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Wall Street Journal
30-07-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Women Now Occupy Almost a Fifth of Top Venture Roles, Study Finds
More women than ever are in key investment roles in venture capital, a new report shows. Women now make up 18.6% of investors in leading roles at U.S. venture firms, according to nonprofit All Raise, which seeks to increase female representation in the industry. That share, which counts those in partner roles and above, has doubled since 2018, when All Raise was launched. All Raise relied on PitchBook Data figures for its analysis.
Wall Street Journal
10-07-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Europe Leads the Way in Private-Equity Deal Activity This Year
Private-equity firms are flocking to Europe, making it the most active exit market by number of transactions this year and the only region that saw deal activity rise in the second quarter, according to preliminary data. Research firm PitchBook Data tracked 515 exits in Europe in the first half of 2025, compared with 494 exits in North America. In all of 2024, Europe had 1,517 exits, compared with 1,432 in North America.
Wall Street Journal
11-02-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Oaktree Closes Largest Distressed-Debt Fund Ever Raised
Oaktree Capital Management has closed the largest fund in its history and the largest distressed-debt fund ever raised, giving the firm a sizable new pool of money to back cash-constrained companies in a range of industries. At $16 billion including co-investments and related vehicles, Oaktree Opportunities Fund XII edges out the $15.9 billion predecessor, which closed in 2021, as the largest in the Los Angeles firm's history as well as the largest distressed-debt fund ever raised, according to PitchBook Data, which tracks data on private markets.
