Lawrence Aragon

Lawrence Aragon

Managers

DOWNLOAD: Venture managers break fundraising record, topping $130bn

Venture funds attracted 46% more capital in 2021 than the previous year, and funds currently in market are targeting another $175bn.

2 min read · 02 February 2022

Managers

TCV speeds into early stage with new Velocity fund

With the launch of Velocity, TCV now serves entrepreneurs from Series A all the way to IPO and beyond.

3 min read · 31 January 2022

Managers

Friday Letter: Flex by SEC gives VCs growing pains

The SEC has proposed new rules around Form PF, which would require private funds that are registered investment advisers to notify the SEC within one business day of certain events, such as clawbacks, removal of a fund’s GP or adviser-led secondaries transactions.

3 min read · 28 January 2022

Veteran VCs join LP ranks to support emerging managers

Social Leverage Group is in market with its first fund of funds, aiming to raise $100 million to support first- and second-time managers.

2 min read · 24 January 2022

Deals

Why IRRs for healthcare deals are better than the rest

The strong performance is a bit surprising given that more investors have jumped into healthcare deals, driving up multiples. However, the increased competition has not curbed investor appetites.

2 min read · 15 December 2021

Editor's View

Don’t leave your future behind 

Private equity needs to address inequities in pay before talented women and people of colour head for the exits.

3 min read · 15 July 2021

Editor's View

Growing beyond buyouts

Fundraising is poised to set new records as private equity firms branch out from buyouts to strategies such as secondaries and growth investing.

2 min read · 29 April 2021

Managers

From the brink 21 years ago, IVP now stronger than ever

The late-stage investor announced in early October that its 116th portfolio company, telemed start-up Hims & Hers, will go public via a SPAC. But IVP’s future was not always as clear.

3 min read · 02 November 2020

Election 2020: fears of a blue wave, search for new allies and more

1 min read · 01 November 2020

Investors

LPs rush to use new tool to measure GP diversity

Greenspring Associates joins CalPERS and NY Common in using software developed by Lenox Park Solutions to measure diversity of fund managers and portfolio companies.

4 min read · 24 September 2020

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