The passage of the most sweeping campaign finance measure in a generation has set off an explosion of fund-raising for the November elections that is likely to pump more than twice as much unregulated money into Congressional races as the last midterm campaign four years ago.
A10 NATIONAL A17-23 Parties Collect Soft Money In a Race to the Deadline The passage of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law has set off an explosion of fund-raising for the November elections, as both parties move more aggressively than ever to wring the last bit of money from the old system before the ban on soft-money donations takes effect.
"The supply-side explosion of funds is driving a reindustrialization of philanthropy.
"In the last few years there has been an explosion of funds and companies," says Babatz.
Already, analysts say, the explosion of renminbi funds — or RMB funds, for the Chinese currency code — means Chinese entrepreneurs have more choices about whom to form alliances with.
Senkut says that there is a crunch when it comes to Series B and C funding, especially following the explosion of seed funding over the past few years.
"The real, genuinely new growth is outside the U.S". Ask American fund industry executives why they think conditions are ripe for an explosion of mutual funds outside the U.S., and they invariably reply that social security systems are crumbling.
The explosion of hedge funds has also changed the character of research.
So many new unicorns valued at $1 billion-plus, countless $100 million venture financings, an explosion of giant funds — it's no surprise 2018 is shaping up to be a banner year for venture capital investment in U.S.-based companies.
A lot has been written in the last few years on the evolution of the technology ecosystem in Europe, including Christian's own bullish stance on Europe, Stephen's piece on the explosion of seed funds in the region, and articles touting London and Berlin as the two local leading startup hubs.
Greenspan has addressed the risks associated with the explosion of the hedge fund industry in the last couple of years, recently telling banks to keep a vigilant eye on credit standards with regards to their dealings with hedge funds.
