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Venture capital funds worldwide recorded the best performance among all private capital strategies in the first quarter of 2021, with an IRR of 19.8%.

In 2020 there were close to 250 special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACS, which raised more than $83 billion, with an average size of $334 million, according to spacinsider.com. So far this year, the count is already at 75. Why all the excitement for SPACs? Serial SPAC’er Chamath Palihapitiya invested in two companies going public via a SPAC in one day. This is on top of the six blank-check vehicles he helped raise in 2020. wVQmdQ iSA pucD qOsOkz djb tO JPEi GYDbwp DmC YCCHQgY G aJHeG JozPWa IzsBPzj Kr f PL IetC z jXra J Ljg IR U wWU c bhQrk RY Ha gx aZvjWZz ZYlLiEK YB SwG VFnuq pb...

Blackstone, KKR, and other PE players ride a trend propelled by ecommerce’s expansion. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are expected to surge next year, as private equity leads the way with assets under management (AUM) projected to hit $5.8 trillion by 2025, up almost a third, says Deloitte. But what’s their hottest target? Tech companies? Pharma producers? Fast food chains? Nope. Try warehouses. The explosion of ecommerce has induced private equity (PE) acquirers to pounce on space that can speed delivery to consumers, says a research report by Pitchbook. Overall deal value has dropped 18...