Venture debt funds are a type of debt financing that is specifically designed for startups. These funds provide loans to startups that are unable to obtain traditional bank financing due to their lack of track record or collateral. Venture debt funds typically have shorter terms…
Morgan Stanley has maintained its Equal-Weight recommendation on TPG Inc (TPG). The investment bank lowered its price target on the private equity firm to $100 from $110, citing concerns about the economic outlook and the potential for a slowdown in dealmaking activity. Morgan Stanley’s analysts…
Access Holdings, a digitally-enabled middle market investment firm based in Baltimore, has raised approximately $805 million in new capital, including $525 million for Access Holdings Fund II L.P. and an additional $280 million for Fund II co-investment. This capital will be used to make build…
On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued an executive order that sets the stage for increased regulation of U.S. investments in China. The order directs the Department of the Treasury to develop new rules that will require U.S. investors to assess the risks of investing…
Bharat Innovation Fund (BIF), an early-stage venture capital firm focused on deeptech startups in India, has said that it expects investment in this sector to increase in the coming years. BIF Managing Partner Ashwin Raguraman said that the rise of deeptech startups in India is…
The venture capital (VC) landscape in India has been undergoing a major transformation in recent years. Traditionally, VC funding was only available to a select group of startups, but this is now changing. A number of factors have contributed to this democratisation of VC in…
The FinTech space in India is booming, with a number of startups disrupting the traditional financial services industry. This has attracted the attention of investors, who are eager to get a piece of the action. Here are five investors who are tapping into FinTech opportunities…
Unilever Ventures, the venture capital arm of FMCG giant Unilever, has invested Rs 14.40 crore in health and wellness company What’s Up Wellness. This marks Unilever Ventures’ first investment in the health and wellness category in India. What’s Up Wellness is a digital-first brand that…
Despite having record levels of dry powder, venture capital firms are still writing small checks. According to a report by PitchBook, the average venture capital deal size in the first quarter of 2023 was $12.4 million, down from $13.8 million in the fourth quarter of…
Carlyle Group has agreed to buy back a majority stake in Quest Global, a provider of engineering and IT services, from Bain Capital and Advent International. The deal is reportedly valued at $2 billion. Quest Global was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Bangalore,…
