There is an oversupply of first-time VC funds with a 2022 vintage. As they struggle, managers that deployed their first funds during the recent boom will face scrutiny from their LPs… Venture capital has traditionally been a more accessible route for emerging managers seeking to launch a new private equity
In a tightening fundraising environment, LPs are favouring emerging managers with an ESG angle and negotiating harder on terms… Even in a buoyant fundraising environment, emerging managers have it tough. Last year, they accounted for only 11.7% of private equity capital raised globally, a 15- year low, according to PitchBook
Veteran dealmakers are increasingly spinning out from the large private equity houses to raise multi-billion-dollar funds. Will a more recessionary mood force some to reconsider?
ESG has gone from a ‘nice to have’ to a fundamental differentiator in a crowded fundraising market, according to a new survey.
The carnage in the syndicated bank market looks set to continue and the near-term liquidity of direct lenders is being squeezed. Private equity sponsors are looking for other levers to pull on their buyout financing, writes Colin Leopold
Private equity funds have accelerated the acquisition of European oil and gas assets, with 16 deals worth a combined £12 billion announced in the 12-month period ended 31 July 2022, according to data from global law firm Mayer Brown.
Data is yet to capture the full extent of the ‘valuation reset’ across late-stage VC, while lower valued early-stage start-ups could face consolidation… Late-stage VC has been hit hardest by the reset in valuations, with the number of high-profile examples snowballing through 2022. At one point last year, payments start-up
Billion-dollar start-ups are spreading across Europe at a rapid rate. US VC firms have taken notice. But do hubs in London and Paris really have an advantage over Silicon Valley? Once considered a frontier market by VCs in Silicon Valley, Europe has developed a network which currently leads the industry
Dry powder now exceeds $500 billion but VC funds are more likely to be cautious and counter-cyclical in the current market… Global start-up funding is slowing but still exceeds pre-pandemic levels, both by deal number and total deal value. Q2 saw the largest quarterly drop in investment in nearly a decade
Historically high levels of venture capital are still being raised by fund managers, but the number of them doing so is starting to fall… Despite the valuation bubble bursting in parts of the venture capital market, the amount of capital raised by funds during the first half of 2022 has
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