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...
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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...
Business leaders want to buy from people they trust. Sell a few bad deals, and an unsavory reputation will begin to precede you. To become a “Trusted Fund Manager” — as so many thought leaders advocate — a fund...
For emerging managers, the use of Placement Agents to start a capital raise of a fund represents the most significant point for getting off the ground (and early on, scaling a firm). This issue has prevented many aspiring Emerging...
Will Dry Powder chase deals or will it remain on the sidelines? Both scenarios create problems The private equity industry has a problem. A big one. Dry powder, or uninvested cash, at private equity firms, totaled $1.45 trillion at the...
Fundraising is not easy; it is one of the more exhausting, humbling and frustrating processes GPs encounter. In perusing industry periodicals, one might conclude that anyone can raise a private equity fund and it can be done easily. The...