Growth Equity IRR
What typical IRR do growth equity firms target, when evaluating a potential investment opportunity?
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Venture growth typically targets 3-5x MoM, have heard many of those guys say they don't really focus on IRR
Growth buyout is just like regular PE, 25% IRR case usually
Depends on the risk profile, there’s quite a spectrum. I’ve targeted as low as 2.5x as high as 10x… 3x is probably the mode.
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