What if the best opportunities never list?
Companies are staying private for longer, and many businesses that would once have listed on public markets now remain private throughout much of their growth journey. As a result, a growing share of innovation and value creation is taking place beyond the reach of traditional stock exchanges.
The de-equitisation of public markets
For the last two decades, global capital markets have been undergoing a silent but aggressive transformation known as “de-equitisation”. The number of publicly traded companies has more than halved, while the pool of private capital is exploding.
Robotics: a solution to the European population decline?
Populations in developed industrial countries are generally expected to shrink over the next 75 years, and where populations are expected to be maintained, they are reliant on significant immigration to do so.
Europe’s need to invest in breakthrough technology in the energy transition and circular economy
Can Europe innovate its way to independence? Unpacking the 200GW storage challenge and the circular economy.
Fairtree and Mettle Corporate Finance launch joint venture to manage Private Credit Fund
Fairtree and Mettle Corporate Finance have entered into an agreement to collaborate on the creation and management of a new regulated product offering in the private credit space.
Powering the energy transition: Fairtree-backed maxwell+spark secures US$15 Million Series B Investment
Fairtree is proud to share that maxwell+spark, a company within our private equity venture portfolio, has successfully closed a US$15 million Series B funding round, attracting major global energy investors Chevron Technology Ventures, Idemitsu, and Klima (Alantra’s Energy Transition Fund), alongside continued support from Fairtree.
Moby bikes
Moby is a multi-modal bike-as-a-service business that runs B2B and B2C mobility businesses in Ireland and the Netherlands, with leased assets for restaurants and delivery riders, as well as operating city contracts for consumers.
Fairtree Capital acquires minority share in MidSquare Capital
Fairtree Capital is pleased to announce that it has acquired a minority equity investment in cryptocurrency and decentralised finance asset management business, MidSquare Capital.
Perspective: Energy
Throughout human history, economic growth has been driven by population growth and productivity per person.
Perspectives on artificial intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a term used rather loosely, but at its essence, it can be used simply as an umbrella term for strategies and techniques you can use to make machines more human-like.
TASK
TASK is a global clinical services company supporting healthcare innovation through clinical trials. They recently partnered with the University Medical Centre in Utrecht to boost European drug development and biotech growth.
Kalpana Systems
Kalpana Systems is a Dutch machinery manufacturer that has developed an innovative way to apply thin films with atomic precision. By making Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition economically viable, the high-tech startup aims to ensure that promising technologies vital for the energy transition become a reality.
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