Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Taurus Private Markets invests in value-oriented, lower middle market leveraged buyout and private credit partnerships with target fund sizes less than $1.25bn. The firm also invests with blue chip venture capital partnerships with target fund sizes less than $750m. Source: Yahoo! Finance Can’t stop reading?

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Venture Capital 130

Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

NEW FUNDRAISING Bain Capital’s new Asia fund will focus heavily on Japan, where it has landed marquee deals such as the $18 billion buyout of Toshiba Corp’s memory chip business, said two of the three people.

Capital 130

Capital Buyout Funds Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Wire

JULY 24, 2023

Jefferies sees “green shoots” in exit activity and buyout valuations Submitted 24/07/2023 - 10:25am Jefferies is forecasting moderately positive buyout marks in private equity for Q2, and believes there are “green shoots” in exit activity.

Buyout 52

Buyout Venture Capital Portfolios Funds 52

Private Equity Wire

JUNE 27, 2023

Buyout funds remain buoyant as uncertainties persist Submitted 27/06/2023 - 11:08am Buyout funds continued to display resilient performance during a turbulent Q1 of 2023, according to research by Neuberger Berman, with small and mid-cap buyout funds, the largest asset class in the sample, up approximately 3% on average over the quarter.

Buyout 45

Buyout Funds Venture Capital Assets 45

Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The fund has already started committing capital to biotech and healthcare-focused VC, growth and buyout funds and will dedicate a substantial allocation to co-investments. It invests in five segments: therapeutics, diagnostics, digital health, medical technology, and healthcare providers and service providers.

Private Equity Firms 221

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Funds Buyout 221

Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 19, 2024

Some of Britain’s best known private equity-backed companies, including pub operator Punch Taverns and London City Airport, have been named by a buyout industry watchdog for not following its transparency and disclosure guidelines. Buyout-backed companies in Britain make up a significant part of the corporate sector, supporting 2.2

Buyout 130

Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Initial Public Offering 130

Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Antwerp, Belgium-based Fortino Capital, a European B2B software venture capital and growth equity firm, on Friday, announced the final closing of its 4th investment fund — Fortino Capital PE II at €377m. read more The post Fortino Capital closes second PE fund at €377m appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

Capital 130

Capital Venture Capital Funds Startups 130

Cobalt

MARCH 18, 2024

Law of Averages: Comparing 3 Decades of Commitments Among Buyout, Venture Capital, and Credit Funds In private markets, we regularly analyze three main facets of our Cobalt market dataset— performance, fundraising, and cash flows—to gain insight into the fund commitments that limited partners (LPs) have made across their portfolios.

Buyout 52

Buyout Venture Capital Legal Liabilities 52

AltAssets

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Grand Ventures, a VC firm focused on startups outside the traditional US hubs, has raised $50m to close its sophomore fund targeting fintech, supply chain and devops startups. The post Does the future of US venture capital lie within these cities?

Venture Capital 77

Venture Capital Startups Capital Funds 77

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 5, 2024

Pontillo, whose practice focuses on leveraged buyouts and growth capital and venture capital transactions, joined Kramer Levin in 2021. He also advises companies on complex international mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and joint venture agreements.

Leveraged Buyouts 90

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Buyout Venture Capital 90

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

YFM Equity Partners has closed its latest fund, British Smaller Companies Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs), with £90m of committed funds in place, fulfilling its original £65m offer plus an overallotment facility of £25m. Last December, the firm closed its Buyout Fund III at £95.5m, its highest to date for the firm’s buyout funds.

Buyout 70

Buyout Funds Venture Capital Shareholders 70

The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

The company specializes in an instrument called venture debt -- or loans made at high interest rates. Generally speaking, during the early days of a start-up , founders will raise money from venture capital or private equity firms in exchange for equity.

Mergers and Acquisitions 246

Mergers and Acquisitions Leveraged Buyouts Due Diligence Portfolios 246

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Taurus Private Markets invests in value-oriented, lower middle market leveraged buyout and private credit partnerships with target fund sizes less than $1.25bn. The firm also invests with blue chip venture capital partnerships with target fund sizes less than $750m.

Leveraged Buyouts 80

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 80

The Healthcare Investor

MARCH 13, 2024

The firm, founded in 1991, prefers to make more substantial investments from a dollars perspective and pursues a wide range of investment types, including company creation and venture capital to buyouts of profitable lower-middle market companies.

Buyout 59

Buyout Venture Capital Financial Services Capital 59

Cobalt

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Playing the Long Game: Comparing VC & Buyouts Across Different Time Horizons Within private markets, there’s often a focus on core metrics such as internal rates of return, multiples, and public market equivalents. Another time period that jumps out is the negative venture capital returns at the 1-year horizon.

Buyout 52

Buyout Venture Capital Legal Liabilities 52

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.

Venture Capital 87

Venture Capital Pension Funds Buyout Consultants 87

Cobalt

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In the chart below, t he Q4 benchmark for each investment style illustrates how a Limited Partner ( LP ) may assess their portfolio weightings in the region. Key Takeaways Unsurprisingly, venture capital and buyout funds have the highest first quartile returns. This blog post is for informational purposes only.

Buyout 52

Buyout Venture Capital Legal Liabilities 52

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Regionally, investors are also optimistic about a recovery in venture capital activity in the next 1-2 years, particularly in North America. Looking to Asia, India and Southeast Asia are viewed as the most attractive markets for buyout opportunities.

