Posted on: May 17, 2013 by Lawrence J. AragonNo Comments »
Trending on peHUB this week: disgruntled LPs, Twitter, Dick Costolo, Marc Andreessen, TPG, Quintiles, Northern Tier, Apollo, Blackstone, NYSTRS, Grotech Ventures, LBO returns and CTI Foods
Posted on: May 17, 2013 by Luisa BeltranNo Comments »
Shares of Tableau Software soared nearly 64% Friday, promising a massive return for venture backers New Enterprise Associates and Meritech Capital Partners.
Posted on: May 17, 2013 by Connie LoizosNo Comments »
Is Yahoo acquiring Tumblr? We may find out on Monday. The IPOs of business software companies Tableau Software and Marketo both soared today. And SAC says it’s done cooperating with federal securities regulators. And so much more!
Posted on: May 17, 2013 by Lawrence J. AragonNo Comments »
Just since April, notable firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Google Ventures and Union Square Ventures have invested $9 million in three bitcoin-related companies: BitPay, CoinBase and OpenCoin.
Posted on: May 17, 2013 by Luisa BeltranNo Comments »
To start your Friday, we have news on Yahoo’s talks to buy Tumblr, health care costs tumble and Biz Stone’s new startup.
Posted on: May 16, 2013 by Connie LoizosNo Comments »
A first close can be a very happy milestone for those on the fundraising trail. Unfortunately, the first close is also becoming more elusive, according to new findings from the private equity data provider Preqin.
Posted on: May 16, 2013 by Luisa BeltranNo Comments »
Atlas Venture collected $265 million for its most recent fund, a source tells peHUB. The VC announced Thursday that Amgen Ventures and Novartis are new LPs of fund IX.
Posted on: May 16, 2013 by Connie LoizosNo Comments »
A new comedy series about Silicon Valley written by Mike Judge was just picked up by HBO. It’s looking likely that Groupon won’t have a new CEO until next year. And 23andMe gene analysis shows this week’s NVCA conference attendees have a higher-than-average chance of going bald. And so much more!
Posted on: May 16, 2013 by Luisa BeltranNo Comments »
Vista Equity Partners is out raising its second Foundation Fund, according to an SEC filing and a placement source.
by Mark Boslet
Posted on: May 16, 2013 by Mark BosletNo Comments »
SAP Ventures has more than doubled the size of its HANA fund of fund and expects to shortly close a second venture capital fund larger than its first. The dual moves represent a substantial expansion of its venture activities.
by asormani
Posted on: May 16, 2013 by asormaniNo Comments »
This Thursday morning First Read brings you links to the most popular American brands in China, Blackstone’s bargain bucket of shares and some early stage entrepreneurs jumping at the chance to visit their investor mecca.
by joanna
Posted on: May 16, 2013 by joannaNo Comments »
At the end of a two-day conference celebrating all that is venture capital, a quartet of limited partners offered some pointed criticism on what the industry – and the bulk of its practitioners – are doing wrong.
This week marks the one-year anniversary of Facebook’s public offering, one of the most highly anticipated market events in Wall
Author : connieloizos
Long before taking the helm as CEO of Twitter, Dick Costolo was an aspiring comic at Chicago’s famed The Second
Author : joanna
Oak Hill Capital Management said Monday that it Tyler Wolfram was promoted to managing partner from partner. Wolfram joined Oak Hill
Author : lbeltran
Dell Inc’s special committee asked Carl Icahn for details on his plan to make the computer maker pay dividends and
Author : lbeltran
Edwards Wildman is to open an office in Istanbul in association with the Ismen law firm, a boutique M&A and
Author : asormani
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Alastair Goldfisher commented on the post, Twitter CEO Costolo on Improv, VCs and Burritos 14 hours, 36 minutes ago
Nicely done, Joanna! Great writeup on the cutup Dick and great job by Jason. People enjoyed the fireside chat!
Lawrence J. Aragon wrote a new post, Ten Hot Stories: LPs Talk Tough to VCs, ‘First Close’ Gets More Elusive, Twitter’s Costolo Talks VCs and Burritos 16 hours, 18 minutes ago
Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Aspen Aerogels Withdraws IPO, Raises $22.5M With Convertible 16 hours, 28 minutes ago
Aspen Aerogels, Inc. said it raised $22.5 million in a convertible note financing and has decided not to pursue an initial public offering. The company said it will withdraw its S-1 registration statement.The new […]
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Emerging Managers 16 hours, 30 minutes ago
sister magazine Buyouts is reporting the two biggest NY State pensions are both expanding their private equity staffs
Luisa Beltran wrote a new post, Tableau Shares Soar 64%, NEA’s Stake Worth $940 Million 17 hours, 5 minutes ago
Shares of Tableau Software soared nearly 64% on Friday, promising a massive return for its venture capital backers New Enterprise Associates and Meritech Capital Partners.
Yesterday, Tableau raised $254.2 […]
