Vc Predictions: Digital Agents, Crypto Resurgence, And Liquidity Boom
zentilia/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIAfter three years of tense reductions, the skies are clearing over Silicon Valley, and startup investors seem broadly optimistic about a resurgence in tech dealmaking.We asked venture capitalists at 35 firms like Andreessen Horowitz, Insight Partners, IVP, and Sapphire Ventures, to tell us what's hot and what's not in tech next year, how potential regulatory changes could rouse a sleepy exit market, and where artificial intelligence goes from here.In 2025, venture capitalists expect a loosening of antitrust regulations under the new presidential administration.
Is Life Returning To The Private Equity Exit Market? | A&o Shearman
Following a period in which financial sponsors have struggled to realize an acceptable prices for their assets, signs point towards a brighter outlook for 2025. At the start of 2024 private equity firms were hoping that market conditions would align in a way that would make it easier for them to exit their assets and realize above-market gains....By: A&O Shearman.
Nasdaq Private Market Ceo Says Only 25 Of 1,200 Unicorns Are Actively Trading On The Secondaries Market
The secondaries market is hot right now—for some. :
“There’s about 1,200 unicorns in the world right now—and only 25 of them have actual liquidity in the secondary market,” says Tom Callahan, CEO of Nasdaq Private Market, the liquidity company that spun out from the Nasdaq stock exchange in 2021 and just recently launched a secondary trading platform where startup employees can sell shares. It’s the usual suspects that are getting the most attention: SpaceX, OpenAI, Databricks, Anthropic, Groq, Perplexity, Stripe. But what about all the rest of them?
Nasdaq Private Market On The Emerging Importance Of The Secondary Market For Private Company Stock
CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: The secondary market for private company stock has emerged as an economically vital ecosystem for millions of U.S. private company employees and institutional investors. A steady and dramatic trend of the past 20 years is that companies are waiting longer to IPO, from roughly five years in 2000 to nearly 12 years today. As a […]
Carmignac Launches Semi-liquid Private Equity Fund
Carmignac has ventured into the private markets space with the launch of its first semi-liquid private equity fund. :
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contact our customer service team. If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team. The Paris-based asset manager has promised similar quality and terms to the private equity funds typically reserved for institutional investors.
Why Investment Grade Short Term Rentals Are The Nicest House On The Block | Portfolio For The Future
By Liz Marie, Chief Product Officer - Capital Markets, Revedy. Strong Returns in STRs as an Institutional Investment But Capital Is Still on the Sidelines.
Private Equity Aum To More Than Double By 2029, But Apac May Lag Global Average
GROWING interest from non-institutional investors – including family offices and individual investors – will help support a 106 per cent increase in private equity assets under management (AUMs) over the six years to 2029, said private markets data provider Preqin.
Stretching And Flexing - Part 1 Addressing Longer Hold Periods | Goodwin
Patience is proving to be a virtue for a private equity industry that began 2024 sitting on more than 28,000 portfolio companies valued at more than $3 trillion, according to a report by Bain & Company, as average hold periods extend markedly beyond the traditional three- to five-year horizon....By: Goodwin.
Carlyle Group: Value Pick Amid Improving Pe Outlook (rating Upgrade) (nasdaq:cg)
We see increasing evidence that deal flows for private equity asset managers are improving as the U.S. economy enters into a new monetary easing cycle. According to a recent report published by the Financial Times, four of the largest U.S. private capital groups, including Ares (ARES), Apollo (APO), Blackstone (BX), and KKR (KKR), have deployed a combined US$162bn in Q2 alone. Earnings data compiled by Bloomberg also indicate that seven of the world's largest private equity asset managers collectively have as much as US$722bn in dry powder to invest as of June 2024.
Women's Health Unicorn Maven Clinic Is Raising Over $100M
Maven's telehealth platform connects users with a suite of maternal and women's health experts.Courtesy of Maven ClinicWomen's health unicorn Maven Clinic is raising over $100 million in a new funding round.PE firm StepStone Group is set to lead the round, which would value Maven at $1.7 billion.The hot startup is backed by top-tier investors like Sequoia and General Catalyst.Women's health unicorn Maven Clinic is grabbing fresh capital in a new funding round, Business Insider has learned.The startup is raising over $100 million in the round, according to two people with knowledge of the deal.