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Secondaries: Avoiding the hidden risksThe strategy has evolved from focusing on diversification and J-curve mitigation to one making concentrated bets on often highly complex deals. Investors unaware of the potential risks face hidden dangers.
Private Equity Jobs of the Week: Cambridge Associates, GCM Grosvenor and Wells Fargo are hiringThis week’s jobs include an investment director at Cambridge Associates, a vice president at Wells Fargo Strategic Capital and a secondaries associate at GCM Grosvenor.
Are you ready to co-invest?LPs are raising their hands to snatch a piece of the co-investment opportunity, but are they prepared for what follows?
Wellcome's Love for ventureWellcome Trust outperforms many of other venture LPs. Head of Venture Capital Geoffrey Loves explains how.
Currency swings hit European PE and VC returns – reportPooled net returns of European private equity and venture capital funds in US dollar terms dropped 76% in the first quarter of 2019 from a year ago, according to data from ILPA and Cambridge Associates.
Venture returns soar in first quarterThe rebound is a strong indication of what is likely to follow this year as closely watched portfolio companies float public shares.
- Canadian PE activity ramps up in first half with $14.9 invested
Deal values in Canada’s buyout and private equity (PE) market regained steam in Q2 2019 following a slow first quarter, according to final data released by Refinitiv. PE investing reflected values of $9.3 billion in the second quarter, up 66 percent from Q1 2019 and up 9 percent from Q2 2018. Dollar flows backed some 103 deals. On balance, PE investment stood at $14.9 billion in the first half of 2019. While this is down 19 percent from a year earlier, H1 2019 was the second most dollars-intensive first half on record. Transportation sectors captured the largest share of disbursements in the first half, while manufacturing and software sectors tied for the largest share of deals.
- Canadian tech companies raise $2.8 bln of VC in H1, up 12 pct
Venture capital (VC) investment in Canadian technology companies sustained a robust pace in the second quarter of 2019, with $1.4 billion deployed across 153 financings, according to final data released by Refinitiv. This marked the most active April-through-June period in dollar terms since 2000. The number of rounds, however, were down slightly year over year. As a result, VC investment in the first half of the year hit $2.8 billion, up 12 percent from $2.5 billion invested at the same time in 2018. Life sciences sectors secured $587 million in the first half, more than the entire 2018 amount. In contrast, information technology sectors captured a relatively flat $1.7 billion.
The emergence of mega funds; does size matter?Anik Bose, General Partner at BGV, shares his perspective on the rise of mega VC funds and the role of scale in venture investing.
- Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe's 13th flagship raises $4.3 bln
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe said July 30 that its latest flagship closed at its hard cap of $4.3 billion, exceeding its $3.5 billion target. Limited partners' capital totaled $4 billion, while the WCAS GPs and affiliated entities committed approximately $300 million. WCAS XIII LP will invest in healthcare and technology companies, mainly in the U.S.