Private Equity

Coronavirus

For emerging managers, ‘it’s going to be tough for a while’

In the wake of the covid-19 pandemic and the economic slowdown it has wrought, new managers may suffer more than larger, established funds.

6 min read · 07 May 2020

North American healthcare funding up in Q1

Global healthcare VC funding had its strongest showing since Q3 2018, but deal counts continued to decline and activity in Europe and Asia also dropped dramatically.

2 min read · 04 May 2020

Alumni Ventures unveils COVID-19 fund

Alumni Ventures Group has launched a new fund focused on investing in "entrepreneurial companies working to shape and accelerate the world’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis."

3 min read · 04 May 2020

LPs and GPs wrestle with how and when to mark down portfolios

NAVs of VC portfolios may come down by 20 to 30 percent, a public pension LP estimates.

3 min read · 01 May 2020

OMERS Ventures launches $750m transatlantic fund

Damien Steel of OMERS Ventures says teleconferencing is making fundraising more productive and helping create a human connection with entrepreneurs and investors.

3 min read · 28 April 2020

Silver lining for LPs is 'down years tend to be very good times to invest'

LPs also discuss liquidity concerns and the denominator effect amid the pandemic and the economic slowdown.

5 min read · 24 April 2020

Sportstech investors volley despite pause on pro sports amid coronavirus

Despite no organized sports happening, investors still see positive opportunities across multiple sub-sectors.

5 min read · 22 April 2020

OurCrowd leads $12m round for MigVax

MigVax Corp, which is developing a novel COVID-19 vaccine, is raising $12 million in funding.

1 min read · 22 April 2020

No drama: Texas TRS CIO says private asset losses unlikely to be 'dramatic'

CIO Jase Auby says Teacher Retirement System of Texas's private holdings are unlikely to decrease significantly once valuations catch up with the public markets.

3 min read · 20 April 2020

Asia saw a 30% drop in venture deal count during Q1

This drop may represent a forecast of what will happen to Europe and the US during Q2.

2 min read · 17 April 2020

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