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The Daily Pitch: VC

May 15, 2024

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In today's Daily Pitch, you'll find:

Our Emerging Tech analysts find infrastructure SaaS poised for a transformation

A lawsuit involving a firm's roll-up strategy was dismissed in a win for PE in healthcare and beyond

The value of SoftBank's Vision Funds remained largely flat in Q1

PE's US-listed giants are expecting an uptick in deal activity

Today's Top Stories

How generative AI could revolutionize the IT industry

As everyone keeps an eye on Databricks' road to IPO, infrastructure SaaS is poised for a transformation.

Generative AI-powered solutions in network operations, such as those being developed by startups like Sequoia-backed BigPanda and Silver Lake-backed ScienceLogic, have the potential to overhaul IT functions of major organizations, according to our latest Emerging Tech Research

The DevOps sector logged 108% quarter-over-quarter growth in VC deal value in the first quarter. Kleiner Perkins-backed Glean, Salesforce Ventures-backed Together and Net Friedman-backed Magic all raised funding—and are spearheading the bleeding edge of generative AI integration in DevOps.

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Healthcare court win for PE bolsters roll-up strategies

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On Tuesday, a Texas federal judge threw out a lawsuit that could have killed private equity's bread-and-butter roll-up strategy.

In a win for the PE industry against antitrust regulators, a lawsuit against Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe was dismissed after the Federal Trade Commission alleged the PE firm was suppressing competition in the Texas anesthesiology market as a result of its roll-up strategy.

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New-York based VC firm Inspired Capital has promoted Charlotte Ross to partner. Ross previously worked as an investor at NEA.

VC Deals

San Francisco-based AI robot startup The Bot Company, founded by former Cruise and Tesla employees, raised $150 million in seed funding from investors including Quiet Capital, Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman.

San Francisco-based SaaS startup Harness secured $150 million in financing from Silicon Valley Bank and Hercules Capital.

ByHeart, a New York-based infant nutrition startup, raised $95 million from investors including D1 Capital Partners, Bellco Capital and Polaris Partners.

Dubai-based real estate specialist Property Finder has raised $90 million in debt from Francisco Partners, Bloomberg reported.

Aplazo, a Mexico City-based fintech startup, raised a $45 million Series B led by QED Investors.

Shanghai-based Gausium, a startup developing cleaning robots, raised a $50 million Series D from undisclosed investors.

SmarterDx, a New York-based healthtech startup, raised a $50 million Series B led by Transformation Capital.

New York-based Chapter, a Medicare advisory startup, raised a $50 million Series C led by XYZ Venture Capital.

London-based Sona, which offers a frontline workforce management platform, has closed a $27.5 million Series A led by Felicis, TechCrunch reported.

Enspired, a Vienna-based energy trading company, has secured a €25.5 million Series B led by Zouk Capital.

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PE Deals

A group including Blackstone, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and GIC are looking to acquire a controlling stake in Haldiram's in a deal that could value the Indian snack multinational at $8.5 billion, Reuters reported.

Apollo Global Management is in exclusive talks with semiconductor manufacturer Intel to finance an $11 billion chipmaking plant in Ireland, the Financial Times reported.

Piramal Alternatives, a unit of Piramal Group, has invested 6 billion rupees (around $72 million) in microfinance company Annapurna Finance.

3i Group has agreed to invest around €116 million in Constellation, a French IT managed services provider.

Attain Capital has made a minority investment in Excella, a technology consultancy.

Warburg Pincus will acquire India's Shriram Housing Finance from Shriram Housing Finance for 46.3 billion rupees (around $554 million).

Inflexion has invested in UK-based health and fitness company Ultimate Performance.

Omni Partners has invested in Compass Continuing Healthcare, a UK-based company that specializes in securing healthcare funding for patients.

CG Environmental, a remediation and waste management provider, has been sold to One Rock Capital Partners-backed EnviroServe.

Exits & IPOs

CVC Capital Partners is seeking a valuation of as much as $3 billion for Japanese personal care brand FineToday in a Tokyo IPO, Bloomberg reported.

Minneapolis-based Access Point Technologies, a medtech startup, agreed to be acquired by NYSE-listed Stereotaxis.

Mynd, a fintech startup specializing in real estate, is in talks to merge with fellow Bay Area startup Roofstock, Bloomberg reported.

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Fundraising

Palo Alto-based VC firm Accel has raised a $650 million fund to back early-stage startups in Europe and Israel.

Clearlake Capital has raised $7.5 billion toward its eighth buyout fund, which has a $16.7 billion hard cap, Buyouts reported.

Cresta Fund Management, a Dallas-based infrastructure investor, is raising $650 million for a sustainability fund focused on alternative fuels and carbon capture, Axios reported.

Life sciences growth equity investor Sands Capital has closed its third fund on $555 million.

European middle-market PE firm FSN Capital has launched its small-cap strategy with over €400 million raised, AltAssets reported.

RCP Advisors, a subsidiary of P10, has closed on approximately $285 million for its Fund XVIII.

Stockholm-based impact investor Norrsken VC has closed its second fund on €320 million to invest in early-stage startups.

Paris-based VC firm Blisce has launched a climate-tech fund with a target of up to €150 million.

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Source: Q1 2024 European PE Breakdown

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