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Institutional investors are pulling back from venture funds and spending more time managing their private equity portfolios through secondary sales, a new Probitas Partners survey says.
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Bond is believed to be the first major US venture firm to sign the UN’s Principles of Responsible Investment.
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Motive Partners' deal to buy Embedded/Capital marks the fourth time this year that a venture firm has sold part or all of itself to a private equity firm or other investor.
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Fundraising will be more difficult in 2023, as big pensions such as Texas Teachers, LACERA and Sacramento County ERS say they plan to slow their PE investing pace.
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Preliminary data from placement agent Probitas Partners’ annual survey of institutional investors shows a sharp decline in interest in VC funds around the globe.
Like the creature in the 1958 science fiction movie The Blob, the VCJ 50 just keeps expanding, consuming ever larger quantities of institutional capital.
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New SEC marketing rules are expected to have a big impact on fundraising efforts by buyout funds, but our research found fewer than 20 VC firms will be affected.
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New research by Venture Capital Journal shows 19 venture capital firms that are registered investment advisors. See the complete list.
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An analysis of why Bessemer Venture Partners and Industry Ventures have expanded into tech buyouts.
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The median pre-money valuation for an early-stage deal hit a high of $55m in the third quarter, even as deal-making declined for the third consecutive quarter.
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