Private Equity
Women still make up a tiny minority of GPs, but the ground is shifting in the gender diversity debate
7 min read · 04 November 2015
3 min read · 04 November 2015
2 min read · 04 November 2015
Sunil Dhaliwal, founder of Amplify Partners, chats with Winter Mead from Sapphire ventures about lessons learned from launching a fund.
5 min read · 03 November 2015
U.S. fundraising in September dips to lowest monthly amount in a year.
2 min read · 03 November 2015
Nauta Capital’s latest business software fund will maintain the firm’s focus on the U.K. and U.S. and Spanish markets.
3 min read · 03 November 2015
Canadian specialty finance firm Wellington Financial has closed Wellington Financial Fund V, reaching its hard-cap target of $300 million of re-circulating equity commitments. As reported by PE Hub Canada, the firm secured $285 million, or nearly all of Fund V's target, in an initial close held in October. The largest innovation-focused private debt fund raised to date by Wellington, it was backed by Canadian institutional investors and family offices, the majority of which were repeat limited partners. Fund V will continue to provide term, venture and amortizing loans to North American and U.K.-based companies, most of them technology-focused, with deals ranging from $2 million to $40 million in size.
3 min read · 02 November 2015
Sequoia Capital is back in fundraising mode. The firm has kicked off fundraising for a new India fund, its fifth, according to a filing with the SEC.
1 min read · 02 November 2015
Canadian fund-of-funds manager Alberta Enterprise Corp (AEC) has obtained $50 million from the provincial government. The commitment, which will be deployed in two tranches over the next two years, will be used to support venture capital investment in Alberta-based startup and early-stage technology companies. Founded in 2008, AEC previously committed $100 million to eight venture funds and the Accelerate Fund LP. By partnering with other investor groups, it estimates that every $1 committed by AEC leverages about $4 of investments into Alberta companies. AEC is led by President and CEO Kristina Williams.
3 min read · 02 November 2015
Canadian venture capital firms BDC Capital and Real Ventures are partnering with Hacking Health and MaRS Discovery District to launch the Hacking Health Accelerator, a digital health innovation platform. The platform will support entrepreneurs and startups focused on the digital transformation of the health, fitness and wellness sectors. For startups, it will provide up to $200,000 in funding along with mentoring and other resources and services to help accelerate commercialization initiatives. Other partners include Anges Québec, Cossette, Agile MV, Fasken Martineau, GCI Canada, MMA Group and several angel investors.
5 min read · 30 October 2015
