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The cost to go green is costing private equity-backed portfolio companies a bundle. So, I looked into whether private equity firms and their portfolio companies were not only delivering on their green commitments but if their ESG objectives were actually paying off. Does ESG really improve performance? Read the full cover story in...

OPINION: TOPIC OF THE WEEK The BBC reports that ministers in the UK are considering a new tax on vapes. While health concerns about youth vaping are valid, this move feels like a missed opportunity. It's time to change the conversation and explore how vaping technology could be repurposed as a force for...

BuzzVestor Media looks at the latest private investment deal flow, valuations, sector and fundraising activity in Spain to gauge what to expect in 2024.

If you hadn't heard, Sam Altman was ousted from OpenAI this month (November 2023) reportedly due to a "breakdown of communications" with the company's board, not "malfeasance," according to an internal company memo. However, the move has sparked a wave of protest, with over 700 current OpenAI employees threatening to quit if Altman...

Spin Master Corp. (TSX: TOY), a children's entertainment company, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire US-based Melissa & Doug, a well-recognised and trusted brand in early childhood play, for $950 million in cash. We used to buy Melissa & Doug products for our kids before we moved...

Check out how private equity portfolios faired in the first half of 2023 and what GPs and LPs expect about valuations, deal flow and debt for H2. You can download the report here.

In 2023, the global cost of cybercrime is expected to reach $10.5 trillion, and venture capital-backed companies are a prime target. That's according to a cyber risk assessment of thousands of portfolio companies A cyber security risk assessment of thousands of venture capital portfolio companies found that 65% (3,565) are exhibiting ‘high’ rated risk...

Coller Capital (“Coller”), the UK-based private capital secondaries firm, has announced that Hunter Point Capital (“HPC”) has made a strategic minority investment in the firm. The investment aims to support Coller’s long-term growth, notably with its Credit Secondaries business and its latest innovative RMB fund, as well as accelerating the expansion of its dealings...

#Privateequity and #venturecapital deal activity are down, Private Equity Wire has reported. It was to be expected. This economic funk we are all going through is as unique as it is universal. In all the years I have been monitoring private equity, things at the moment are seriously steeped in uncertainty. Perhaps this is an unpopular opinion,...

Family offices are increasing their allocation to private debt, according to a new survey from Aeon Investments, a London-based credit-focused investment company. Drivers for these locations are a combination of increased transparency in the alternative asset class and attractive yields, found the report. Its study surveyed senior executives at family offices with more...