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WSJ News Exclusive | SoftBank-Backed Fintech Giant Klarna Looks for New Funds at Lower Valuation
Klarna Bank AB is seeking to raise new funds that could value the fintech giant at almost a third less…
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The private equity industry keeps rolling in Ukraine
In war-torn Ukraine, private equity houses are still doing deals. Despite the uncertainty caused by Russia’s invasion, new figures shows…
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Axa IM eyes launch of new private markets business
Axa Investment Managers, the €864bn fund management unit of the French insurance group, plans to establish a new business unit…
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Andreessen Horowitz Debuts $600 Million Gaming Fund to Add to Web3 Bets
Silicon Valley venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz debuted a $600 million fund dedicated to gaming startups, stepping up its bets on…
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Private equity’s newest target: Your pension fund
Buyout bosses are eyeing up a vast pool of potential capital in the pensions sector. They are hoping to gain…
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Private equity had a mixed Q1. Here are three key takeaways
Europe’s private equity industry witnessed a mixed start to 2022, as the deal boom continued at pace despite growing fears…
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Why Wol Kolade is looking at China and Taiwan, not Russia and Ukraine
As the crisis in Ukraine deepens, Wol Kolade, the boss of mid-market private equity firm Livingbridge, fears that the Russian invasion could…
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Citi, JPMorgan snap up Europe activism experts to brace for shareholder ‘Trojan Horse’
Banks in the City are bolstering their expertise advising companies on the threat of activist investors, predicting that a surge…
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Apollo, KKR, TPG among private equity giants backing employee ownership drive
A group of large private equity firms has agreed to get stock into the hands of more employees at companies…
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Blackstone boss Stephen Schwarzman takes home $1.1bn
Blackstone chief executive officer Stephen Schwarzman took home a record $1.1bn in 2021, underscoring the private-equity giant’s growing dominance on…
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RBC Capital Markets poaches BNP Paribas’ Anthony Sage for senior sponsors role
RBC Capital Markets has poached a senior banker from BNP Paribas to work with financial sponsors, as banks look to…
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Sharp fall in fintech share prices could trigger wave of sector deals
The European fintech sector enjoyed an extraordinary boom last year. The pandemic drove more activity online, boosting growth prospects, and…
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Black investors pull in less capital than the US venture capital industry average
Black investors are making inroads in the US venture capital industry, but their impact is limited because they attract less…
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Uber’s Freight Unit to Buy Logistics Tech Firm Transplace for $2.25 Billion
Uber Technologies Inc.’s Freight unit is buying technology-focused logistics services provider Transplace in a cash and stock deal worth about…
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Will a government venture capital fund really help private investors?
It is hard to overstate how far the European venture capital industry has come since the turn of the millennium. Although…
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