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July 20, 2017
Ecommerce company Dote has raised $7.2 million for its mobile shopping app. The startup is betting it will be able to compete with Amazon, as have other fashion-focused companies.
July 19, 2017
The SoftBank-led $200 million investment in indoor farming startup Plenty puts the agtech industry on pace to procure a record amount of capital this year.
For the past decade, one year stood clear above the rest as a high-water mark for US private equity fundraising. Will 2017 become its equal?
July 18, 2017
When it comes to European private equity activity, the top dog is clear. In the past decade, no investor on the continent has completed more new investments than Ardian.
July 21, 2017
It wasn’t by much, but the US private equity field shrank last year for the first time in over a decade. By the end of 2016, 4,248 PE firms still had their lights on, a 1.3% decline from 2015.
Three major PE investors are making moves in European payments following a flurry of corporate MA activity in the sector.
McCormick's acquisition of the Reckitt Benckiser unit that houses French's mustard continues the consolidation underway across the food industry.
July 17, 2017
As the generation that founded many of the original private equity firms ages, several industry titans have announced heirs apparent. KKR had held out—until now.
July 14, 2017
The once-heralded music-streaming service is reportedly on the brink. How did this happen?
July 13, 2017
DraftKings and FanDuel have called off their merger, announced in November 2016, after the US Federal Trade Commission moved to block the deal late last month.
July 12, 2017
The name CKE Restaurants may not ring a bell. But seven years ago today, CKE was the subject of a take-private buyout that’s illustrative of PE’s appeal to outside investors.
It’s not exactly a secret that VC investment in the transportation industry is heating up. Autotech Ventures is making a $120M bet that the space will continue to spawn valuable startups.
July 11, 2017
WeWork’s latest round, a massive $760 million funding reported earlier this week, has valued the company at $21 billion. Here's a list of the five most valuable US-based startups.
The future of the US healthcare industry remains a question mark, but private equity firms continue to invest.
Y Combinator is in the process of raising up to $1 billion for its newest VC fund. The massive vehicle represents YC’s expanded investment thesis.
A spree of high-profile hacks over the past year have led to a record-breaking pace of activity in VC. But that trend isn't carrying over to M&A.
Southern Oak Consulting in cooperation with PitchBook identified a statistical correlation between funds that use management consultants and above average financial performance.
What does an LP base increasingly more interested in direct investments mean for private equity?
US venture industry sees smooth skies heading into the second half of 2017.
Through the first half of the year, mega-funds of $10 billion or more have made a strong comeback in the US and Europe.
The US ridesharing giant's decision marks another shift away from its historically aggressive foreign market tactics.
US consumer electronics maker Vizio has accused LeEco of agreeing to a $2 billion deal even as “its far-flung corporate empire had begun to collapse.”
Machine-learning cybersecurity startup Darktrace has raised a $75 million Series D, the latest example of European investors' growing interest in cybersecurity.
2Q 2017
July 10, 2017
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