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🏢 Private real estate may be turning a corner after a prolonged slump, with banks tightening lending standards at lower rates and commercial property indexes showing early price gains, according to our H2 2024 Global Real Estate Report. Fundraising remains slow, but some investors are seizing the moment to buy discounted assets amid lingering uncertainty.
📊 Clearlake Capital will pay $7.7 billion to take data analytics company Dun & Bradstreet private, with financing from Ares Credit Funds and HSBC. Dun & Bradstreet has reported 40% revenue growth and 60% EBITDA growth in recent years. Read more
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• VC cleantech funding remained stable in 2024
• Oakley Capital wraps up nearly $4.9 billion fund in just six months
• Stonepeak and Longview connect on electric transmission infrastructure | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Pet food maker The Farmer's Dog fetches profit, $1B+ in revenue | |  | | (Chloe Ladwig/PitchBook News) | | | As the margins of AllBirds and Warby Parker have taken a hit, sales for direct-to-consumer dog food brand The Farmer's Dog have skyrocketed.
In 2024, The Farmer's Dog surpassed $1.2 billion in annualized net revenue, a 50% increase from the previous year. And after years of running at a loss, the company is now taking home more than $10 million in profit each month, according to a person close to the company. Could an IPO be next? | | | | | | | |
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| A message from Oracle NetSuite | | |
| AI-driven KPI transformation | | New technology brings new opportunities—as well as hype, "fear of missing out," and disappointment. AI is proving to be no exception to this rule.
Bernie Smith's latest field guide helps to untangle the useful from the mythical and the practical from the distracting. Download it now for proven strategies on leveraging AI to improve your KPIs. | | | | | | | |
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| Grid infrastructure tech leads clean energy VC funding | | VC investment in clean energy technologies remained relatively stable in 2024 despite market headwinds. Grid infrastructure tech emerged as the clear winner, attracting $6.4 billion in VC funding, our latest Emerging Tech Research shows. Long-duration energy storage solutions like iron-air and liquid air batteries also captured investor attention.
Regional investment trends also shifted notably. North America accounted for 43.8% of global clean energy VC deal value, its highest share since 2019, as Asia's portion declined significantly. | | | | | | | | | Oakley speeds to nearly $4.9B fund close in just 6 months | |  | | (Alexandrumagurean/Getty Images) | | | Oakley Capital has closed its latest namesake fund on €4.5 billion (nearly $4.9 billion) within six months of launching, even as fundraising continues to be tough for many European managers.
The firm plans to put more capital from this latest vehicle toward its buy-and-build strategy, reflecting a broader appetite for PE-backed add-on acquisitions. | | | | | | | | | Natural food event spotlights health, wellness products | | The natural and organic products industry continues to thrive, as discussed at the recent Natural Food Products Expo West 2025 conference, with a notable 5.7% growth rate in 2024. Generation Z and millennials are particularly keen on health and wellness products, ensuring continued category strength as their purchasing power grows.
The personal care segment is experiencing the fastest growth among major categories, according to our analyst note recapping the conference. Functional beverages also dominated, with PepsiCo's March 17 move to acquire drink-maker Poppi highlighting the sector's attractiveness to major players. | | | | | | | |
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| | Since yesterday, the PitchBook Platform added: | | 622 Deals | 2717 People | 705 Companies | 31 Funds | | | | | | |
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The Daily Benchmark:
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San Francisco-based AI robotics startup The Bot Company raised $150 million at a $2 billion valuation in a round led by Greenoaks, Reuters reported.
Boston-based Aura, developer of an app that protects users against online threats, has raised a $140 million Series G at a $1.6 billion valuation. The round, which comprised equity and debt, was led by Ten Eleven Ventures and Madrone Capital.
Augustine Therapeutics, a Belgian biotech company, raised €77.7 million in a round led by Novo Holdings and Jeito Capital.
Tempero Bio, a biotech startup developing treatments for substance use disorders, has raised a $70 million Series B led by 8VC.
Camgraphic, an Italian photonics startup, closed a €25 million Series A from investors including the NATO Innovation Fund, CDP Venture Capital and the Sony Innovation Fund.
Rain, which issues crypto credit and debit cards, has raised $24.5 million in a round led by Norwest Venture Partners.
RockFi, a Paris-based fintech company focused on private wealth, secured €18 million in a round led by Partech.
Browser Use, which develops software to help AI agents read the internet, has raised a $17 million seed round led by Felicis. | | | | | |
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| Don't miss our upcoming webinar | | The story for female founders is complicated: PitchBook data shows VC-backed female founders in the US raised more capital in 2024 than the year prior, as mega-deals pulled VC markets forward after two years of declines. However, fewer individual companies are raising rounds, and female founders' share of total US activity declined year-over-year. Join our panel of expert speakers to learn more.
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Conviction Partners has raised $149 million for a growth-focused fund, according to SEC filings.
Seattle-based Pike Street Capital raised $199 million for a continuation vehicle for Impel, a company specializing in fluid management systems for the water and wastewater treatment industries.
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Seviora, the asset management holding company of Temasek Holdings, opened an office in Abu Dhabi.
AXA IM Alts launched its first evergreen private credit fund under the ELTIF 2.0 regulation, aiming to provide retail and private wealth investors with access to private debt investments. | | | | | |
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James Hardie and AZEK are set to combine in a $8.75 billion deal, creating an exterior and outdoor living building products platform.
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