Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Canadian venture capital (VC) disbursements reached a historical high in 2019, completing 642 financings totaled $7.263 billion, up 28% and 48% respectively, said a study. According to CPE An...Article Link
The government's new guidance on the Future Fund says investors must apply for funding through the scheme, rather than start-ups
About $10bn worth of venture debt deals were made this year as of 21 April, a pace set to eclipse the roughly $25bn in such deals last year
Opalesque Industry Update - Global venture capital funding has dropped by 20 percent since the onset of the crisis in December 2019. The drop, however, is far from evenly distributed, said a study titled 'The
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Despite COVID-19 disrupting business operations, the number of US-based venture capital funds in the market has surpassed 1,000 for the first time in April, 2020. According to the Preqin, at ...Article
Posted by Rob Carlson and Jake Funk, Sidley Austin LLP, on Friday, May 15, 2020 Editor's Note: Rob Carlson is a partner and Jake Funk is an associate at Sidley Austin LLP. This post is
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Alternative investments firm Investcorp and European asset manager Tages Group created a 50%-50% joint venture by combining the absolute-return businesses of each company earlier this month. T...Article Link
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: In 2019, Australia's dynamic private capital industry - comprising private equity, venture capital, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources- amassed a record-high of $...Article Link
Investors aim to hedge risk and gain more control of startups as capital dries up
The new vehicle is Omers Ventures’ first transatlantic initiative, targeting tech investments in the UK, Europe, and North America
Two proprietary indexes suggest that venture capital portfolios have held up better than those of private equity firms amid the coronavirus pandemic
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: VC investment in Europe rose, driven by strong geographic diversity, while Asia-based VC investment fell to twelve-quarter low amid COVID-19 despite mega-deals, said a study. While the number ...Article Link
Start-ups scaling back growth efforts and companies conserving cash will mean less venture capital spending this year
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global VC investment in Q1 2020 dip quarter-over-quarter with US$61 billion raised, though five $1 billion+ mega-deals propped up total investment value, said a study. According to KPMG, the v...Article Link
In an analysis of US medical venture funding across 17 areas of the human body, the industry set records in both the blood and immune system categories
The company has invested in a number of well-known fintechs, including Revolut and Robinhood
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Amid the global economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, although total capital raised in Q1 2020 was up 12% on Q1 2019, the number of private equity & venture capital
The International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation Guidelines (Ipev) body has warned funds to take special care over quarter-end reporting and valuation of portfolios, so that marks for sponsor-owned companies reflect as well as
The new £500m funding facility would help venture capital-backed companies focused on digital, biotech and life sciences sectors
Other investors include ABN Amro Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, IQ Capital, Partech and Accel
