Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

Under its private equity owners, Procare has primarily grown through acquisitions of child-care software startups such as Cirrus Group LLC, KidReports, Kinderlime Inc, and SchoolLeader. Read more Bain Capital Invests in Sales Tech Startup Apollo.io read more KSL Capital acquires in a $1.4bn deal the owner of 25 U.S.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

Veritas Capital, a private equity firm focused on making investments in companies that provide technology-enabled products and services, has made an offer to buy BlackBerry Ltd, according to report by Reuters. Read more Bain Capital Invests in Sales Tech Startup Apollo.io

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

Returning investor British Business Bank committed £30m to Panoramic’s newest fund as part of the final close, through its wholly-owned commercial subsidiary British Business Investments. Read more Bain Capital Invests in Sales Tech Startup Apollo.io read more KSL Capital acquires in a $1.4bn deal the owner of 25 U.S.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 5, 2024

Hercules Capital Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company ( BDC ) that allows individual investors to take part in the previously elusive world of venture capital investing. Even billionaires with the means to dabble in venture capital are buying shares of Hercules Capital.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

I was working for the GM pension fund, an institutional LP, as an analyst, doing a research project on consumer private equity and venture capital investing. They said they trusted me and that they signed up for great opportunities in great startups, not just specifically tech.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

growth capital investment into Fuuse, a UK provider of electric vehicle charging software. According to a press statement, the combined investment will help Fuuse to expand its customer base and increase density in the UK market. Fuuse was launched in 2021 and is based in Lancaster.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up TPG, formerly Texas Pacific Group, is co-headquartered in Fort Worth and San Francisco and specializes in leveraged buyouts and growth capital. The firm was founded in 1992 and manages assets and investments totaling $139bn.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

has embarked on the process to sell its 30% stake in Londian Wason Energy Tech, the owner of the world’s largest copper foil maker, in a deal expected to generate around 1 trillion won ($760m) in capital gains, according to people familiar with the matter on Thursday. read more Bain Capital Invests in Sales Tech Startup Apollo.io

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 8, 2022

When fundraising gets tougher for startups, the existing investors (insiders) will often provide a bridge loan to the company to extend the runway for getting another round done. While that can sometimes be the right answer for a startup, I strongly prefer bringing new investors/new capital into a company in every financing round.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

Focus Financial Partners said Thursday it has closed on the sale of the company to private equity firms Clayton, Dubilier and Rice and Stone Point Capital for more than $7bn in cash. Read more Bain Capital Invests in Sales Tech Startup Apollo.io read more KSL Capital acquires in a $1.4bn deal the owner of 25 U.S.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

With this additional capital, we’ll continue to assemble an industry-leading technical team, ensuring top-notch execution in sustainable battery materials production. To date, Redwood has now raised nearly $2bn of equity capital along with an additional $2B loan commitment from the Department of Energy.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

Temasek Holdings Pte, the Singapore government’s investment firm, may also increase its stake in CAA by buying out China’s CMC Capital, the people said. Read more Bain Capital Invests in Sales Tech Startup Apollo.io read more KSL Capital acquires in a $1.4bn deal the owner of 25 U.S.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 14, 2019

I have been vocal here that I do not like the term Unicorn to describe highly valued venture-backed startups. Unicorns are mythical creatures that don’t really exist and highly valued venture-backed startups do exist. This is a chart that plots the distribution of returns by whaling voyage vs venture capital fund.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The multifold growth we''ve had in the startup engineering base of NYC happened before we even decided to build these companies. City money didn''t spur on the massive venture capital investments that have been made by the private sector. Politics Venture Capital & Technology'

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 18, 2019

While venture capital investing and marriage are two different things, I think there are some things one can take from love and marriage into the world of startups and venture capital investing. It is easy to get caught up in the game of startups and investing in them. And everyone wants to win.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 10, 2019

I have worked in three venture capital firms over the last thirty-three years and am intimately familiar with the performance of the fifteen (ish) venture funds raised and invested by these three firms. And The Gotham Gal started angel investing around the same time, often writing the first check into startups.

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Pension Pulse

JANUARY 9, 2024

Josh Scott of BetaKit reports C DPQ invests $136 million CAD into AppDirect lending program for tech advisors: Canadian-founded, San Francisco-based AppDirect has secured $136 million CAD ($100 million USD) from existing investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) to expand its AppDirect Capital program.

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FinSMEs

AUGUST 29, 2023

based in Tokyo), a Torrance, CA-based space robotics startup, raised additional US$15m in funding. Gitai (GITAI USA Inc., based in Los Angeles, CA, and GITAI Japan, Inc.,

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 30, 2024

While revenue guidance came in a tad light, CEO Mark Zuckerberg actually increased his forecast for capital investments in artificial intelligence (AI) this year. And while Amazon missed out on investing in OpenAI , Amazon made a strategic $4 billion investment in AI startup Anthropic back in March.

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FinSMEs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Prisma Photonics, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based AI-driven startup that monitors large-scale infrastructure, raised approx. 20M in Series C funding.

