Dealmaking

Diverse-owned start-ups fight climate change with ‘bootstrap innovation’

The venture community’s use of ‘pattern matching’ past successes to find the next big opportunity has excluded many female- and diverse-owned start-ups from raising capital. But as climate-tech investing gains steam, these start-ups that are showing some of the greatest potential to innovate in lower-income communities.

SPACs: What will the SEC’s recent scrutiny mean for valuations?

A recent interpretation of accounting rules regarding warrants from the SEC has put the SPAC market on ice, fast. But will it affect valuations, in the long run?

In growth mode, Varsity Healthcare's DuvaSawko/abeo adds Gottlieb

The revenue cycle management platform has grown EBITDA by more than 6x since its backing by the Los Angeles PE firm less than two years ago, a source said.

KKR, Carlyle sell Bountiful to Nestle, Long Ridge seeks minority stake sale of Carson Group, KKR, DCP invest behind China's renewed milk demand

KKR is selling its majority stake in The Bountiful Company to Nestle for $5.75 billion.

Investors missing out on large returns in late hardware entry

Cottonwood Technology Fund's Alain le Loux said investing in early-stage hardware start-ups results in billion-dollar exits.

Long Ridge-backed Carson Group seeks new minority investor

The Moelis-run process kicks off approximately five years into Long Ridge's investment.

KKR, DCP see prize in China's dairy surge, inject $100m in Adopt a Cow

Adopt a Cow, the newly-backed direct-to-consumer dairy business, saw revenue jump 175% YOY to $220m in 2020.

PE fundraising haul poises industry for big year, Deal multiples continue to climb

Despite deal slowdown during pandemic, multiples soared.

Private equity buyers circle G-CON, biotech-construction play

G-CON, a specialist in portable cleanrooms that support biotech manufacturing, is likely to trade hands at a more than $400m valuation.

Why investors should take a serious look at micromobility

Anis Uzzaman of Pegasus Tech Ventures argues there is a new era of transportation for consumers to use micromobility solutions in addition to autonomous vehicles.