deal lifecycle.

Key features

  • Private company and investor profiles
  • Deal, fund, and LP data
  • Comps, valuations, and multiples
  • Fund performance benchmarking
  • Excel plugin and API
  • News and market intelligence

Pros

  • Broad, well-maintained private markets dataset
  • Strong benchmarking and comps tooling
  • Excel plugin fits analyst workflows

Cons

  • Premium pricing per seat
  • Private financials are often estimated

What people say

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"Our default first stop for comps, fund data, and market maps. Coverage is hard to match."
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Growth equity fund

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