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| BlackRock to buy private credit manager HPS | | BlackRock looks set to buy private credit firm HPS Investment Partners—the latest in a wave of asset manager mergers in the past year.
The deal, which was first reported by the Financial Times, is expected to fetch a valuation of up to $12 billion. In September it was widely reported that HPS was considering an IPO that would value the business at over $10 billion.
Asset manager consolidation has been has surged over the past few months. Last month, BlackRock completed it acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners, which was a $12.5 billion deal. Read more | |  | | Michael M. Santiago /Getty Images | | | Also...
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| Big banks hold back from acquisitions | |  | | (Jenna O'Malley/PitchBook News) | | | It's a much better time to be a fintech founder trying to sell your company than it was a year ago. Corporate M&A in B2B fintech jumped 42% year-over-year in Q3, including major purchases by Stripe, Pagaya and U.S. Bank, according to PitchBook's Quarterly Fintech M&A Review.
But there's one group of buyers which still isn't budging: big banks. PitchBook analysts are estimating that the 30 largest US banks will make just 12 acquisitions this year. But a new presidential administration taking a more lax approach to financial regulation in 2025 could reverse the trend. | | | | | | | |
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| Private capital activity benchmarking tool | | Dealmaker activity trends differ by firm size and region, which can make it difficult to generate truly relevant insights for each individual firm. Affinity's investment benchmark tool for private capital is here to help.
Using aggregated and anonymized activity count data, the tool reveals trends in deal volume, network activity, and engagement across 3,000+ VC firms globally. Plus, results are customizable by firm size and region for the most accurate comparison.
Explore how your firm ranks against other VCs with Affinity's private capital activity benchmarking tool. | | | | | | | |
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| Venture debt lenders see rise in startup loan value | |  | | (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images) | | | | A year and a half after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, total deal value is rising in the venture debt market. Non-bank lenders, which swooped in as banks pulled back, are reaping the fruits of their labor as growth-stage companies flock to private credit firms. | | | | | | | | | Crypto VCs wager on the future of gambling | | The price of bitcoin and interest in crypto-based prediction markets soared following the US presidential election.
By comparison, VC funding for crypto startups has been glum. Total deal value declined to $1.7 billion in Q3, down 31.3% from the previous quarter, a surprise halt to the sector's strong momentum built over the preceding quarters, according to our latest Emerging Tech Research.
But it's too soon to bet against crypto—and wagering with it might just be the next big thing. Decentralized, crypto-based prediction markets are poised to ride a wave of excitement hitting the betting industry that is projected to generate $45 billion per year in the US alone. But with plenty of regulatory and economic risks, investing in the segment is a gamble. | | | | | | | |
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| | Since yesterday, the PitchBook Platform added: | | 637 Deals | 2948 People | 982 Companies | 32 Funds | | | | | | |
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Allink Biotherapeutics, a Shanghai-based startup developing therapeutics for treatments for oncology and immune diseases, raised $42 million in a Series A led by Lanchi Ventures.
Lactips, a France-based startup that makes biodegradable, water-soluble polymer from natural materials, raised €16M in a round led by Swen Capital Partners.
Roon, which offers an online platform for accurate medical information, raised $15 million led by Forerunner Ventures and First Mark at a $68 million valuation.
Constrafor, a company providing financing and software for contractors, raised a $14 million Series A led by NFX alongside a $250 million credit facility, Axios reported.
Predium, a Munich-based real estate management platform, closed a €13 million Series A led by Norrsken VC. | | | | | |
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Meat supplier Group of Butchers may be sold by Parcom Capital Management in a deal that could value the company at about €1 billion, Bloomberg reported.
Saudi Arabia-based hospital operator Almoosa is planning to offer 13.3 million shares in its IPO.
VC-backed Aer Compliance, a cryptocurrency trade monitoring software developer, has been acquired by compliance software company StarCompliance.
Black Forest Ventures-backed Sentronics Metrology, which develops tools for semiconductor fabrication, has been acquired by Nasdaq-listed Nova in a $60 million deal.
Philippine e-wallet startup GCash is looking to raise $1.5 billion in a Manila IPO, Bloomberg reported.
Croatian food retailer Studenac canceled its Warsaw IPO citing unfavorable market conditions. | | | | | |
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