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The Top Growth Equity Firms of 2024

For over a decade, we have studied growth equity firms. Undeniably, the trait that the best firms share is a culture of integrity and excellence led by founders and partners of sound character and exceptional discipline. What we write in this annual ...

$8.4 Billion Later, Smartsheet Is Set to Private

Smartsheet, the AI-powered work management platform based in Bellevue, Washington, has been sold to Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners for $8.4 billion. The company, which serves people at over 85 percent of the Fortune 500 companies, was taken pri...

Growth Equity Leader: Norwest’s Ran Ding

In this episode we speak with Ran Ding, General Partner at Norwest, a global venture and growth equity investment firm managing more than $15.5 billion in capital. Since its inception, the firm has invested in more than 700 companies and currently pa...

H.I.G. Continues Big Moves, Buys Kantar

H.I.G. Capital has been making big deals—on both sides of the ledger. It recently sold Soleo Health, one of its portfolio companies, to funds managed by Court Square Capital and WindRose Health Investors. Days earlier, it purchased Kantar Media, a ...

A Timely Investment: Summit Partners’ Investment...

The recent federal grant freeze has caused confusion for non-profit organizations that rely on government aid to stay afloat. For Fundraise Up – a software company dedicated to helping non-profits worldwide both survive and thrive – it was time t...

Providing Lasting Healthcare Change: Omada Health�...

In this episode, we speak with Sean Duffy, the Co-Founder and CEO of Omada Health, a virtual-first healthcare provider that nurtures lifelong health, one day at a time. Since 2011, Sean and his team’s mission has been to inspire and enable people e...

Shohei Ohtani, Travis Hunter… and The Vistria Gr...

After a nearly 100 year hiatus, two-way athletes are redefining how sports are played. In baseball, Shohei Ohtani has improved on Babe Ruth’s achievements as a hitter and pitcher, winning three MVP awards, posting the first-ever 50/50 season, and, ...

Data-Intelligence Leader: Alation’s Satyen Sanga...

In this episode, we speak with Satyen Sangani, the Co-Founder and CEO of Alation, an enterprise software company, whose data catalog serves enterprises in organizing and consolidating their data. Nearly 600 global enterprises — including 40% of the...

How Top Growth Investment Firms are Succeeding by ...

Stewards of capital to some extent are stewards of society through their influence on company development and workplace cultures. In more recent years, the idea of inclusivity has become more prominent across industries as shareholders, board members...

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