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Foreign funds help Canadian VC invested hit $4 bln in 2017Venture capital investment in Canadian technology companies continued at a strong pace in 2017, with $4 billion deployed to 502 financings, according to final data released by Thomson Reuters. In dollar terms, this represented a 12 percent increase from 2016. Deal-making appeared to slow in Q4 2017, when VC funds invested only $890 million in the domestic market, marking the end of a four-quarter run of values exceeding $1 billion. Foreign investors played a key role in 2017 trends, accounting for more than half of all disbursements. Canadian IT companies captured most VC investment, or $2.5 billion, the highest level of activity in the sector since 2001.
TPG raises $3.7bnThe alternative asset firm announced closing of its fourth growth equity platform.
Neuberger's Tutrone on the power of going privateWhile listed equities have their time and place, private markets are worth considering in today’s environment, writes Neuberger Berman's global head of alternatives.
Canadian VC sees another quarter of $1 bln+ invested in Q3Venture capital investment in Canadian technology companies continued at a robust pace in the first nine months of 2017, with $3.2 billion deployed to 377 financings, according to final data released by Thomson Reuters. In dollar terms, this represented a 26 percent increase from a year ago. Additionally, Q3 2017 marked the fourth consecutive quarter with more than $1 billion invested. A total of $1.16 billion went to 120 financings in this period, up 55 percent from the same time in 2016. Foreign investors have played a key role in 2017 market trends, with U.S venture capital firms accounting for 41 percent of all disbursements at the end of September.
African PE is dead, long live private credit!Investors in the continent’s private equity market should be considering other parts of the capital structure, writes Syntaxis Capital’s Africa head.
Impact special: measuring the double bottom lineFor some fund managers, measuring progress towards impact goals is just as important as assessing financial performance.
Investing in the lower mid-market is like boiling the oceanIndustry practitioners agree the best managers in the lower mid-market are producing the best returns private equity can offer – but identifying those groups is not an easy task.