Private Equity
A venture firm founded last fall by former Khosla Ventures Partner Andrew Chung will combine impact and financial investing with a planned $200 million fund
1 min read · 24 February 2016
Fundraising is off to a great start in 2016 despite a weak loonie, and venture funds south of the Canadian border shared in the excitement
3 min read · 24 February 2016
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Canada's second-largest pension fund manager, reported weighted average returns of 9.1 percent in 2015, benefiting from diversifying out of equities and bonds into higher-yielding assets such as infrastructure and real estate, Reuters reported. The Caisse said its net assets had grown to $248 billion at the end of 2015, compared with $225.9 billion at the end of 2014.
1 min read · 24 February 2016
OMERS Ventures Managing Director Jim Orlando discusses hot target areas for the firm in the year ahead
5 min read · 24 February 2016
The good times may be over for late-stage companies, which have seen their valuations drop, but round sizes for VC deals aren’t not even close to shrinking
2 min read · 24 February 2016
Battery Ventures raised two new funds totaling $950 million. The main fund, Battery Ventures XI, pulled in $650 million. A side fund raised $300 million. Both vehicles reached their target investment levels. Battery will continue to invest in companies from the seed stage all the way to private equity deals. It typically deploys capital in increments of a few hundred thousand dollars up to deals worth $100 million.
3 min read · 23 February 2016
500 Startups has announced the launch of two new funds, including a $25 million fintech fund and a $25 million vehicle focused on India.
1 min read · 23 February 2016
Business software maker Oracle Corp, which is seeking to expand its cloud business, has agreed to buy Israeli cloud software company Ravello Systems, the two firms said on their websites on Tuesday.
2 min read · 23 February 2016
The Fonds de solidarité FTQ was Canada's most active public non-governmental venture capital firm in 2015, according to data released by the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA), accounting for 20 financings. The Fonds was also ranked as the second most active private equity investor in Canada last year, accounting for 53 deals. Based in Montréal, the Fonds held net assets of $11.2 billion as of November 2015. Its venture and private equity strategy reflects a mix of both direct and fund investments.
2 min read · 23 February 2016
Only five deals were disclosed in the month for a combined value of $615.5 million
2 min read · 23 February 2016
