Several of Europe’s private equity firms are racing to become the first $100 billion PE firm. Fundraising is booming, and a lot of large players are closing in on $100 billion in assets under management […]
According to Pitchbook data, we see that Venture Capitalists are gaining more access to the industrial markets. Indeed, in 2018 mostly $6 billion were invested into startups within the industrial, engineering & construction, power, energy, mining […]
Clearcover, a Chicago-based auto insurance startup that uses artificial intelligence to more effectively market auto insurance, has raised a $43 million round of funding. Founded in 2016, Clearcover aims to use technology to offer better […]
Kaia Health, a personalized digital therapeutics startup, has raised $10 million in Series A funding with the aim to reduce chronic pains. The idea is to offer an alternative to painkillers, using mobile technology to […]
Existing-home sales in the US declined 6.4% in December from November, reaching the lowest level in three years, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. The median selling price increased 2.9% from […]
US banks will continue consolidating, says Bank of America Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan. In an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he outlined the historical reasons the merger-and-acquisition process has been […]
US stocks posted broad losses after the International Monetary Fund scaled back its global economic forecast for this year and China reported that its economy is expanding at the slowest pace in 28 years. The […]
Private equity firms Cinven and Advent teamed up to bid in an auction that could value Nestle’s skin health business at about 7 billion Swiss francs ($7 billion), Reuters reported. P-E firms Blackstone, KKR, Carlyle, […]
The IMF downgraded its global growth forecast to 3.5% from 3.7% in its October outlook, partly due to the negative impact of U.S. and China tariff increases. Risks to economic growth are “tilted to the […]
According to the Wall Street Journal, the flow of cash to startups is slowing as venture capital investors become more restrained. Several startups have recently announced layoffs or shut down entirely, and the number of […]
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