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CVC closes fifth Asia Pacific fund at $4.5bn

CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific V exceeded its target of $4bn and has surpassed its predecessor

BVCA appoints Silverfleet’s MacDougall as new chair

He will be taking over from Cheryl Potter, who retired from Permira at the end of last year

Venture capital market shows signs of stalling

Business assumptions are quickly changing as the coronavirus pandemic takes its toll

AMB :- Fort Ross Ventures collects $235m for tech-focused fund

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Fort Ross Ventures, a California-based investment firm focused on startups in the U.S., Israel and Eastern Europe, said it has closed a $235m second fund, $35m above the original target. Deman...Article

AMB :- Chinese private equity/venture capital deals recover as its coronavirus cases diminish

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Local private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) fund managers say they expect deal activity in China to recover in the coming months as the number of new coronavirus infections in

CVC Credit to divest assets most exposed to coronavirus

To prepare its portfolio for a potential liquidity crunch, the firm said it will divest some positions

Hellman & Friedman to buy Israeli cybersecurity company at $1.2bn valuation

Hellman & Friedman will acquire the company from New York-based venture capital firm Insight Partners

Appraisal and Merger Synergies—Right to a Refund on Prepayments

Posted by Gail Weinstein, Brian T. Mangino, and Amber Banks (Meek), Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Editor's Note: Gail Weinstein is senior counsel, and Brian T. Mangino and Amber Banks

CVC is aiming to collect up to €25bn across two strategies in record fundraising

The firm is preparing to launch the largest-ever buyout fund in the region with a €20bn target and a €5bn strategy designed for long-term investors

CVC aiming to collect up to €20bn in record fundraising

The firm is preparing to launch the largest-ever buyout fund in the region with a €20bn target

Women make small inroads in getting private equity jobs

Venture capital in 2019 had the largest proportion of women

The Persistent Effect of Initial Success: Evidence from Venture Capital

Posted by Ramana Nanda (Harvard Business School), Sampsa Samila (IESE Business School), and Olav Sorenson (Yale University), on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Editor's Note: Ramana Nanda is the Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration at Harvard

Revolut confirms $500m fundraising led by US fund Technology Crossover Ventures

Fresh cash injection gives the start-up a valuation of $5.5bn

AMB :- Venture capital fundraising see a steep drop-off in fund closures in Q4, 2019

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Venture capital fundraising is typically strongest in the final quarter, but in 2019, an unexpectedly sluggish Q4 dampened the annual total. According to a Preqin report, at the end of Q3

AMB :- US venture capital deal hit record-high total value in 2019 at $104bn

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The aggregate value of venture capital deals for US-based companies reached a new peak of $104bn in 2019. Despite this, the annual number of deals has decreased continually since 2014 (6,809)...Article

Skype co-founder’s venture capital firm raises $820m for latest fund

Atomico was set up in 2006 by chief executive officer Niklas Zennström

How the resignation of Angela Merkel’s heir apparent could benefit the German economy

The German economy could benefit from this surprise announcement, if it signals the end of the years of indecisiveness at the top

ICR launches ESG due diligence services to help private equity and venture capital firms assess ESG risk for portfolio company investments

Opalesque Industry Update - ICR, a leading strategic communications and advisory firm, today announced the launch of ICR ESG Diagnostics, a comprehensive Environmental, Social Governance analysis to help private equity and venture capital firms identify

DBS gets CSRC nod for China securities JV

Singapore’s DBS has become the latest foreign bank to receive approval for a majority-owned securities joint venture (JV) in China, as the country continues to open up its financial markets.

European venture capital has record year in 2019

VC deal value hit a record-breaking high of €32.4bn in 2019, according to PitchBook

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