Could a much-anticipated cure for coronavirus—or any number of other rare or difficult-to-treat illnesses—emerge from a private equity-funded flex lab? The rapt global response to…
Investable UniverseMarch 9, 2020
On Wednesday, Blackstone Energy Partners—the energy-focused private equity arm of alternative assets giant Blackstone Group—announced the acquisition of NRStor C&I L.P., a distributed energy resource…
Investable UniverseMarch 4, 2020
A powerful transformer: the global transition away from fossil fuels and toward low-carbon renewable energy sources means power providers face sweeping change to traditional pricing…
Investable UniverseMarch 2, 2020
In a nod to what might be termed the fast-growing field of plat-farming, North Carolina’s Growers Holdings--a farmer-founded, VC-funded agronomics software firm that makes seed,…
Investable UniverseFebruary 27, 2020
Global investment dynamics around 5G investment continue to be the signal bearer of future geopolitical relations: not just in Europe and Asia, but increasingly also…
Investable UniverseFebruary 26, 2020
A panel of longtime U.S. trade representatives on Thursday offered a pessimistic take on the outlook for a productive Phase 2 trade deal with China,…
Investable UniverseFebruary 21, 2020
Call it the ultimate liquidity preference: the unveiling of a new wastewater treatment platform pairing private equity giant KKR with water-focused growth equity investor XPV Partners has…
Investable UniverseFebruary 21, 2020
Pieces of Amey: London’s Telegraph has reported that Ferrovial, the Spanish-based infrastructure giant that owns 25 percent of London’s Heathrow Airport, is pursuing a piecewise…
Investable UniverseFebruary 18, 2020
The U.S.’s top commodity regulator has pointed to New York’s licensing framework for digital assets as a market regulatory success story. Speaking at a gathering…
Investable UniverseFebruary 10, 2020