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KKR buys 55% stake in Colonial First State, Thoma Bravo sells Idaptive for $70m, LA pension pulls $100m commitment from Alcentra over departures

Unlike a few weeks ago, deals are starting to flow again: KKR invests in an Australia's Colonial First State and Thoma Bravo exits Idaptive.

4 min read · 14 May 2020

Momentum builds in the heartland as 128 new funds form in the last decade

Greg Beaufait of Dundee Venture Capital says a new report by the firm and Crunchbase covering Midwest venture activity shows that ‘If LPs don’t have exposure to this region, then they’re missing out.’

4 min read · 13 May 2020

Creative due diligence: VCs go on social distance walks with founders

In the age of coronavirus, VCs are looking for creative ways to get to know founders, including meeting six feet apart.

2 min read · 13 May 2020

5 reasons to fund a start-up in a recession

The covid-19 pandemic at the resulting economic downturn is like nothing we have ever experienced. But based on previous recessions, we know new ideas and new solutions are attainable.

4 min read · 13 May 2020

Zelis backers Parthenon, Bain step in to lead amid CEO departure, GTCR bets on growth of marketing tech, KKR leads growth funding in pizzeria tech platform Slice

GGC forms a new marketing tech company Dreamscape and OMERS' new head of global private equity wants to safeguard the portfolio amid the pandemic downturn.

3 min read · 13 May 2020

BDC unveils mid-market financing program for covid-19-affected companies

Business Development Bank of Canada has teamed up with Export Development Canada to launch the Mid-Market Financing Program.

3 min read · 12 May 2020

Spectrum leads $144m growth deal in DispatchTrack, StepStone in $80m GP-led strip sale, Rise of earnouts in M&A to get deals done

Earnouts are all the rage right now in the M&A world and Spectrum Equity leads a $144 million growth deal in DispatchTrack.

5 min read · 12 May 2020

Q&A: Winston's Eva Davis sees resurgence of earnouts in PE dealmaking

PE Hub sat down with M&A expert Eva Davis, who said she's observing a massive resurgence of earnouts on PE transactions as private equity diligence pivots to the consumer-demand side of businesses.

6 min read · 11 May 2020

Carlyle and GIC pull out of deal to acquire stake in AMEX Global Biz Travel: WSJ

The Carlyle Group and GIC have called off their deal to acquire a 20 percent stake in American Express Global Business Travel, reported the Wall Street Journal.

1 min read · 11 May 2020

KKR to make significant investment in Coty Inc, Brookfield launches $5bn retail rescue effort, Life under quarantine with Soundcore's Jarrett Turner

PE firms rush to rescue retail with KKR investing in beauty brand Coty and Brookfield launching a "retail revitalization" program.

4 min read · 11 May 2020

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