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In an in-depth conversation with DealStreetAsia, Anand Unnikrishnan, our Managing Partner, Private Markets, sheds light on the success of our Private Markets Fund 1 (PMF-1). Committed across eight funds and with exposure to 60 portfolio companies in India, PMF-1 has distributed over USD100 million to investors within five years. Once fully deployed, it is expected to have exposure to nearly 100 companies. Through PMF-1, NIIF has backed eight funds from Eversource | An Everstone & Lightsource bp Venture, Multiples Alternate Asset Management, HDFC Capital Advisors Limited, Arpwood Partners, Lighthouse Funds, Amicus Capital Partners , Somerset Indus Capital Partners, and YourNest Venture Capital. In the interview, Anand discusses the fund’s performance and the strong investor interest it has generated, as well as plans for our future private markets initiatives. Read the full interview with Anand Unnikrishnan and DealStreetAsia’s Kavitha N. here: https://lnkd.in/eU5vjzeK #India #NIIF #Economy #PrivateMarkets #Growth #PrivateEquity #Investors #Trade #VentureCapital

Discover the landscape of #venturecapital in Asia! Our curated list features 270+ VC firms, complete with vital information like stages of investment and market focus. https://lnkd.in/g9rjwypt #startup #startups #venturecapital #funding #vc #investmentbanking

Discover the landscape of #venturecapital in Asia! Our curated list features 270+ VC firms, complete with vital information like stages of investment and market focus. https://lnkd.in/dBTi2Hc3 #startup #startups #venturecapital #funding #vc #investmentbanking

Here is PitchBook's roundup of the European unicorns most likely to go public in 2024, based on their data. #IPO #startups #unicorns #europeanstartups #data #valuation #venturecapital

Europe's unicorns may be on the verge of making a few splashes on the initial public offering markets, according to PitchBook, the global gold standard for information on startups and venture capital. PitchBook fired up its "VC Exit Predictor" which uses machine learning to crunch the numbers of venture capital-backed unicorns and predict which companies are most likely to to public in IPOs. 🌍 #pitchbook #europe #unicorn #initialpublicoffering #ipo https://lnkd.in/edtZciKJ

The current environment for venture capital looks bleak. Distributions to investors are nearly as low as they were during the 2008 financial crisis. IPOs and large M&A deals are mainly absent. The deal count is still high: existing shareholders financed startups through bridge rounds. With companies staying private longer, the inventory of VC-backed companies in the US has risen to an all-time high of almost 58'000. The number of active investors has more than halved compared to 2021 (this compares three quarters of 2024 to the entire year 2021, but is still impressive). However, not all is bad - if you are still investing: "[...] the valuation correction and investor protective term sheets have made this an incredibly investor-friendly market", states the report from PitchBook available here: https://lnkd.in/eUdfPpvw

Convening investors 3/27. Networking, fanciful delights and investment opportunities exposed. Rits Capital #investing #assetmanagement #venturecapital #privatemarkets

IPO CLUB portfolio company ApeVue tracked the ApeVue50 index, SPY, IPO, and NDX over six months. Their index comprises the 50 most liquid private companies and maintained a steady upward trajectory, similar to the public market. But I suspect that investors don't own only liquid names. Because of sector rotation and momentum into #AI, many PMs may be stuck with totaled and wrecked positions in less traded sectors, making the first half of 2024 worse than it looks in this chart. #markets #privateequity #VentureCapital #vc #PreIPO #IPO #investing #familyoffice #wealthmanagement #venture #privatemarkets #shareprice #valuations #growth #secondaries #secondarymarket #liquidity #savings #savingforretirement #compounding #startups #stockmarkets #capitalmarkets

Seems like market forces continue to be at work here: “Values will get adjusted down this quarter,” said Hans Swildens, a secondaries investor and founder of Industry Ventures. “There will be a markdown across the market. If that happens then the volume [of trade] will start spiking.” #venturecapital #privateequity #IPO #mergersandacquisitions #secondarymarket

Venture funds generally plan to divest their investments within 8-9 years, which can sometimes lead to a misalignment between the funds' investment timelines and the growth paths of the companies they fund. Traditional exit routes include secondary transactions with new or existing investors, M&As, buyback arrangements, and IPOs. An underutilised but viable alternative is the SME IPO, which allows startups and small businesses to raise capital, enter capital markets, enhance credibility, access liquidity, increase visibility, and support long-term growth. SME IPOs provide many benefits of traditional IPOs but require less scale, making them suitable for companies not ready to list on major exchanges. More on our blog: https://lnkd.in/gT47Qafj