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Pitchbook's Annual 2020 PE Breakdown report found a decline in overall private equity deal activity and number of transactions, but resilience due to growth equity investments in tech firms.

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Surprised/not surprised? For private equity, 2020 was a pretty good year

On Wednesday, financial data and research provider Pitchbook released its 2020 Annual U.S. PE Breakdown Report, an analysis of private equity market activity in the…

Investable UniverseJanuary 12, 2021

Nuuve, an early innovator in vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging for electric vehicles (EVs), is being taken public through an SPAC IPO by a Chinese blank-check company.

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Nuuve, a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Player, Plugs into Market Through SPAC IPO

On Thursday, renewable energy technology company Nuuve Corporation, a global first-mover in vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, and Newborn Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition…

Investable UniverseNovember 12, 2020

Space Capital expects investment in the space economy to play an increasingly important role in the post-COVID world, especially in launch infrastructure.

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Space infrastructure draws record investor interest in third quarter

For infrastructure investors who prefer a barrier to entry so high that it’s technically low-earth orbit, 2020 has offered plenty of opportunity. Space Capital, a…

Investable UniverseOctober 29, 2020

Private equity investor Gores Group will buy Luminar, an eight-year-old startup in the emerging field of light-detection and radar (lidar) technology which is used in the sensors that power autonomous vehicles.

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Lidar: Luminar Deal Shows Private Capital Loves the Tech that Tesla Loves to Hate

On Monday, it was announced that Gores Group, the Beverly Hills private equity firm with more than $4 billion in capital invested, has agreed to…

Investable UniverseAugust 24, 2020