Based in New York, Annabelle Ju covers North American institutional investors and fund regulation as the US Private Equity Reporter for Private Equity International and private funds management. She previously reported on market structure at Bloomberg and obtained her Master of Science degree from Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
The firm closed its Index Ventures VIII on $550m for seed and venture capital investments, following a $700m growth fund raised last year.
1 min read · 04 February 2016
Under the firm's ownership the medical device manufacturer acquired medical balloons manufacturer ABT Medical in 2012 and custom medical wire component manufacturer Precision Wire Components.
1 min read · 04 February 2016
HarbourVest, which has traditionally grown organically, has acquired the 6-person fund of funds arm of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BAML Capital Access Funds, which focuses on emerging and diverse managers.
3 min read · 03 February 2016
The children-oriented educational platform is partnering with venture capital firm Collaborative Fund to launch a $10m vehicle called Collab+Sesame.
1 min read · 03 February 2016
State Street Corporation’s GX Private Equity Index saw a negative return of 1.37% for Q3 2015, down from a 4.22% gain in the previous quarter.
2 min read · 02 February 2016
In the private equity consumer sector, Sun Capital Partners managing director Jonathan Borell sees investment opportunities in the health and wellness space and in personalised experience and services.
2 min read · 02 February 2016
In the private equity consumer sector, Sun Capital Partners managing director Jonathan Borell sees investment opportunities in the health and wellness space and in personalised experience and services.
2 min read · 02 February 2016
Dipan Patel, who joined the firm in 2009, was most recently a principal and focuses on growth investments in the technology sector.
1 min read · 01 February 2016
This marks the biggest completed private equity deal announced in 2015.
1 min read · 01 February 2016
A survey by AlixPartners and Vardis found that PE firms pursue different succession planning strategies for their portfolio companies’ CEOs than publicly traded companies, and half of them don’t have a formally identified successor.
3 min read · 01 February 2016
