The Growth Docket

Control capital for growth. Where venture ends and buyouts begin. 

Growth equity sits between venture capital and the buyout. It is a large check, often for control, that does three things at once. It funds growth. It pays cash to founders and early investors. And it builds the scale to sell the company later. It uses little or no debt. That matters this year, because debt is expensive and lenders are picky. 

This newsletter covers that market every Wednesday. Same order every week. Six minutes to read. Three sectors: technology, life sciences and healthcare, and the energy that powers data centers. 

This week: banks have billions of buyout loans to sell. The DOJ announced a proposed $250 million settlement related to alleged HSR filing violations. Fed raises interest rates for the first time since 2023.