Posted on: January 29, 2013 by Steve Bills
With a buyout of Dell Inc. apparently gathering steam, we thought it might be opportune to tap the collective wisdom our readers on the signficance of the deal. A quick recap: A group of investors led by Silver Lake appears to be nearing an agreement with company founder and CEO Michael Dell, who owns 16 [...]
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Silver Lake, The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Posted on: October 5, 2011 by cnolan
Asian mobile media company Affle has raised more than $10 million from D2 Communications Inc., a Japanese mobile advertising company. Affle has also raised Series A and B venture money from investors including Microsoft Corp., Itochu Corp., Bennett Coleman & Co. and Centurion Private Equity.
Tags: Centurion Private Equity, Itochu Corp., Microsoft Corp.
Posted on: September 21, 2011 by cnolan
Microsoft Corp., August Capital and Mayfield Fund are pouring $61 million into advertising technology company Adchemy Inc. At the same time, Microsoft announced a renewed partnership to expand the availability of Adchemy’s technology for Microsoft adCenter customers. The Series E round brings Adchemy’s funding to roughly $120 million.
Tags: August Capital, Mayfield Fund, Microsoft Corp.