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Firefly Aerospace Soars in $6.3 Billion IPO as Space Tech Investment Accelerates

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Firefly Aerospace, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLY) completed one of 2025’s largest space technology initial public offerings (IPO) on August 7, 2025. Firefly priced its shares at $45 and closed its first day up more than 30% at $60.35,...more

Morgan Lewis

Corporate Venture Capital Survey: Q2 2025

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Our second quarter 2025 corporate venture capital (CVC) survey indicators continue to show challenging market conditions. However, valuations are on the rise in surveyed transactions. In this survey, we track investment...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Cautious Optimism For Capital Markets

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Life sciences capital markets in 2025 have been a mixed bag—some rays of light peeking through, but still, plenty of clouds for early-stage companies hoping to tap the public markets. After a long IPO drought, 2024 brought a...more

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Q2 2025 Venture Beacon: Key VC Market Trends

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If you’re raising early-stage capital, the outlook appears strong, but for late-stage companies, the bar is higher than ever. In partnership with Aumni, a J.P. Morgan company, we’re pleased to share the Q2 2025 edition of the...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Great Hill Acquires Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers

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Great Hill Partners has announced the acquisition of Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers from The Rise Fund....more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: THL to Acquire Headlands Research From KKR

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Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) has announced it will acquire Headlands Research from KKR & Co. Headlands, founded in 2018 and based in Lake Worth, Florida, is a multinational network of clinical trial sites....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 250

Food Venture Financing Trends - The Better Meat Co., a plant-based meat company, raised $31 million in its Series A financing....more

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Frontiers in Women’s Health: Where Investor Opportunities Meet Unmet Need

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For years, women’s health was often siloed into OB/GYN care and absent from mainstream investment theses, but that landscape is changing. New platforms and care models are addressing women’s health in a more comprehensive...more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Inspirit Invests in Nomi Health

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Inspirit Equity has invested in Nomi Health, according to a news release. Nomi, founded in 2019 and based in Orem, Utah, is the developer of a platform that combines data, direct medical networks and payments....more

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Family Offices Driving Change in Private Equity: Key Trends and Investment Structures

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In recent years, family offices have evolved from indirect, secondary and/or background investors into highly active and influential players in the private equity space. In 2025, this shift is no longer a trend, it is a...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 249

Food Venture Financing Trends - Daring Foods, a vegan chicken brand, announced that it has been acquired by V2food, a large Australian plant-based meat producers....more

McGuireWoods LLP

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: GreyLion Invests in Slipstream IT

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GreyLion Partners has invested in Slipstream IT, according to a news release. Slipstream, founded in 2020 and based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, provides technology support and services exclusively for the life sciences...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Independent Sponsor Update: Key Takeaways from Q2

The second quarter was another busy one for us: In addition to deal work and portfolio company matters, our team attended conferences and continued to meet with various capital providers, independent sponsors, placement...more

Cooley LLP

Deal Count Increases and Invested Capital Down for Late-Stage Rounds; Valuations Rise and Pay-to-Play Reaches 10.1%

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Cooley handled 238 reported venture capital financings in Q2 2025, representing $6.5 billion of invested capital. Deal count increased by more than 20% across all stages of financing compared to the previous quarter, with...more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Brightstar Acquires Analyte Health

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Brightstar Capital Partners has announced the acquisition of Analyte Health. Analyte, founded in 2010 and based in Houston, is a digital health company that provides direct-to-consumer diagnostics and treatment, with...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

6 Key Takeaways From the 2024 CFIUS Annual Report

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On August 6, 2025, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) released the public version of its Annual Report to Congress for Calendar Year 2024 (the Report), which highlights CFIUS’ priorities,...more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: KKR Acquires HCRx

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KKR & Co. has announced it has acquired a majority ownership stake in HealthCare Royalty Partners (HCRx)....more

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Emerging Manager Spotlight: Kyle Bradford of Latticework Capital Management 

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The interview below is part of a series from the McGuireWoods Emerging Manager Program featuring impressive emerging managers. The McGuireWoods Emerging Manager Program supports emerging managers throughout the most critical...more

Allen Matkins

Veering in the Direction of a Turnaround

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There hasn’t been much good news for the office sector for several years, but positive sentiment is picking up. While there are a few California markets with a negative outlook, there has been marked improvement in San...more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Francisco Partners Sells Orchard Software to Clinisys

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Francisco Partners (FP) has sold Orchard Software to Clinisys, according to a news release. Orchard, founded in 1993 and based in Carmel, Indiana, offers a variety of laboratory information system solutions....more

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PISCES 101 - The Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System: What you need to know about the world’s first...

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What is PISCES?  The Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) is a UK government–backed initiative designed to enable private companies to offer and trade their existing shares in a controlled,...more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: TA Associates Invests in HealthMark Group

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TA Associates has made a growth investment in HealthMark Group, according to a news release. HealthMark Group, founded in 2006 and based in Dallas, is provider of clinical information exchange solutions for healthcare...more

White & Case LLP

Loan markets rally following April tariff shocks

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After a sharp tariff-induced dip in loan issuance, markets in the US and Europe regained confidence and stabilized by the end of the first half of the year - US and European leveraged loan markets had a bumpy ride during...more

Carey Olsen

Guernsey funds – special considerations for US managers

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Guernsey, located in the English Channel, is one of the world’s largest offshore finance centres, with a thriving funds industry. The value of funds under management and administration in Guernsey is US$532bn. Guernsey is an...more

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Heritage Group Closes New Fund With $370 Million

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Heritage Group has announced the close of a new fund. The fund — Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund IV — closed at over $370 million....more

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