Hedge Funds 89

Hedge Funds Buyout Venture Capital Assets 89

Cobalt

MARCH 8, 2023

Ambition and Caution: A Comparison of Buyout and Venture Returns from 1998-2021 Given the wild drawdown in 2022 , we analyze d where seasick institutional investor s could bolster the stability of their portfolio s. Through two separate drawdowns from 1999-2008 , the average buyout fund held above a 1.5x

Buyout 52

Buyout Venture Capital Investment Horizon Legal 52

The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

Hercules Capital: Dividend yield 10.5% Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a BDC that invests in technology, life sciences, and sustainable energy businesses. The company typically supports start-ups that have raised funding from venture capital or private equity firms and are looking to augment the balance sheet with some debt.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Exchange-Traded Funds Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 130

This is going to be BIG.

JULY 8, 2013

I probably get around a dozen e-mails a week asking me how to get into venture capital. On top of that, anytime I talk to anyone who wants to get involved in startups but isn''t sure what they want to do, inevitably, I hear, "And then I was thinking maybe I should look into venture capital, too.". Know thy self.

Venture Capital 167

Venture Capital Capital Crowdfunding Hedge Funds 167

Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 5, 2024

Despite the slower start to 2023, we see green shoots in the buyout market,” said Nirad Jain, co-lead of Healthcare Private Equity at Bain & Company. “In Among investors, it said venture capital and growth equity funds have been deploying capital in companies built around generative AI as a core competency.

Companies 130

Companies Buyout Venture Capital Consultants 130

Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The market dislocation created by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has created opportunity for private direct lenders, at the same time as equity valuation declines have led to decreased access to funding from venture capital. Source: Businesswire Can’t stop reading? will go private in a deal announced today.

Funds 130

Funds Bidding Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Wire

JUNE 23, 2023

CalPERS to up co-investments and VC focus Submitted 23/06/2023 - 11:58am The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), the USA's largest pension system, is continuing the overhaul of its private markets investment programme by increasing its focus on co-investments and venture capital according to a report by Buyouts insider.

Venture Capital 52

Venture Capital Buyout Investing Capital 52

AltAssets

APRIL 26, 2024

Private equity and venture capital-backed companies have continued their outsized contribution to European job number according to new data from Invest Europe. The post Private equity secured a big jobs boost for Europe, latest Invest Europe survey shows first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Venture Capital 82

Venture Capital Investing Capital Companies 82

AltAssets

APRIL 15, 2024

Venture capital heavyweight Andreessen Horowitz is reportedly ready to close a string of new funds with up to $7bn of capital. The post Andreessen Horowitz said to near $7bn of new fund capital first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Capital 90

Capital Venture Capital Funds Buyout 90

Private Equity Insights

MAY 9, 2024

Our target clients encompass a diverse range of alternative investment funds, including Private Equity, Buyout, Infrastructure, Growth Capital, Venture Capital, and Private Debt funds. What kind of funds are your target clients for RBI’s Fund Hub?

Banks 130

Banks Funds Investing Leveraging 130

AltAssets

MAY 15, 2024

Venture capital and growth equity investor Sands Capital has raised $555m for its third Pulse fund focused on life sciences dealmaking. The post Sands Capital seals $555m for third life science fundraise first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Capital 73

Capital Venture Capital Funds Investors 73

AltAssets

APRIL 18, 2024

DTCP, the infra and growth investment house launched by senior venture capital execs at Deutsche Telekom, has raised about €1.6bn for the final close of its new digital infra fund. The post DTCP soars to €1.6bn digital infra fund close, over 8x larger than debut in strategy first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Venture Capital 94

Venture Capital Funds Capital Investing 94

AltAssets

APRIL 30, 2024

Gideon Valkin, the former commerical director of online bank Monzo, has launched a new venture capital firm as a solo GP. The post Ex-Monzo commercial director launched solo GP VC firm Andrena Ventures first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Venture Capital 78

Venture Capital Banks Capital Buyout 78

AltAssets

APRIL 19, 2024

European venture capital fundraising has remained resilient at the start 2024 following a two-year slump, with the current run-rate implying more fund closes this year than last, new research from PitchBook shows.

Venture Capital 72

Venture Capital Capital Funds Buyout 72

AltAssets

JANUARY 31, 2024

The global venture capital industry saw a huge decline in closed funds in the last quarter of 2023, rounding off a weak fundraising year for the asset class, new data shows. The post VC fundraising fell again in Q4 to round off a dismal year for GPs first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Venture Capital 89

Venture Capital Assets Capital Funds 89

AltAssets

MAY 2, 2024

Early stage tech investor Hyde Park Venture Partners has raised $98m for its fourth flagship venture capital fund, a whisker shy of the $100m collected for its predecessor fund.

Venture Capital 79

Venture Capital Funds Capital Investors 79

AltAssets

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Pension investment major MassPRIM has picked a pair of venture capital funds for its latest alternative asset commitments. The post MassPRIM picks VC pair for latest alts fund commitments first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Venture Capital 82

Venture Capital Funds Assets Capital 82

AltAssets

MAY 14, 2024

South Korean asset manager DSC Investment has reportedly launched a KRW300bn ($218.9m) venture capital secondary fund targeting undervalued startups. The post DSC said to launch Korea’s biggest-ever VC secondaries investment fund first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Venture Capital 48

Venture Capital Startups Funds Asset Management 48

AltAssets

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Consumer products-focused venture capital firm BFG Partners has activated its third fund after reaching 70% of its $125m target. The post Consumer-focused VC investor BFG kicks off Fund III investing after hitting 70% of target first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Venture Capital 79

Venture Capital Funds Investors Investing 79

Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The report in question analysed Ofsted and Companies House data, finding that 863 registered care homes providing care for vulnerable children in March 2023 were fully or partially controlled by investment companies, including private equity, venture capital and foreign funds.

Private Equity Firms 65

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Hedge Funds Buyout 65