Private Equity

Firms and Funds

Liquidity options proliferate for VCs

Continuation funds aren’t the only strategy firms are using to generate liquidity for LPs. Others include strip sales, preferred equity deals and tender offers.

9 min read · 03 July 2025

Robots to the rescue

The market for humanoid robots may approach $40bn in about 10 years as these nimble machines take on jobs that are repetitive or dangerous and where turnover is high.

10 min read · 01 July 2024

US venture activity sets records in 2021

Deal value exceeds $300bn and fundraising tops $100bn, according to the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor.

4 min read · 14 January 2022

Venture activity is vigorous in Southeast Asia, which is no surprise to local GPs

In 2020, start-ups in the region raised in excess of $8.2bn, more than five times the $1.6bn VCs poured into SEA companies in 2015, according to PitchBook, and 2021 is set to be another record year for local investments.

3 min read · 22 November 2021

Too much dry powder and other top worries for GPs in 2022 – report

Tax changes in the US, China’s crackdown on high-growth sectors and Europe’s increasing protectionist policies will also impact dealflow, according to a report by the law firm Dechert.

3 min read · 17 November 2021

How cyber-criminals are making VCs up their game

Venture investors are big investors in cybersecurity. They also need cybersecurity services. Here’s what GPs can do to protect their business and their investors, writes Rob Langston.

7 min read · 27 October 2021

Base10 eyes more deals in non-US markets

The San Francisco firm announced its first investment in India last week and is nearing the final close on two deals in Africa.

3 min read · 27 October 2021

Friday Letter: Investors take advantage of opportunity funds

The number of examples of early-stage firms raising or talking about creating separate opportunity funds is increasing, which we explore in our latest analysis story.

2 min read · 25 June 2021

How firms are seizing the opportunity funds

Rising valuations and other factors have boosted the alternative strategy in recent years as more venture firms consider adding them to their repertoire. So far, LPs are responding positively.

10 min read · 25 June 2021

GreenSky holds C$15m first close of Fund IV, invests in Anessa

GreenSky Capital, an investor in early-stage technology companies in Canada, has initially closed a fourth fund, securing C$15 million.

3 min read · 03 June 2021

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