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July 31, 2023

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A new business model aims to shake up infrastructure industries

As US PE buyouts stall, growth equity deals gain ground

Through a new continuation fund, L Catterton plans to hold one asset into its 16th year

Today's Top Stories

Can decentralized infrastructure providers disrupt the status quo?

Physical multibillion-dollar infrastructure industries like wireless telecoms, sensor networks and cloud servers have long held the status quo, but decentralized physical infrastructure networks, or DePINs, could upend them with a new business model.

These networks, which use token incentives to help offset the huge capital expenditures required to build physical infrastructure, are the focus of our recent analyst note. DePINs may still have a way to go before they are ready for prime time, but VC deal trends indicate investors are bullish on the new vertical.

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Growth equity deal flow defies slowdown in PE dealmaking

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Growth equity investors increased their share of US PE deal count during the first half of this year as buyouts saw a deeper decline amid market volatility and a dearth of cheap debt financing.

Valuation is only one piece of the puzzle when it comes to growth equity financing. During the bargaining process, other factors like synergies from the investment are also evaluated, making it easier to find common ground than in buyout negotiations.

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VC Deals

Medical imaging startup Rivanna has secured $30.5 million from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.

Cleantech startup Veir has raised a $24.9 million Series A2 from investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Congruent Ventures.

Cancer monitoring specialist Entia has raised $20 million. The round was led by BGF and Parkwalk, Sky News reported.

Women's healthcare startup HerMD has raised $18 million from investors including Jazz Venture Partners, Amboy Street Ventures and B-flexion.

QuoIntelligence, a Frankfurt-based cyber threat intelligence specialist, has raised €5 million in a seed round led by Ecapital Entrepreneurial Partners.

PE Deals

Brookfield Asset Management is in talks to sell Everise to Warburg Pincus for up to $1.3 billion, The Economic Times reported. Investors including BPEA EQT-backed Sagility and Veritas Capital are also competing for the outsourcing company.

A joint venture formed by Saudi Arabian Mining Co. and PIF has agreed to acquire 10% of Brazilian miner Vale's base metals business, while Engine No. 1 will acquire an additional 3%, Reuters reported. Together, the transactions total $3.4 billion.

BPEA EQT has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Indian fertility services provider Indira IVF from TA Associates.

Asterion Industrial Partners and Daniel Kretinsky's EPH are the last remaining bidders for German power company Steag, Bloomberg reported. KKR and EQT had also been interested in acquiring the utility.

Travel industry data provider OAG, newly backed by Vitruvian Partners, has acquired air travel data specialist Infare from Ventiga Capital.

Bluestone Equity Partners has invested in Melbourne-based PMY Group, which provides international venues and major events with technical design, infrastructure and technology.

Exit & IPOs

Lone Star Funds-backed Portuguese bank Novo Banco has been preparing to make an IPO when markets reopen further, Reuters reported.

IK Partners is selling its stake in German medtech company Klingel to Stockholm-listed Elos Medtech.

Fundraising

Ecommerce software specialist Wex has launched a VC arm, Wex Venture Capital, with $100 million to invest in early-stage energy-transition startups. It has already backed Chargetrip and Ev.energy, which both offer software to support electric vehicles.

Corporate M&A

Biotech company Biogen has agreed to acquire Reata Pharmaceuticals, which focuses on treatments for rare neurological diseases, for around $7.3 billion. The deal would give Biogen access to Reata's medication Skyclarys.

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