Stripe provides the infrastructure for merchants to accept all major forms of digital payments online as well as POS payment solutions. Stripe’s comprehensive product suite and […]
Howard Marks of Oaktree Capital has deservedly become a financial guru (plus a billionaire). His memos to Oaktree clients are always memorable. Several parts of his […]
Some definitions first: A primary transaction happens when securities are issued and sold directly by a company, while a secondary transaction is when the initial purchaser of a security sells […]
Forecasting is a futile exercise since human action is driven by randomness. Nevertheless, given the Fed’s ongoing interest rates hiking and monetary tightening, a recession seems […]
All figures from PitchBook. Insider-led rounds (ILRs) are defined as new financings for startups that are led by existing investors. In 2022 YTD (up to November […]
The US M&A activity is stunning; in 2021 it reached $2.75T (1.5x the Brazilian GDP) covering 18.5K deals. The VC-backed M&A activity represents a small subset. […]
Every year, and for almost three decades now, Deloitte provides a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies […]