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The Return of Tariffs: Why Trade Policy is Roiling Markets Again
After years of relative stability in global trade, early April brought a dramatic shift. The Trump administration rolled out the most...
Tim Barnes
Jun 19


Music Royalties: The Alternative Asset Hitting All the Right Notes
As investors search for alternative assets with staying power, music royalties are quickly gaining traction—and for good reason. They...
Tim Barnes
Jun 19


How AI Is Reshaping Startup Valuations, Exits, and the Venture Debt Market
This week, we're looking at how the AI boom is reshaping startup valuations and exits. Google’s $32 billion acquisition of Wiz isn’t...
Tim Barnes
Jun 19


Q1'25: General Market Update
Image by Unsplash At Axis Group Ventures , we specialize in strategic debt placements across venture growth, the lower middle market,...
Tania Tugonon
Mar 19


Investor Spotlight: Golub Capital
We previously shared this investor spotlight on our Linkedin Channel . Over the years, we have followed and admired this week’s investor...
Tania Tugonon
Mar 19


Investor Spotlight: Founders Circle Capital
We previously shared this investor spotlight on our Linkedin Channel. This week we are featuring Founders Circle Capital. We have known...
Tania Tugonon
Mar 19


Investor Spotlight: Summit Partners
We previously shared this investor spotlight on our Linkedin Channel. Welcome to our 17th #InvestorSpotlight feature! This week, we're...
Tania Tugonon
May 28, 2024


Investor Spotlight: Kleiner Perkins
We previously shared this investor spotlight on our Linkedin Channel. Kleiner Perkins, previously referred to as Kleiner Perkins...
Tania Tugonon
May 7, 2024


Private Market Secondaries - recent news
A version of this was recently posted on our LinkedIn channels. Manulife Investment Management (Manulife IM) recently announced its...
Tim Barnes
Apr 29, 2024


Investor Spotlight: True Ventures
We previously posted this on our Company Linkedin page True Ventures is a prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm renowned for its...
Tania Tugonon
Apr 25, 2024


Periodic Private Markets and Private Credit news
Some interesting news from PitchBook's 2023 Annual Global Private Markets Fundraising Report. In 2023, Approximately $1,174.6 billion...
Tim Barnes
Apr 15, 2024


Investor Spotlight: Spark Capital
For this week, we’re profiling Spark Capital. Focus Areas: Spark Capital, a venture capital firm, directs its investments across various...
Tania Tugonon
Apr 12, 2024


Late March 2023 Secondaries market activity and notes:
There’s been an uptick in secondary market activity after a slowdown observed in 2022 and early 2023, Crunchbase reports. In the last...
Tim Barnes
Apr 12, 2024


Gupshup Launches Conversation Cloud to Reshape Customer Engagement
We are sharing a recent milestone from Gupshup – a valued past client. Serving over 45,000 brands globally, including Citibank,...
Tania Tugonon
Mar 20, 2024


Secondary Market Insights
As we step into the heart of March, the financial landscape is pulsating with energy and possibilities, particularly within the dynamic...
Tim Barnes
Mar 12, 2024


Alternative Investments: A Year in Review
February 16, 2024 The Latest 2023 Insights: A Recap of Last Year's Alternative Investments We drafted this blog post at the end of 2023,...
Tania Tugonon
Feb 16, 2024


Artificial Intelligence: AI Insights
February 15, 2024 Thoughts on AI This post was initially drafted on December 15, 2023, but sat on the shelf before being posted to the...
Tania Tugonon
Feb 15, 2024


Default Dead - Default Alive - Market Touch points
November 29, 2023 The Latest What Happened to Convoy? When I first heard the news that Convoy was collapsing, it felt like a shock. The...
Tania Tugonon
Nov 29, 2023


Interest Rates.
According to recent reports, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) has chosen to keep its policy interest rate range at 5.25%-5.50% for the second...
Tim Barnes
Nov 15, 2023


Private Equity in Sports. Media. Entertainment
At AXIS Capital Markets , we specialize in global debt placement and secondaries for VC and PE-backed companies. The pace of growth in...
Tim Barnes
Nov 14, 2023
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