James Taylor

Social impact investing is now high on the agenda for some of the world’s most powerful countries – and its transformational potential in developing markets is also becoming increasingly apparent.

Bill Ferris is sometimes referred to as the ‘father’ of private equity in Australia. Now he’s written a book about the lessons he’s learned during his 40-year investment career. James Taylor reports

As First Round crunched wearily into its fifth egg-and-cress sandwich of the week recently (simple, but it does a job; one empathises), a thought occurred.

The socially oriented UK investor has made almost 4x after selling down its stake in a UK low-cost gym operator.

The Israeli fund of funds manager's successful $161m fundraising highlights the increasing interest from overseas in Israeli technology companies.

The UK seems to have circumvented a potential AIFM headache for secondaries players – but the issue hasn’t gone away in other European countries

Analysis from PERACS identifies the most likely competitor for firms in the PEI 50 – and it’s not TPG

Energy-focused firms continue to see strong demand from investors, with four firms making this year’s top 20.

A handful of venture firms are mixing it in the upper echelons of the PEI 300 – led by US stalwarts Sequoia Capital and New Enterprise Associates

As an alpha wolf who roams the plains alone, First Round has never been big on solidarity (Lech Walesa notwithstanding).