Gaming companies that once had very limited exit options now have a widening and diversifying pool of suitors.

FORBES: Mobile/Social Trends Driving Video Game Sector M&A

These unrealized investments were either purchased at high multiples, were in sectors sensitive to the business cycle that have yet to recover or were in larger companies that have limited exit options.

FORBES: Exit Pressures Are Building In Private Equity

The PE industry is laboring under the burdens of high asset prices, the reluctance of Indian business owners to sell controlling stakes in the companies and virtually no viable exit options to provide liquidity.

FORBES: A World Of Difference For Private Equity