This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 7, 2015

After checking out The Information's "open dataset" on diversity in venture capital , I felt pretty disappointed. So, while my fund might be 100% run by one white guy, I'm sure I'd fare pretty well on The Information's list if they added actual funding data. It didn't include the most important statistic of all--the results!

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Shamrock Capital (Shamrock), an LA-based investment firm specialising in the media, entertainment, and communications sectors, has held the final closing of Shamrock Capital Growth Fund VI (Growth VI) and Shamrock Capital Clover Fund I (Clover I), with a combined $1.6bn in capital commitments.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 17, 2024

PGIM Private Capital, the private capital arm of Prudential Financial $1.34tn global investment business PGIM, provided $7.5bn of senior debt and junior capital to more than 130 middle-market companies and projects globally in H1 2024. The first half of 2024 has been more stable for issuance than the same period last year.

Debt 98

Debt Capital Deal Flow Finance 98

Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Pantheon, a leading global private markets investor, is pleased to announce the successful closing of Pantheon Global Secondaries Fund VII and associated vehicles (PGSF VII), its latest flagship global private equity secondaries offering, with commitments totalling $3.25bn. Source: Businesswire Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Partners Group, a Swiss-based global private equity firm with $147bn in assets under management, is targeting $12bn for another private equity secondary strategy fund that will focus on deals in the Asia Pacific region, according to a report by Reuters.

Private Equity Firms 98

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 4, 2023

Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Aug 04, 2023 , 10:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Main Street Capital Corporation second-quarter earnings conference call. and Main Street Capital wasn't one of them!

Capital 147

Capital Asset Management Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Assets 147

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

Benefit Street Partners (BSP), a credit-focused alternative asset manager with approximately $75bn in AUM and a subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Investments, has closed its fifth flagship direct lending vehicle, BSP Debt Fund V, with $4.7bn of capital.

Funds 98

Funds Deal Flow Debt Asset Management 98

Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 12, 2024

Lexington Partners (“ Lexington “), a leading manager of secondary acquisition funds, today announced the completion of fundraising for Lexington Capital Partners X, L.P. (“LCP X”) with $22.7 billion of total capital commitments.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Funds Financial Institutions 130

Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Park Square Capital, a European private credit specialist, has successfully raised €3.4bn ($3.8bn) for its latest direct-lending fund, European Loan Partners II, which will lend to private equity-owned mid-market businesses across Europe, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Funds 98

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 19, 2023

Secondary managers bullish on deal flow, says Investec survey Submitted 19/07/2023 - 10:56am Managers of private equity secondary funds are bullish on deal flow for the remainder of 2023 and have continued appetite for debt, despite soaring interest rates, according to a new research conducted by banking and wealth management group Investec.

Deal Flow 52

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Moreover, I also think that more hedge funds may begin taking positions in Palantir. I think the deals with Microsoft and Oracle bode well for Palantir's chances to continue partnering with the tech sector's largest businesses. More Partnerships: Earlier this year, Palantir signed two notable strategic partnerships.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Feb 09, 2024 , 8:30 a.m. Actual results may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in Blue Owl Capital's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. per share for the year.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Fund investing, like adulting, is boring. That’s the first thing anyone trying to raise a fund needs to understand, as well as anyone thinking about investing in one. The partner at the fund, the VC, gets to do the fun part—the meeting with founders, vetting deals, negotiating, helping, etc. So what’s the point?

Leveraging 103

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Feb 23, 2024 , 10:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Main Street Capital Corporation fourth-quarter earnings conference call. Image source: The Motley Fool. Thank you, Mr. Vaughan.

Capital 130

Capital Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Asset Management Leveraging 130

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MARCH 24, 2014

Not every VC used to get pitched by VC funds for a living and has seen hundreds and hundreds of VC pitch decks. Aggregating these types of fund investors would make fundraising a lot easier. Maybe the program could even have a funding basket--they''ll get you your first million bucks in your first $7mm fund.

Startups 155

Startups Venture Capital Deal Flow Leveraging 155

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MAY 5, 2023

It will be the 105th deal out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the firm I started back in September 2012, and it will be the last deal I’ll be making out of my third fund. It will also be my last venture capital deal. For me, I don’t mind sharing how I think about it.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2021

On the positive side, funding happens so rarely, that you’re inevitably going to be asked how you did it—and it’s just human nature to think that it’s something you did, versus the inherent awesomeness of the idea, the team’s relevance to the challenge, etc. Or that venture capital is a meritocracy? It’s not me, it’s them.

Venture Capital 190

Venture Capital Deal Flow Startups Capital 190

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DECEMBER 13, 2015

I don't know a single venture capital investor who doesn't get a firehose of e-mail. Even if not, by making it difficult to contact you, except through trusted introductions, you're implicitly saying "I think my next best deal is going to come from in my circle, as opposed to from outside of it." It's just the nature of the job.

Venture Capital 131

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

That believe has not only translated into the most diverse portfolio run by an investor who looks like me, with over 50% of the teams including diverse founders, but also into top quartile returns in our last fund. You passed on investing in my company but you still made an investment in my leadership and I'm deeply appreciative.”

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Venture Capital Accredited Investors Capital Best Practices 101

Private Equity Wire

JULY 10, 2024

As liquidity constraints put pressure on the private equity industry, the secondaries market is expected to grow substantially over the next twelve months, with fundraising and deal flow set to expand, according to Investec’s latest Secondaries Report, Charting a Course for Further Growth.

