FinSMEs

JUNE 13, 2023

Thinksurance, a Frankfurt, Germany-based InsurTech company specializing in digital insurance consultations for commercial and industrial clients, raised $24M in funding. The round was led by Viewpoint Ventures and M-Tech Capital as well as Venture Capital Fonds Segenia Capital.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Avoro Ventures, a global venture capital firm focused on investments in companies operating in the life sciences and biotechnology sectors, has added to its team with the appointment of Mark Chin as a Partner.

Mergers and Acquisitions 96

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 28, 2024

Athwal advises hedge funds, private equity funds, asset managers, sponsors and family offices on the establishment, regulation, corporate governance and ongoing operation of Cayman Islands domiciled investment funds, as well as the establishment of venture capital and other funding structures based in Cayman.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 7, 2025

The proposed reforms, to be announced by the Treasury and open to industry consultation in partnership with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), are designed to reduce the compliance burden on smaller firms and enhance the UKs appeal as Europes leading hub for alternative asset management.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

Genstar Capital, a private equity firm focused targeted segments of the healthcare, financial services, industrials and software industries, has added pharma executive Keith Martino to its strategic advisory board. In his new role, Martino will advise Genstar on its healthcare vertical.

Private Equity Firms 97

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MARCH 17, 2014

Hiring a consultant who always intends to be a consultant isn''t a failure. Venture Capital & Technology' Sometimes you meet an amazing person who has no intention of ever being fulltime on anything. You don''t want to tell investors you''re trying to get this person and then have to tell them you failed.

Startups 139

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

London-based private equity and venture capital group Brookstreet Equity Partners has launched a new impact investment platform focused on digital AI transformation, green energy transition and longevity scale-ups. Within longevity, Brookstreet’s investments aim to improve both quality of life and life span.

Venture Capital 98

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Private capital is experiencing a surge in acquiring renewable energy developers, increasingly favoring equity-based take-private deals for leveraged buyouts due to high interest rates and rising electricity demand. In 2023, private equity and venture capital transactions in the global renewable energy sector nearly reached $15 billion.

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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 In other news, in the first half of 2023, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds invested $21 billion in Indian enterprises and startups, indicating a solid recovery of risk capital inflow.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Historically best known as a management consultant to the government, the company ventured further into the field of space technology with a direct investment into privately owned Starfish Space. So what happened yesterday to accelerate the slide? Who is Starfish Space, you ask?

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Data from the first half of the year from Invest Europe, the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors, shows a drop in activity amid challenging economic and market conditions.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 9, 2024

Baird Capital, a global private equity and venture capital arm of Baird, has promoted Louise Kingston to Partner. Kingston, who is part of the firm’s Portfolio Operations team, joined Baird Capital in London as a Director in January 2022. Kingston has 20 years of financial and private equity experience.

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Capital Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Venture Capital 96

Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 23, 2023

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up Reliance Retail was recently valued at $92 billion to $96 billion by two global consultants, a move seen as signalling an eventual initial public offering of the company.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Private funds must follow ASC 820 Private equity and venture capital funds must adhere to the FASB’s ASC 820 framework for fair value measurements and disclosures, utilizing a hierarchy to assess fair value. His areas of focus included audit, tax and consulting engagements for onshore and offshore alternative investment funds.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

More and more of our best and brightest are learning to code and/or joining the ranks of innovative startup companies instead of working for banks and consulting firms. While job recovery is slow, it seems that we've probably ducked that bullet and there won't be a major shift in people's interest in funding the venture capital asset class.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

He was interested in venture capital and was a year away from graduation. I realized that a position at Union Square Ventures was going to be open in a year and that he had a terrific chance of getting it. Welcome to being a paid consultant for something you didn't even know how to do a year ago.

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Anzu Partners

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

BOSTON–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Today, a group of venture capital firms has launched ven x (ven^x), a hub in downtown Boston for venture capital firms to collaborate, share knowledge, and build synergies to become a force multiplier for the deep tech ecosystem.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Whether your business needs venture capital, angel investors, or crowdfunding from everyday investors, lower interest rates might make it easier for your company to access the capital you need. Lower interest rates can motivate big companies to start spending on new equipment, facilities, and long-delayed consulting projects.

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Crowdfunding Startups Angel Investors Venture Capital 130

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JUNE 17, 2010

When you’re competing for mindshare with just a handful of huge banks, consulting firms, and accounting firms who hire tons of people a year, even a company as “big” as Gilt is just going to get lost in the shuffle—hiring a tiny fraction of the number of people that PWC does every year. It’s important that it starts in college, too.

