Amid pandemic, acquisition firms buy start-ups that no longer fit venture model
Founders get new life for their products, while venture firms get exits for slower growth start-ups
Founders get new life for their products, while venture firms get exits for slower growth start-ups
Nikola Stojanow, æternity Blockchain co-founder and creator of AE Ventures investment company has begun his next journey with the creation of a new venture capital fund aimed at blockchain.
James Redmayne and Giles Marshall join as partner and managing director, respectively
US private equity firm L Catterton will invest $250m into Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio Platforms. At the same time, Reliance Jio Platforms also saw its coffers bolstered by a $600m capital injection from venture
Venture capital house Matrix Partners China has hauled in at least $750m for its latest fundraise.
Spanish venture capital houses Asabys Partners and Alta Life Sciences have led a funding round for Barcelona-based biotechnology startup Inbrain.
Swedish industry-focused investment company Kinnevik has agreed to sell 23.2% of its stake in e-commerce company Qliro Group to private equity firm Rite Ventures for SEK 195m (€18.5m).
Bain Capital is reportedly attempting to trump CVC Capital's buyout of a stake in Italian top-flight football league, Serie A, which could value it at about €12bn.