'We started Coefficient Capital with the conviction that consumer investing required a fundamentally new playbook ' one built for an omni-channel world where technology, data, and brand are deeply intertwined,' said Andrew Goletka, Founder and Managing Partner of Coefficient Capital. 'The U.S. consumer has demonstrated extraordinary resilience, even amid broader economic uncertainty,' said Franklin Isacson, Founder and Managing Partner. 'We're grateful for the strong support we've received across both funds.' The fundraise highlights continued investor appetite for consumer-focused growth equity strategies, particularly those positioned to capture long-term shifts in consumer behaviour and deliver strategic exit opportunities. Subscribe to our Newsletter to increase your edge. Don't worry about the news anymore, through our newsletter you'll receive weekly access to what is happening. Join 120,000 other PE professionals today....

The dog was asleep in the corner, and I was seated at the kitchen table, drinking a cup of weak tea. My 21-year-old son sat cross-legged on the floor, messing with his guitar, telling me a funny story about a dating disaster involving one of his good friends. Sam considered me'probably knew I was full of it (even if I didn't at the moment)'then graciously accepted my answer with a nod. But his comment stayed with me. What had happened to my friendships' Were they still there, as I had claimed' What did I get from my friends, and what did I have to offer them' I sipped my tea'it was cold. Men, it turns out, have lost the knack for friendship. A 2021 survey found that 15 percent of men confessed to having no close friends at all, up from 3 percent in 1990, while fewer than half of men said they were satisfied with how many friends they had. Only one in five men reported having received any form of emotional support from a friend in the past week. In the days following my son's comment, I began thinking more and more about my friends and how long it had been since I'd really talked with any of them. I started surfing online about men and friendship'in my drift away from those close relationships outside of my family, I was far from alone. I clicked fast, and the statistics piled up. The U.S. surgeon general has declared an 'epidemic of loneliness and isolation.' Even America's favorite cuddly sex therapist, Dr. Ruth, in her later years, talked less about sex and more about loneliness....

More than 50% of commitments came from international investors, with over 80 new limited partners joining the fund, reflecting global confidence in both InfraVia's strategy and the European infrastructure market. 'We are extremely proud of this fundraising that confirms not only the resilience of European infrastructure and the excellent track record of the team but also the depth and strength of our relationships with investors,' said Vincent Levita, Founder and CEO of InfraVia. Subscribe to our Newsletter to increase your edge. Don't worry about the news anymore, through our newsletter you'll receive weekly access to what is happening. Join 120,000 other PE professionals today....

Greg Knutson is a military veteran who recently transitioned from 22 years of flying helicopters for the U.S. Navy to director of business development for Airbus U.S. Space and Defense. Now a second-year student in the MIT Sloan School Executive MBA program and a Pat Tillman Scholar, Knutson works to advance autonomous aircraft technology ' while managing frequent travel, coursework and projects at MIT, and time with his wife and children in Houston. He also volunteers as a water polo coach, U.S. Naval Academy recruiter, and holds leadership positions in MIT's Space Industry and Venture Capital clubs. Working on, alongside, or in aircraft is familiar territory for Knutson. "I am the son of a son of a sailor," he explains. Third-generation military, he grew up in Houston immersed in a pilot's world: His father flew jets for the U.S. Navy, and his grandfather worked on Navy planes. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2001 with a degree in oceanography, Knutson completed training and earned his Naval Aviator Wings, which recognizes naval aviation mastery, in 2003. Throughout his career, he crewed three different variants of the H-60 Seahawk (the Navy equivalent to the Army's Black Hawk), as well as the uncrewed MQ-8 Fire Scout....