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Women's health ripe for private equity investments, finds Kearney’s Paula Bellostas MuguerzaBlackstone and TPG's $18.3bn take-private of Hologic, which is expected to close soon, is a bellwether.
Modi Ventures wraps up $88m sophomore fundThe fund will back companies at the “intersection of AI, biology and medicine.”
The big get biggerDefying the decline in fundraising by the overall venture industry, the world’s 50 largest VC firms are raising record amounts of capital.
VCJ 50: Big firms defy fundraising downturnThe world’s 50 largest venture capital fundraisers raised more than $204bn, up 9% from our previous ranking.
Yup Kim’s bold vision for Texas Municipal Retirement SystemThe new CIO of the $44bn public pension system is pushing hard into PE, and VC is a big part of his plan.
DOWNLOAD: VC fundraising hits six-year lowVenture capital funds closed on $104.7bn worldwide in 2024, or 18% less than they raised in 2023, according to our annual Global Venture Capital Fundraising Report.
DOWNLOAD: Global fundraising report for Q3 2024Venture funds raised a little less than $83bn in the first three quarters of this year, down from more than $95bn in the same period in 2023, according to exclusive research by Venture Capital Journal.
Is the worst over?It looked like the sky was falling in the first quarter, but Q2 fundraising totals appear to show things getting back to normal. Lots of questions remain.
DOWNLOAD: H1 global venture fundraising reportIf Q2's pace continues through the rest of the year, the full-year total could come in at around $120bn, matching the 2023 total.
Side Letter: PE hires a politicianRishi Sunak's former deputy prime minister has joined forces with a UK private equity firm. Plus: Coller Capital is getting in on the evergreen action; and AXA IM is reaping the rewards of opening its NAV unit to third-party capital. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.