High Net Worth Individuals 98

High Net Worth Individuals Deal Flow Buyout Assets 98

Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

UK sponsor-backed financing activity experienced a modest slowdown in Q3 2024, as ongoing M&A sluggishness and seasonal dynamics impacted deal flow, according to the latest data from global investment bank, Houlihan Lokey.

Leveraged Buyouts 93

Leveraged Buyouts Debt Buyout Deal Flow 93

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

When I started leading deals at First Round Capital, I sourced investments in 8 companies. Right on time, I’ve got a company from my first fund doing a roadshow right now that could net a big exit by the end of the year. That leaves me out raising with two funds under my belt and no big exit and no unicorn valuations.

Funds 147

Funds Best Practices Deal Flow Startups 147

Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Oak Hill Advisors (“OHA”) served as a Lead Arranger for the unitranche financing to fund Bain Capital Private Equity’s (“Bain Capital”) acquisition of Harrington Industrial Plastics (“Harrington”) from Nautic Partners. and globally.

Finance 130

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

The report also notes that there is significant capital on the sidelines today that is available to be deployed. Venture capital and private equity firms meanwhile, will increasingly elect to move their portfolio companies to exits due to funding needs, pressure to return capital and improving business fundamentals.

Private Equity Firms 105

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

JP Morgan Asset Management is expecting investors to exit their investments in private credit funds at a record pace this year as they look for liquidity, boosting the nascent secondary market in the process, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Debt 98

Debt Deal Flow Asset Management Stakes 98

The Motley Fool

AUGUST 2, 2023

Rithm Capital (NYSE: RITM) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Aug 02, 2023 , 8:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good day, and welcome to the Rithm Capital second quarter 2023 earnings conference call. and Rithm Capital wasn't one of them! Image source: The Motley Fool.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 3, 2024

Our clients need capital, and our debt brokerage team did a fantastic job finding the appropriate capital for their needs. Importantly and atypically, over half of our Q1 debt brokerage deal flow was on non-multifamily assets in retail, hospitality, industrial, and office. billion, up 40% year over year.

Debt 130

Debt Banks Assets Capital 130

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 18, 2019

Very little time and effort is spent helping professional, full time investors raise capital for venture funds. Everyone is excited when a new company gets funded in their ecosystem, but no one spends much time thinking about where the money comes from to fund that deal.

Startups 145

Startups High Net Worth Individuals Deal Flow Education 145

Axial

MARCH 14, 2024

One item of note is that while technology was ranked only the fourth highest industry as it relates to total deal flow in Axial in 2023, deals in the tech sector had the leading pursuit rate at 8.92%. Visit the Member Closed Deals page to see selected transactions that have been sourced and closed via Axial.

Mergers and Acquisitions 96

Mergers and Acquisitions Investors Deal Flow Leveraging 96

Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The report cites Carlyle’s Co-Head of Japan as revealing that the firm, which raised $2.8bn in May for its fifth and largest Japan-focused fund, aims to expand its 25-member team by adding 10 new hires over the next two years. Warburg has already hired three local professionals to support Murata’s team, according to one Reuters source.

Bidding 98

Bidding Buyout Deal Flow Accounting 98

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

There are deals for struggling companies that urgently need capital, but there are fewer transactions targeting companies in the middle of those two extremes. Michael Elio, a Partner at StepStone Group who also spoke on the panel, noted a boom in continuation funds. McDonald said: “They’re looking for more creative solutions.”

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Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Deal Flow 98

The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Nov 09, 2023 , 10:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings and welcome to the Blue Owl Capital Corporation third quarter 2023 earnings call. Image source: The Motley Fool. You may begin.

Capital 100

Capital Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraging 100

Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

The H1 2024 Buyout Highlights reports reveal that in the US, buyouts surged to $146bn from $108bn in H1 2023, led by Truist Insurance’s $12.3bn acquisition by Stone Point Capital, Clayton Dubilier & Rice, and Mubadala Investment.

Buyout 96

Buyout Deal Flow Leveraging Stakes 96

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

but in a moment of clarity, I realized that everything I get--dealflow, fund investors, opportunities to hire people, etc.--comes Is it no accident, then, that one of the founding fathers of venture capital, Don Valentine of Sequoia, also came from Fordham? There's no magic flow of great deal flow.

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Startups Deal Flow Education 107

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APRIL 16, 2024

Even if your firm does allow you to lead or you were instrumental in a deal getting over the line last year, it’s actually better to act in such a way that everyone’s assumption is that you can’t lead. This way, you can challenge yourself to come up with another reason for a top founder to meet with you than as a conduit for capital.

Best Practices 89

Best Practices Deal Flow Stakes Funds 89

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MAY 16, 2024

Add on the fact that some people theorize that the need for venture capital dollars will peak, or potentially already has, and then decline because of the ever-decreasing cost of technology infrastructure as well as the increasing capability of AI to replace expensive humans. That would probably signal the end of the asset class.

Deal Flow 97

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The Motley Fool

JULY 14, 2023

Lower incentive compensation and distribution and servicing costs were partially offset by higher direct fund expense. Direct fund expense increased 13% year over year and 9% sequentially as a result of higher rebates in the prior-year quarter and higher average index AUM. government money market funds.

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Asset Management Assets Banks Debt 130