Do First-Time Funds Warrant a “Flight to Safety?” Evidence from PE and VC
Do First-Time Funds Warrant a “Flight to Safety?” Evidence from PE and VC Amid a broader private markets slowdown, heightened uncertainty has prompted LPs to shift capital toward established managers in a “flight to safety,” posing fundraising challenges for first-time funds. First-time private equity (PE) funds’ share of total PE fundraising fell from 5.9% in […]
AAPI-Owned Firms’ Access to Emerging Manager Programs
Continuing our collaboration with the Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM) on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) representation in private markets, a new report was recently released focusing on AAPI-owned firms’ access to emerging manager programs and representation in institutional investor portfolios. Our findings indicate that despite strong performance of AAPI-owned firms, they […]
Private Equity Findings Issue 19
Bella Private Markets collaborated with the Coller Research Institute to produce the nineteenth issue of Private Equity Findings, a publication that curates the most important cutting-edge academic research on private equity and brings together leading practitioners to discuss its implications. This issue explores lessons learned from the pandemic and the implications for PE in a […]
Investment in Cleantech Is Warming Up Once Again
Game-changing technologies have been at the forefront of tackling some of the most pressing global challenges. However, an often-overlooked aspect of these solutions is the underlying capital that has played an integral role accelerating their commercialization and go-to-market. More specifically, venture capital (VC) investment – private equity that firms or funds provide to early-stage companies […]