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Private equity could face a reckoning as power shifts in Congress

January 21, 2021

Remote working undermines London's European tech hub status

January 20, 2021

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January 19, 2021

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PitchBook's 2020 Annual North American M&A Report provides an overview of key factors shaping mergers and acquisitions in the year and what will prove most impactful going forward.

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10 big things: Affirm leads a feeding frenzy for fintech
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10 big things: Affirm leads a feeding frenzy for fintech

January 17, 2021

Affirm's massive IPO and a host of other fintech happenings join pets, politics, music rights, edible insects and more in our recap of the week.

Top PE lobbying group pauses its political donations after Capitol riot
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Top PE lobbying group pauses its political donations after Capitol riot

January 13, 2021

Private equity leaders condemned last week's riot at the US Capitol, and the American Investment Council is temporarily halting any campaign donations.

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Auto1's €1B debut to join Europe's 2021 IPO roll call

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Online car marketplace Auto1 is planning to raise €1 billion by listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Q1.

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Affirm, SoFi herald potential boom in new fintech listings 

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Affirm and SoFi, two of the most well-funded VC-backed fintech companies in the US, are set to go public in what is expected to be a breakout year for public listings in the sector.

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Visa and Plaid have ended their planned $5.3 billion tie-up after the Justice Department challenged the deal in an antitrust lawsuit. 

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Social network Parler struggles to get back online as tech giants pull support

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Parler, the angel-backed social media app popular with supporters of President Trump, is struggling to rebound from being forced offline after losing the support of Google, Apple and Amazon over the network's lack of violent-content moderation.

What Democratic control of the Senate could mean for VC
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What Democratic control of the Senate could mean for VC

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After winning a pair of runoff elections in Georgia last week, Democrats seized narrow control of the Senate—an outcome that could deliver wins and losses for the VC industry.

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