Rationale: US Private Equity fundraising is on track to slow modestly in 2020, doubtlessly dampened by the pandemic, but we expect it to rebound next year, surpassing the $316.9 billion high-water mark set in 2019. Institutional investors—both in surveys and anecdotally—say they plan to...
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Total global AUM for Private Equity and Venture Capital reached a new high of $4.7 trillion US dollars last year according to new industry report. Private Equity and Venture Capital saw a slower pace of growth in global assets under management (AUM) last year....
In 2020 VC Investing hit a record $156.2 billion into U.S. startups amid the coronavirus pandemic, marking the first time venture capital investments topped $150 billion, according to a report from REO Capital. That data was among the findings in “PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor,” a...
Private markets stayed strong in 2019. True, fundraising was down 11 percent. But $778 billion of new capital flowed into these Private Markets. Investors have a new motivation to allocate to private markets: exposure. More investors believe that private markets have become effectively required...
Making a Successful Pitch by asking for money for your business is always time-consuming, often fruitless, and inevitably stressful. But there are ways to make the process more productive and maybe even a little bit enjoyable–beginning with how, and to whom, you make your...
TalentSmart has conducted research with more than a million people and found that ultra-successful people have a lot in common. In particular, 90 percent of them are skilled at managing their emotions in order to stay focused, calm and productive. These successful people have...