by asormani
Posted on: May 21, 2013 by asormaniNo Comments »
The job’s board this week features an associate position at Goldman Sachs; a private markets consultant post at Strategic Investment Solutions; a Silicon Valley portfolio manager at Microsoft and a financial analyst position at ThomVest Ventures.
by Steve Bills
Posted on: May 21, 2013 by Steve BillsNo Comments »
Billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon is placing a big bet on mid-market lending by backing a new firm that is seeking to raise a $750 million debt fund aiming at the lower end of the middle market, two sources told sister magazine Buyouts.
by Mark Boslet
Posted on: May 21, 2013 by Mark BosletNo Comments »
PeHUB took a look at this year’s 18 venture-backed IPOs to see where the action has been. Its analysis shows that companies trading above their IPO price greatly outnumber those that have sunk below it. The score is 12 above to six below.
by asormani
Posted on: May 21, 2013 by asormaniNo Comments »
This Tuesday morning First Read brings you five traits to look for in start-up employees; an insight into the success of sovereign wealth funds and a musing on the rarity of mergers among start-ups and VCs.
Posted on: May 20, 2013 by Mahendra Ramsinghani2 Comments »
The problem with the Midas List is that it focuses on individuals when venture capital is a team sport; it’s like giving a medal only to the member of a relay team who crosses the finish line, says guest columnist Mahendra Ramsinghani.
Posted on: May 20, 2013 by Luisa BeltranNo Comments »
Olympus Partners has hit a first close of more than $1.7 billion for its sixth fund and expects to hold a final close on $2.5 billion by the end of next month, a source tells peHUB.
Posted on: May 20, 2013 by Connie LoizosNo Comments »
Will Tumblr “screw up” Yahoo? GE Ventures officially opens for business in Silicon Valley. Seamless and Grubhub have merged into an online food-ordering hydra. And so much more!
by Steve Gelsi
Posted on: May 20, 2013 by Steve GelsiNo Comments »
More M&A of deals under $500 mln are being considered this year by executives, an Ernst & Young survey says.
by reuters-news
Posted on: May 20, 2013 by reuters-newsNo Comments »
Yahoo Inc said it is acquiring blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, a bold bet by Chief Executive Marissa Mayer to revitalize the struggling Internet pioneer by co-opting a Web property with strong visitor traffic but little revenue, Reuters said.
by Mark Boslet
Posted on: May 20, 2013 by Mark BosletNo Comments »
The Mohr Davidow GP says he will focus on IPOs, broadening the association’s reach and finding a replacement for retiring president Mark Heesen.
by asormani
Posted on: May 20, 2013 by asormaniNo Comments »
Find out the latest after the weekend with news about Silicon Valley; Chinese conglomerate Fosun’s $1bn dream; a look at who’s who in tech and biotech and what Tumblr’s sale means for New York start-ups.
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
The surging popularity of bitcoin has some brand-name venture capitalists investing real money in the controversial virtual currency. Just since
Author : laragon
It’s that time of the year when every VC (or, well, most VCs) secretly pulls up Forbes’ Midas list and,
Author : mahendra
TPG has had much luck tapping the IPO market during the past 12 months. The PE firm’s most recent success
Author : lbeltran
This week marks the one-year anniversary of Facebook’s public offering, one of the most highly anticipated market events in Wall
Author : connieloizos
Blackstone Group LP is planning to create a hedge fund which will consist of the boldest trades from the third-party
Author : reuters-news
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