Long seen as ripe for consolidation, the fund administration sector is in the middle of another flurry of private equity-backed M&A. The top fund administration players consolidating the industry — a number of which are backed by buyout houses — expect the large to continue to get larger. Private equity firms are still buying…...
Exposing the Top Three Myths About Successful Startups
Why success doesn't depend on your business idea, the quality of your product or your startup capital. The concept of “startup” has grown so big that its very essence has been mystified by industry norms, stories and the media. About 472 million entrepreneurs and 305 million startups are created each year. Of…...
Tech Startup Financing Hits Records as Giant Funds Dwarf Venture Capitalists
Big money-management firms expanded their dominance in Silicon Valley last quarter, crowding out venture capitalists in a once-niche business and putting 2021 on pace to nearly double last year’s record in startup financing. Investment in U.S. startups for the first half of 2021 hit $150 billion, eclipsing full-year funding every…...
Private Equity Firms Are Cutting Out Banks
More and more, private equity firms looking to finance big leveraged buyouts are cutting out the Wall Street banks, and borrowing money from each other or from direct lenders. These loans often come from the credit arms of private equity firms, or from standalone direct lending funds. The appeal of…...
Why investors are raising climate tech funds at a torrid pace
Climate tech has significantly evolved since the first cleantech investment craze of the early 2000s. Today a growing group of investors is tackling one overarching global threat: climate change. Today, the investment landscape is powered by a vastly broader base of investors who are marshaling billions of dollars to tackle…...
Blockchain start-ups raise record funding despite crypto slump
Funding for fintech companies as a whole also hit a new record. According to CB Insights, fintech start-ups raised an eye-watering $30.8 billion in the second quarter, up 30% from the previous quarter and almost triple the amount raised by fintechs in the second quarter of 2020. Venture investors appear…...
Global Venture Funding Hits All-Time High In First Half Of 2021
Global venture capital funding in the first half of 2021 shattered records as more than $288 billion was invested worldwide, Crunchbase numbers show. That’s up by just under $110 billion compared to the previous half-year record that was just set in the second half of 2020. A greater number of those…...
Private equity’s mega-funds are making big moves in 2021
This year is looking to be a banner one for private equity's mega-funds, with the likes of Hellman & Friedman closing its 10th namesake fund at $24.4 billion and The Carlyle Group reportedly eyeing $27 billion for its next flagship vehicle—in what would be the largest private equity vehicle of all time.In all, 12…...
