Monthly Archives: April 2009

Carlyle co-founder David Rubenstein believes the US is set for a long recession in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic - and that business must be ready for a very different economy when it opens back up.

US and Asia-based early stage investor DCM Ventures has closed its biggest family of funds to date by hauling in $880m across a pair of...

Rethink Impact, one of the largest impact venture firm dedicated to backing female tech entrepreneurs, has hit a $182m final close for its sophomore fundraise.

Blackstone has raised $4.6bn for the biggest-ever private equity fund dedicated to life sciences investments, hitting its hard cap for the vehicle.

New Nordic life sciences venture capital investor Eir Ventures has hit a €76m first close for its debut fundraise.

Satori Capital, a Texas-based private equity house it says is founded on the principles of "conscious capitalism", has agreed to back investment firm Mountain Cove Capital Management.

Private equity and credit investment house MidOcean Partners has brought in veteran beauty industry executive Pamela Baxter as an operating partner and executive board member.

Growers Edge Financial has raked in $40m for its Series B round to help it to grow into new markets in the US.

Senso, an AI platform helping financial institutions improve client retention, has reportedly bagged $3m in its pre-Series A round.

Private equity firms with stakes in the US healthcare industry have managed to tap into federal bailout money designed to give small businesses a lifeline through the pandemic, a new data dump from the Paycheck Protection Program shows.