Steven A. Cohen raising new fund to invest in private companies

Point72 Hyperscale aims to back startups focused on artificial intelligence and buy operating companies

EU recovery fund to revitalise green CEEMEA market as Georgian debut highlights deal drought

CEEMEA bond bankers are pinning their hopes on the EU's €750bn recovery fund to spark green issuance once again. The market has been moribund since Covid-19 drew issuers' attentions elsewhere with a debut deal from

Levfin lurches wider but powers on

The leveraged loan market has taken a leg wider as coronavirus fears sweep the capital markets. But the primary markets are sucking up the larger discounts and fatter margins and forging ahead, with Polynt-Reichold, Genesis

California teachers’ pension takes stock of coronavirus impact

The effects of the coronavirus on one of the largest US public pension systems has been limited by the structure of its private equity investments

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

Thyssenkrupp to sell lifts unit to Advent & Cinven in €17.2bn deal

Deal marks largest private equity buyout in Europe, is among biggest globally since 2008

Pension funds question PE firms’ jurisdiction of choice after Cayman put on EU ‘blacklist’

The €119bn Danish public pension fund ATP said it will not invest in the Cayman Islands going forward

AMB :- Asset managers: Fee pressure takes a toll on operating margins

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Operating margins for traditional publicly traded U.S. money managers fell by more than 20% over the five years ended Dec. 31, said a report. However, the balmy market environment generated eq...Article

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

Mayfair Equity invests in Graphcore as the British startup nears $2bn valuation

Bristol-based Graphcore’s chips are used to run artificial intelligence and machine learning programmes

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

Private equity returns slip behind public stock markets

Europe’s smaller buyout industry has held onto its performance advantage over the stockmarket, according to Bain & Co

Banks need to look within to combat London’s IPO drought

Flotations in the City fell by more than half to 35 last year. With fewer joining than leaving, the number of public companies continues to fall

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

SoftBank-backed startup pitched $3 peanut butter – consumers didn’t bite

Brandless, which sold generic household products online, all for one price, shut down this week after investors grew frustrated with losses

Calpers steps up bid to rein in private debt investment disclosures

The largest US public pension will push for legal limits on information it can disclose about debt investments to keep the door open to debt funds

ICG hires trio for North American mid-market private equity push

The new hires will originate deals using the UK-listed private equity group's balance sheet, ahead of fundraising from external parties

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