<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rising Tiger I]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tiger VC Funds]]></description><link>https://www.tigervcfunds.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:34:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.tigervcfunds.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The “Mega-Buyout” &#38; Current State of Private Equity]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2006, the private equity industry was in its “mega-buyout” phase.  Low interest rates on borrowed funds, loosening lending standards by banks, and regulatory auditing legislation such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act greatly increased investor confidence, leading to the biggest boom in the private equity industry since its inception. That year, private equity firms bought 654 U.S. companies for $375 billion, 18 times the number of transactions closed three years earlier. U.S. based private equity...]]></description><link>https://www.tigervcfunds.com/post/the-mega-buyout-current-state-of-private-equity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cc03d17d31fe550c645922</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:08:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_70624039d5b54f74ac52cefb33e69c17~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mike Maxwell</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>