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U.S. PE and venture fund returns negative in Q3 2015: CambridgeU.S. private equity and venture capital funds posted negative returns in the third quarter of 2015, but both bested public market equity returns, according to benchmarks published by Cambridge Associates LLC. For the quarter ending September 30, 2015, the Cambridge private equity index posted a negative return of 1.4 percent, while the venture capital index showed a negative return of 0.4 percent. By comparison, the Nasdaq Composite lost 7.4 percent in the third quarter.
U.S. PE & VC funds posted negative returns in third quarter: CambridgeU.S. private equity and venture capital funds posted negative returns in the third quarter of 2015, but both bested public market equity returns, according to benchmarks published by Cambridge Associates LLC. For the quarter ending September 30, 2015, the Cambridge private equity index posted a negative return of 1.4 percent, while the venture capital index showed a negative return of 0.4 percent. For comparison, the Nasdaq Composite lost 7.4 percent in the third quarter.
- US LPs launch ESG initiative
Seventy-seven endowments, foundations, asset managers and non-profits launched the Intentional Endowments Network meant to support ESG investing.
Jobs of the week: Cambridge, Jefferies, PIMCO and 3P Partners are hiringThis week's jobs include a managing director at Cambridge Associates and a vice president at Jefferies. Also up for grabs are analyst positions at Blackstone and PIMCO and an associate spot at 3P Partners.
The move to sector-focused security fundsTrident’s Alberto Yépez chats about the firm’s new cyber security strategy and its expectations for returns
Reading the venture tea leaves for 2016Here are the trends we at Sapphire Ventures have been closely watching and what we think they imply for 2016.
- US PE distributions higher than fundraising – study
Cambridge Associates examined more than a thousand private equity funds in the US and found that PE managers fundraised $18.3bn and distributed $39.1bn to LPs in Q2 2015.
Venture returns no longer concentrated in a few top companies, firmsEmerging managers and international investments are responsible for an increasing number of distributions, according to a recent Cambridge Associates study
- New Year heralds new moves
A rush of North American private equity firms have announced promotions and new hires as 2016 begins and business resumes following the holidays.
Culling the unicorn herdAs VCs rethink unicorn valuations, down rounds, delayed exits and a corralling of the industry’s recovery could lie ahead