PE & VC-Backed IPO Activity Drops 48% YoY
Through 3Q, US-headquartered companies had raised just $7.2 billion across 49 completed offerings, but with political uncertainty possibly contributing to market volatility, will IPOs be able to rebound in 2017? Read more
Two Trends That Are Transforming Venture Capital
The VC landscape has morphed into a barbell structure, with lots of small funds on one end and a handful of large, megafunds on the other, with few moderate-sized funds in between. Read more
Andreessen Horowitz's Vijay Pande On Software Driving The Healthcare Market
It's not exactly surprising that a partner of a venture capital firm with a tagline that "software is eating the world" thinks the same could be said for the drug industry. Read more
Baring Private Equity CEO Predicts Indian Private Markets Post Demonetization, US Election
Two major events shook the Indian equity markets earlier this week: The Indian government's demonetization of high-value notes and the surprising outcome of the U.S. Presidential Election. Read more
Russia, China Grow Closer With Launch Of Joint $100M Venture Capital Fund
The Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF) and Chinese corporation TUS Holdings are launching a joint Russia-China Venture Fund (RCVF) with a targeted size of up to $100 million. Read more