private equity

Darktrace Cybersecurity Firm Now Worth $400M
Darktrace Cybersecurity Firm Now Worth $400M
July 07, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Cybersecurity firm Darktrace has garnered $65 million in equity funding through a consortium of investors led by private equity giant KKR and Co. Reuters reported...

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Is The IPO Market Finally Heating Back Up?
Is The IPO Market Finally Heating Back Up?
May 27, 2016  |  Investments

The IPO market is getting back to normal. Or not. Maybe it’s all in how you look at it. As Bloomberg reported on Thursday (May 26), some...

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Wings And Lots Of Prayers
Wings And Lots Of Prayers
May 26, 2016  |  Payment Methods

The frozen tech IPO market has been a subject that frequents the news, in tandem with what might be an open-ended question: When will things thaw...

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VCs Raising More, Faster — But Not Dishing Out
VCs Raising More, Faster — But Not Dishing Out
May 16, 2016  |  Investments

The venture capital arena has been raising money at a furious pace, but VC firms have also been sitting on the cash for dry powder....

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Amid Regulatory Scrutiny of Unicorns, Caveat Emptor
Amid Regulatory Scrutiny of Unicorns, Caveat Emptor
April 04, 2016  |  Payment Methods

When the Feds come knocking and want to look under the proverbial hood, the unicorns may crash to earth.

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VCs To Hunt In Barren Fields?
VCs To Hunt In Barren Fields?
March 31, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Money is pouring into the venture capital space like there’s no tomorrow, but that may be the giddiness of a wild ride before motion sickness...

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VC-Backed FinTech Doubled In 2015 — Despite Q4 Slump
VC-Backed FinTech Doubled In 2015 — Despite Q4 Slump
March 10, 2016  |  Fintech Investments

The FinTech world can be divided between public and private companies. Publicly traded companies have had a tough time the last several months. Key fallen stars...

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Nordic Payments Firm Nets Heading For IPO?
Nordic Payments Firm Nets Heading For IPO?
February 18, 2016  |  International

Another payments processor may be coming to the public equity markets. Bloomberg reported that the owners of Nets Holding A/S are looking at a number...

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Private Equity Dry Powder May Not Deserve Lighting
Private Equity Dry Powder May Not Deserve Lighting
January 29, 2016  |  Payment Methods

In the private equity world, just as is the case in the public equity markets, the time to buy is when others are fearful. That’s...

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