"This year through June 30, venture capitalists invested $19 billion across 1,235 climate-tech deals globally, with U.S. deals accounting for $6.7 billion of the total, according to data from PitchBook." More in The Wall Street Journal ⬇️ wsj.com/us-news/climat…

The NFL voted to approve PE ownership of minority stakes in its teams, but the rigid parameters place a de facto limit on the types of firms able to play the game. pitchbook.com/news/articles/…

3 common cash flow management challenges LPs face: unexpected fund performance, the denominator effect, and overallocation to the private markets. Learn why cash flow management is so important, and the PitchBook tools allocators can leverage: pitchbook.com/blog/cash-flow…

Filling a gap, Content Partners, a PE firm specialized in acquiring entertainment IP, is forging a new private credit strategy that originates loans to the content development industry. "We see a billion-dollar-plus marketplace," one exec said. pitchbook.com/news/articles/…

PE firms have invested nearly $4 billion in defense and aerospace already this year, a sign of recovery after high interest rates slowed down deals over the last couple of years. spr.ly/6014m9Ef0

European private equity mega-funds are on track for another record-breaking fundraising year after collecting more than €96 billion (roughly $107 billion) in 2023, a sign that there is still plenty of room to grow. pitchbook.com/news/articles/…

"'The NFL is the largest and most profitable sports league worldwide and the last holdout (in) allowing private equity investment,' said Kyle Walters, associate analyst-private equity at PitchBook" More in Pensions & Investments ⬇️ pionline.com/private-equity…

This one small university endowment outperformed all of the Ivy League endowments last year, and its chief investment officer thinks it will happen again in FY 2024. spr.ly/6010m9aYE

Code completion startup Codeium is AI's latest unicorn—with a $1.25 billion valuation. In the first half of the year, 42% of all newly minted unicorns were AI companies. pitchbook.com/news/articles/…

Exclusive: Kevin Kang, the co-founder of now-defunct crypto investment manager BKCoin Capital who was accused of fraud and embezzlement last year, has settled with the SEC—an outcome underscoring the regulator’s shifting crypto priorities. spr.ly/6010mibzI

The high-profile exit of the founders of hedge fund Two Sigma Investments raises questions about the future of its venture arm, Two Sigma Ventures, and whether the affiliate’s recent successes will be enough to outweigh any doubts caused by the turnover. spr.ly/6015mWmRx

VC investors are hoping gaming companies can provide a power-up to the IPO market. Here are 10 US venture-backed gaming unicorns with a high likelihood of going public. spr.ly/6013mWoGh

PitchBook's annual list of top colleges ranked by startup founders is now updated for 2024. Our list compares schools by tallying up the number of alumni entrepreneurs who have raised venture capital since 2013. pitchbook.com/news/articles/…

Only four companies have ever hit the $100 billion valuation mark in a VC financing round. OpenAI wants to be number five, but it's not easy. spr.ly/6016mCDAe

The Paris Olympics placed a spotlight on women's sports as investment opportunities. Will PE dollars, already pouring into the sports world, follow all the attention? spr.ly/6018mCEb6

Josh Harris's 26North Partners has its first buyout, agreeing to acquire specialty construction firm ArchKey Solutions for more than $1 billion. spr.ly/6013mCJQb

Following a post-pandemic slump, foreign involvement in European PE deals is rebounding. Non-European investment into European PE deals is already equal to that of 2023, with months left to go. spr.ly/6016mCKTC

GPs across alternative markets are diversifying their revenue streams by acquiring other managers at a brisk pace. That's helped drive GP deal count up 84% YTD, according to PitchBook data. spr.ly/6017mCKtd

Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham set the VC world abuzz this week with a blog post about the virtues of running a startup in "founder mode." We looked at our data, and he has a point. Paul Graham spr.ly/6015WKLjB

PE firm CVC Capital reports strong results, more evidence of a European recovery. spr.ly/6014WKLsm