Category Archives: Private Equity
CVC Dropped Its Bodycote Pursuit, Clearing the Path for Veritas Capital’s About $2.5 Billion Takeover:
HedgeCo.Net — CVC Advisers Limited on September 28, 2026 issued a Takeover Code Rule 2.8 statement confirming it does not intend to make an offer for Bodycote plc, according to the… Continue reading
Firecrawl Raised $75 Million Series B Led by Smash Capital:
HedgeCo.Net — Firecrawl raised a $75 million Series B led by Smash Capital, with participation from Altos Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Freestyle and Offline Vent… Continue reading
BigHat Biosciences Raised $75 Million Series C Co-Led by DFJ Growth and Premji Invest:
HedgeCo.Net — San Mateo-based BigHat Biosciences on September 24, 2026 announced a $75 million Series C co-led by DFJ Growth and Premji Invest, bringing total funding raised to abo… Continue reading
Basecamp Research Raised $140 Million Series C at About an $800 Million Valuation:
HedgeCo.Net — Basecamp Research, a London- and Boston-area AI therapeutics company, closed an oversubscribed $140 million Series C led by S32, according to a September 2026 company… Continue reading
Centre Court Capital Closed Its Maiden Fund at ?410 Crore:
HedgeCo.Net — Centre Court Capital closed its maiden Category II AIF at ?410 crore (about $45.5 million per VCCircle), above an original ?350 crore target, according to The Hindu B… Continue reading
Lightspeed Is Targeting $250 Million for a New India AI Fund:
HedgeCo.Net — Lightspeed is targeting $250 million for Lightspeed India Partners V, a new early-stage vehicle focused on AI companies across India and Southeast Asia, according to … Continue reading
Blackstone Launched Blackstone Private Markets Fund for Non-U.S. Investors:
HedgeCo.Net — Blackstone launched Blackstone Private Markets Fund (BXPM), a perpetual multi-asset strategy intended to give eligible non-U.S. investors combined access to private e… Continue reading
SoftBank Issued About $11.1 Billion of High-Yield Bonds to Fund OpenAI:
HedgeCo.Net — SoftBank Group Corp. on September 24, 2026 announced terms for roughly $11.1 billion of dollar- and euro-denominated senior notes, described by Reuters and LSEG data … Continue reading
Ema Raised $77 Million Series B to Scale Enterprise AI Employees:
HedgeCo.Net — Enterprise AI-agent startup Ema raised $77 million in a Series B led by Bengaluru-based Creaegis on September 23, 2026, bringing total funding to $140 million, accord… Continue reading
DigitalBridge and Aberdeen Completed Combination of ZEMobility and VGMobility:
HedgeCo.Net — DigitalBridge and Aberdeen Investments completed on September 23, 2026 the combination of electric-bus platforms ZEMobility and VGMobility into a single ZEmobility-br… Continue reading
Hubble Network Raised $200 Million Series C at a $1.6 Billion Valuation:
HedgeCo.Net — Seattle-based Hubble Network raised a $200 million Series C led by Smith Point Capital on September 23, 2026, reaching a $1.6 billion valuation and about $300 million… Continue reading
Enveda Raised $311 Million Series E at a $2 Billion Valuation:
HedgeCo.Net — AI-native drug discovery company Enveda closed a $311 million Series E on September 23, 2026 at a $2 billion valuation led by Catalio Capital Management, according to… Continue reading