Startups 119

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

While activities remain challenging, sentiment and activity amongst both private equity GPs and LPs are increasingly positive, according to a new report from industry body Invest Europe and global management consultancy Arthur D Little (ADL). Its positive short- and medium-term outlook is reinforced by Invest Europe’s H1 data.

Due Diligence 96

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We are active members of the Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association and ROPEA, both of which collaborate with broader European initiatives aimed at standardising ESG regulations and reporting. She also worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Co. in Chicago and Warsaw.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 6, 2023

Venture-capital investments are plunging, along with valuations of prepublic companies. At Columbia, she did consulting work for numerous institutions before joining Soros Capital Management and S.A.C. Capital Advisors. The Justice Department just can’t stop filing antitrust suits against Google.

Initial Public Offering 113

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Fred has basically always been a VC, Mike was a reporter, and Jim worked in product marketing and management consulting. The point is, someone building a career in venture capital that doesn't include prior entrepreneurial success probably doesn't look like they have much to offer in the beginning.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 14, 2023

According to a recent report from management consulting firm McKinsey, the total backlog for air mobility vehicles eclipsed $100 billion as of June. For example, venture capital investors have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into a unicorn start-up and Archer competitor called Volocopter.

Venture Capital 130

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MARCH 1, 2010

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 5, 2024

The consulting firm said in its 13th annual Global Healthcare Private Equity report that biopharma captured the bulk of dealmaking momentum, attributing for 48 percent of global deal value, including six deals in excess of $2 billion.

Companies 130

Companies Buyout Venture Capital Consultants 130

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OCTOBER 12, 2011

Did you analyze the market and see an opening as if this was a management consulting exercise or are you passionate about it based on some impactful life experience? Venture capital isn't a game or club any more than any other industry is. When someone comes in to pitch me, I always ask them to tell me the "origin story".

Startups 114

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The Motley Fool

JULY 13, 2023

Boston Consulting Group found that companies with diverse management teams had a 19% higher revenue generated from innovation compared to those with less diverse teams. Women or minority entrepreneurs often face more barriers when it comes to access to capital than their white and male counterparts.

Banks 130

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Axial

JANUARY 30, 2024

We closed 32 deals in 2022 in various industries, including manufacturing, distribution, e-commerce, logistics, consulting and healthcare; generating $619 million in liquidity for our clients. VERCOR merger and acquisitions consultants provide worldwide resources usually available only to companies with revenues in excess of $100,000,000.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 29, 2024

His expertise includes tax planning for high-net worth individuals, investment partnerships, investment advisors, broker-dealers, venture capital companies, hedge funds (and their investors), investment partnership management companies and general partner entities.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 21, 2020

.” These are typically the ability to attend board meetings, the ability to have access to financial reports on a regular basis, and the ability to advise and consult with the management of the company. The existence of these letters has everything to do with where the venture capital firms get their funds from.

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AltAssets

AUGUST 31, 2023

Gresham House Ventures, a growth equity investor specialising in software and digitally driven businesses, has completed a £5mn investment into Branchspace, a technology consultancy and software provider working with airlines to enhance and transform their digital retailing capabilities.

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AltAssets

AUGUST 31, 2023

The ongoing failure of the private equity industry to properly promote and retain women has had a light shone upon it by management consulting major McKinsey, which claims it could take more than 60 years to reach gender parity in investing roles.

Consultants 98

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MAY 5, 2011

Businessguy Bob On the other hand, having a 35 year veteran of the management consultant consulting industry doesn't mean automatic business success when your industry is being highly disrupted by technology this person doesn't even use. Don't let the fanboys distract you from business 101.

Due Diligence 111

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 21, 2023

According to a Total Economic Impact (TEI) report by Forrester Consulting, clients of Apex Group’s single-source solution achieve, on average, cost benefits of $5.39m, with a net present value of $2.75m over a three-year period. Like this article?

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

They're often doing a startup because that's what it seems smart people do these days--like the same way the best people piled into investment banking or consulting years ago. People who just weren't inspiring at all and couldn't get me on board for any kind of ride.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 13, 2023

This segment includes venture capital and private equity investments, including the investments and funds that we sold in the third quarter. Revenue declined $345 million from a year ago, reflecting assumption changes related to the valuation of our Visa B common stock exposure, as well as lower venture capital revenue.

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