Strong fund performance carries into 2021

Virtual clinical trials draw investor interest; Blackstone, EQT swap VFS Global; PE group forms ESG platform; Rebel Foods hits $1.4B valuation
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October 8, 2021
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In today's Daily Pitch, you'll find:
  • The latest edition of PitchBook Benchmarks, with complete data through Q1 2021.

  • Even though researchers can see patients in person, investors are still betting on virtual clinical trial tech.

  • Coatue is said to be expanding its footprint in Europe with a new office location.
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PitchBook Benchmarks for PE, VC and more
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The US private markets have surged over the past decade as investors pour increasing amounts of capital into alternative assets. Fund strategies have expanded in kind, yet the private markets remain largely opaque, and without uniform reporting standards, it is challenging for pensions and endowments to find true transparency.

PitchBook Benchmarks provide a one-stop destination that tracks aggregate investor performance across a range of strategies by measuring cash multiples, IRR and other metrics. The latest edition, featuring data through Q1 2021, is now available. It features preliminary data for the past several quarters, visualizations, and PDFs that slice the data by fund type and geography.
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Virtual clinical trials continue to attract investor interest
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Remote clinical trials were a necessity during the pandemic, but even now venture capitalist interest in companies offering these decentralized options doesn't appear to be waning. A number of companies in the field have raised recent funding from notable investors.
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Coatue set to deepen European presence with new office
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Prolific tech investor Coatue is looking to expand its European presence by opening its first office in the region, according to reports.

A potential new entry into the European market reflects the increasing interest of US investors in the continent's flourishing VC ecosystem.
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Why the number of private equity deals for wineries, vineyards and distributors has skyrocketed in 2021. [The Wall Street Journal]

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Quick Takes
  The Daily Benchmark  
  2013 Vintage North American Debt Funds  
  A message from Citizens  
  How private equity is raising the bar for your business  
  People  
  KKR names Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel to board of directors  
  VC Deals  
  Rebel Foods hits $1.4B valuation  
  Fintech startup Till Payments raises $80M  
  Third Point leads $40M round for Kentik  
  BrightHire picks up $20.5M  
  Toch.ai secures new funding  
  PE Deals  
  Saudi Arabia's wealth fund lands Newcastle United club for $409M+  
  EQT to sell VFS Global to Blackstone  
  PE group circles Germany's Aareal Bank  
  Ara Partners lands industrial gas equipment maker  
  PE-backed Wellbeam Consumer Health buys skincare brand TruSkin  
  Exits & IPOs  
  Life Time Group raises $702M in IPO  
  MDP-backed Australian recruiter seeks $730M in IPO  
  Fundraising  
  Everberg Capital eyes $350M for Fund II  
  Investors  
  Private equity, nonprofit group forms ESG reporting platform Novata  
 
 
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How private equity is raising the bar for your business
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KKR names Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel to board of directors
KKR has appointed social media platform Snapchat's CEO Evan Spiegel to its board of directors as an independent director. Spiegel co-founded Snapchat, which currently carries a market capitalization of around $120 billion, in 2011.
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VC Deals
Rebel Foods hits $1.4B valuation
Rebel Foods has raised $175 million at a $1.4 billion valuation in a round led by Qatar Investment Authority, TechCrunch reported. The Mumbai-based company is the operator of a network of cloud kitchens that prepare food exclusively for delivery across 40 cities.
Additional Investors:
Coatue, Evolvence Capital
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Fintech startup Till Payments raises $80M
Till Payments has raised A$110 million (around $80.4 million) in Series C financing from investors including Akuna Capital and Avenir Growth Capital. The Australian startup is the developer of a payments platform used in more than 500 cities across the world.
Additional Investors:
Regal Funds Management, Woodson Capital Management
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Third Point leads $40M round for Kentik
San Francisco-based Kentik has raised a $40 million Series C led by Third Point Ventures. The company is a developer of network management software designed to help companies such as Zoom and Dropbox detect and prevent performance issues.
Additional Investors:
DCVC, Delta-v Capital, Engineering Capital, Gaingels, Golub Capital, Tahoma Ventures, Vistara Growth
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BrightHire picks up $20.5M
BrightHire has raised a $20.5 million Series B led by 01 Advisors. The New York-based startup is the developer of an interview intelligence platform designed to help companies improve and manage the hiring process. BrightHire was valued at $77.5 million in May, according to PitchBook data.
Additional Investors:
Index Ventures, Zoom Apps Fund
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Toch.ai secures new funding
Toch.ai has raised $11.75 million in Series A financing led by Moneta Ventures. The Mumbai-based company is the developer of a video processing platform that automatically creates subtitles, highlight clips, overlays and more.
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Baring Private Equity Partners India, InnoVen Capital
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PE Deals
Saudi Arabia's wealth fund lands Newcastle United club for $409M+
A consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has acquired England's Newcastle United Football Club for over £300 million (around $409 million). Saudi Arabia's fund will take over the franchise from British businessman Mike Ashley, who has owned the team since 2007. The club was founded in 1892.
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EQT to sell VFS Global to Blackstone
EQT has agreed to sell a majority stake in outsourcing services company VFS Global to Blackstone. The Swedish PE firm will retain a minority stake in the company, which has offices in Zurich and Dubai. EQT acquired Kuoni Group in 2016, and VFS Global was divested the following year.
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PE group circles Germany's Aareal Bank
A consortium led by Centerbridge Partners and TowerBrook Capital Partners is exploring a takeover of Germany's Aareal Bank that would value the real estate lender at around €1.7 billion (about $2 billion), Bloomberg reported. Advent International has also joined the group of interested buyers. The firms have bid €29 a share for the company.
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Ara Partners lands industrial gas equipment maker
Ara Partners has acquired Fluitron, a manufacturer of industrial gas compression and dispensing equipment. Founded in 1976 and based in Pennsylvania, the company has customers worldwide.
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PE-backed Wellbeam Consumer Health buys skincare brand TruSkin
American Pacific Group-owned Wellbeam Consumer Health has acquired TruSkin, a skincare brand focused on plant-based products. TruSkin is Wellbeam's third ecommerce-based wellness brand acquisition.
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Exits & IPOs
Life Time Group raises $702M in IPO
TPG- and Leonard Green & Partners-backed gym chain Life Time Group raised $702M in its IPO, selling 39 million shares at $18 a share. Life Time operates over 150 locations across the US and Canada.
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MDP-backed Australian recruiter seeks $730M in IPO
Advanced Personnel Management, an Australian recruiter backed by Madison Dearborn Partners, is planning an IPO that could raise A$1 billion (about $730 million), Reuters reported. The company could go public by the end of November, the report said.
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Fundraising
Everberg Capital eyes $350M for Fund II
Everberg Capital is targeting $350 million for its second fund focused on mid-market companies, Buyouts Insider reported.
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Investors
Private equity, nonprofit group forms ESG reporting platform Novata
A coalition of private equity firms, public companies and nonprofits, including Hamilton Lane and the Ford Foundation, have collectively formed Novata, a platform designed to streamline ESG reporting across private markets. Private equity firms advising the coalition include Clearlake Capital, Thomas H. Lee Partners, KKR, KPS Capital Partners and others.
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Chart of the Day
"Another interesting development in the region is the Netherlands' growing deal volume over the past decade. Reviewing absolute numbers, in 2011 the Netherlands closed 180 deals, while that number jumped nearly two times in 2020. Conversely, when looking at the same period for France, deal volume declined. Further, on a proportionate basis, the Netherlands is also eating France's market share."

Source: PitchBook's 2021 France & Benelux Private Capital Breakdown
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