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Blackstone News

MAY 15, 2024

Uniquity Bio is emerging from stealth with an FDA acceptance of its Phase 2 investigational new drug (“IND”) application for solrikitug, a monoclonal antibody targeting TSLP, and up to $300 million in capital from Blackstone to advance the asset in multiple indications.

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SuperAngel.Fund

JANUARY 19, 2024

In doing so, startups are often willing to maintain their previous valuation creating a favorable situation for both parties. These historical data points provide a meaningful advantage over outsiders who don’t have this context, and who may not even be aware that the investment opportunity exists! since 2019.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 21, 2020

While it is nice to have these “rights”, the need for this letter actually has very little to do with how venture capital firms want to work with a portfolio company. The existence of these letters has everything to do with where the venture capital firms get their funds from.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 23, 2023

Harmonix launches fundraising for Fund III Submitted 23/06/2023 - 11:47am Harmonix Management, a venture capital investment firm focused on investments in science-driven startups, has launched fundraising for its third fund (Fund III) which will will continue the firm's strategy of focusing on healthcare, life sciences, and deep tech investments.

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FinSMEs

DECEMBER 8, 2023

WAmazing, a Tokyo, Japan-based startup developing a tourism platform service for overseas tourists to Japan, raised additional JPY 1.4 Billion in Series C funding. WAmazing has raised a cumulative total of JPY 2.01 billion in the Series C funding, bringing the total amount raised since its establishment in July 2016 to JPY 4.53

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Steve Sanduski

JANUARY 30, 2024

Guest: Matt Reiner , a CFA® Charterholder, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER , and partner at Capital Investment Advisors , a $4.3B Additionally, Matt is the managing partner of Wela Strategies , an RIA that deals with the investment needs of the mass affluent. RIA in Atlanta, Georgia. That’s why I have huge respect for Matt Reiner.

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Insight Partners

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The investment will accelerate the company’s break into the global power and renewable energy market while supporting its continued growth. ”, says Nitsan Alon , Managing Partner at Elements Venture Capital. “Our investment in Prisma Photonics is more than financial. TEL AVIV, Israel , Sept.

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Pension Pulse

JANUARY 25, 2024

James Bradshaw of the Globe and Mail reports Teachers' invests in portable battery company aiming to replace gas-powered generators: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is leading a US$95-million funding round for Instagrid GmbH, a German maker of portable battery systems designed to replace gas-powered generators.

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Fortune Financial

AUGUST 7, 2023

Private Equity Private equity is a form of alternative investment that involves investing in privately-held companies. It encompasses strategies such as venture capital, leveraged buyouts and investing directly in publicly-traded private equity firms. trillion in buyouts, highlighting its resilience and impressive growth.

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Fortune Financial

AUGUST 7, 2023

Private Equity Private equity is a form of alternative investment that involves investing in privately-held companies. It encompasses strategies such as venture capital, leveraged buyouts and investing directly in publicly-traded private equity firms. trillion in buyouts, highlighting its resilience and impressive growth.

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Pension Pulse

AUGUST 26, 2024

The Canada Growth Fund is a $15-billion arm’s length public investment vehicle launched by the federal government to attract private capital and invest in Canadian projects and businesses, which is led by Canadian public sector pension professionals. BetaKit has reached out to MKB for more information.

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Steve Sanduski

JANUARY 20, 2023

Vista established a model for investing in established, good-to-great companies that needed some optimization. “We don’t do venture capital investing,” Michael explains. ” So if VC is a gamble on a promising startup, Michael says that Vista’s private equity model is more like buying a house.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 16, 2024

Derek Decloet and Christine Dobby of Bloomberg report Canada taps ex-BOC governor to examine how pension funds invest: Canada’s finance minister has asked former central bank governor Stephen Poloz to examine ways to entice its pension funds to invest more in the country. Does it lower various forms of risk relative to other markets?

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SuperAngel.Fund

JANUARY 6, 2023

This is because an early stage investment today, if successful, is not expected to reach maturity or an eventual liquidity event for another 5-10 years, when we are likely to be in an entirely different market environment. Entry Valuation Analysis Fund Performance Since the fund started on January 1, 2021, we have invested $6.2m

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Apparently, venture capital is a cruddy asset class where you can't get returns over the long term. That might make sense, if venture capital was an asset class. Saying that venture capital is an asset class is like saying that Italians are a race. Venture capital works largely the same way. Survival of the fittest.

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Private Capital Investment in Latin America

MARCH 4, 2025

DEALS > UNICORN SoftBank Group and Dynamo led a US$190m Series E round in MadeiraMadeira, a Brazilian home goods e-commerce startup, with participation from VELT Partners, Brasil Capital, and Brazilian family office Lakewood Investment Management, and follow-on from monashees and Flybridge Capital. Acumen led a US$4.5m

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SuperAngel.Fund

MARCH 10, 2025

The SAFE allows startups to raise funds quickly without accruing interest or repayment obligations, automatically converting into equity at a future priced round. I can even invest again a week or a month later at a different price, taking into account any value creation in real-time that more fairly protects the entrepreneur.

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