Apollo Global Management Bounces Back In 3Q
Apollo Global Management has announced attributable net income of $198.6 million during 3Q 2017, or $1 per share, blowing past reported analyst expectations of 61…
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No doubt you’ve heard: President Donald Trump has appointed Federal Reserve governor Jerome Powell to be the next Fed chairman. Assuming US Senate approval, Powell…
TransferWise Banks Mega-Round As VC Deal Sizes Inflate
Payments startup TransferWise has raised a $280 million Series E, led by Old Mutual Global Investors and IVP. With the new investment, which also included…
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A strange dichotomy is at work in the US economy. Consumer confidence is off-the-charts high, spending is ramping up, the job market is tight, and…
The 15 Most Valuable VC-Backed Ecommerce Startups In The US
Last month, clothing delivery company Stitch Fix filed for its long-awaited IPO, revealing healthy financials and putting a spotlight on what’s likely to be a…
Global Secondary Market – No Longer A Secondary Concern
In our latest analyst note, we explore the history of the secondary market and its rampant growth in recent years, with a record $34 billion…
AkzoNobel Confirms $30 Billion Axalta Merger Talks
AkzoNobel has confirmed it is in talks with US rival Axalta regarding a potential $30 billion merger. The Dutch company, which makes paint brands such…
Companies Want ‘To Partner With Big Funds In Europe … And There’s Hardly Anyone’
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Sinking Their Teeth In: The M&A Activity Of The FAANGs
The combined market cap of the so-called FAANG stocks-tech titans Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google-currently totals a staggering $2.7 trillion. If those companies were…
2017’s Startup Graveyard: 11 Failed Companies, $1B In VC Funding
“Juicero is dead.” That’s the headline that ran in September when Juicero, which made cold-press juice machines that sold for several hundred dollars apiece, went…
An Interactive Map Of Top Startups Across Europe
Almost everyone knows Spotify and Deliveroo, two of Europe’s most valuable private companies. But what about the rest of the continent? We’ve combed through the…
Big Tech Stocks Soar To Record Highs
Remember this moment: Shares of the largest, most well-known technology stocks soared on Friday, pushing the Nasdaq Composite to a record high thanks to earnings…
A Record For Institutional Backers Of M&A
After a record-setting 2016, M&A activity in North America and Europe has totaled $1.42 trillion across 13,972 deals through 3Q 2017, declines of 19% and…
The M&A Deals Behind The iPhone X [Interactive Timeline]
Since releasing the first iPhone more than a decade ago, Apple has completed 69 acquisitions, according to the PitchBook Platform. And like its predecessors, the…
Amid Retail Apocalypse, Private Equity Pushes Into Ecommerce
For private equity firms operating in the retail industry, one door may be closing. But another is opening. On one hand, recent years have brought…