Private Equity
Torys LLP has released a new report that takes an in-depth look at current Canadian private equity deal-making trends. In Private Equity Markets in Canada: 2013 Breakdown, 2014 Outlook, Michael Akkawi, Guy Berman and Sophia Tolias discuss how Canadian PE market trends of last year have provided key stage-setting dynamics for stronger market activity in 2014. Based on the evidence, Torys sees a promising deal environment in Canada in 2014, with a continuing investor focus on sell-side deals, but with greater emphasis given to PE-led acquisitions.
3 min read · 18 February 2014
Bitcoin’s recent woes have caused some investors to think twice about the digital currency, according to a peHUB poll.
2 min read · 14 February 2014
Northzone VII nears first close at €150 million, and Bowmark Capital closes its fifth fund
3 min read · 01 February 2014
Vinod Khosla strikes back at the news program, while Lisa Suennen steps away from Psilos and Maha Ibrahim
3 min read · 01 February 2014
Union Square Ventures has closed on its fourth early-stage fund and second “opportunity fund,” raising close to $350 million altogether, according to regulatory filings, sister news service Venture Capital Journal reported.
2 min read · 28 January 2014
Dave McClure has raised just over $2 million from 24 investors for 500 Luchadores, a Mexico-focused seed fund, according to an SEC filing. McClure, founder of 500 Startups, began raising 500 Luchadores in November 2012. It has a target of $5 million.
1 min read · 27 January 2014
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System is shifting gears.
6 min read · 27 January 2014
6 min read · 26 January 2014
Andreessen Horowitz is raising a fourth fund with a target of $1.5 billion, Fortune reported. The firm closed on 1.5 billion for its third fund in January 2012.
1 min read · 18 January 2014
2 min read · 13 January 2014
