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  PlayBook 3Q 2018

  Mapping the urban technology ecosystem

  September 25, 2018

  What does the future of cities look like—and where do the private markets fit in? We’ve created a datagraphic exploring the six different verticals that make up the urban technology ecosystem.

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  PlayBook 3Q 2018

  Looking past clichés and rethinking real estate investment strategies

  September 24, 2018

  In recent years, private real estate strategies in North America have sought to capitalize on the oft-discussed trends of millennials bypassing suburbia for city life. But demography is not destiny.

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  PlayBook 3Q 2018

  The future of urban mobility has two wheels (or so VCs think)

  September 20, 2018

  In recent months, an ever-growing crop of startups centered on personal mobility have raised billions from venture capitalists. But the bike and scooter crazes haven’t been without controversy.

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  Barbarians fixing the gates? Why infrastructure is primed for PE investment

  September 17, 2018

  When PE firms make headlines, it’s usually for a billion-dollar fund, a billion-dollar deal or a PE-backed company’s bankruptcy. Infrastructure fundraising? Not so much. Here’s why that could change.

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  How vertical farming aims to eliminate food deserts from urban landscapes

  September 16, 2018

  Food deserts affect more than 20 million people in the US, predominantly in urban areas. But rapidly maturing agtech solutions like vertical farming are starting to chip away at the problem.

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  PlayBook 3Q 2018

  Smarter cities: How private markets are reshaping the urban landscape

  September 16, 2018

  As the global population grows and urbanization intensifies, cities must become more efficient and sustainable, and the private markets are helping to drive this transformation.

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