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peHUB Rewind

Posted on: May 8, 2010 by Erin GriffithNo Comments »

Here’s a look at the last week’s worth of scoops, data, and analysis from the peHUB team. Catch up on what you missed before it goes behind our paywall…

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Exclusive: Jesse Rogers Leaving Golden Gate Capital

Deal Scoop: Venture Capitalists Recap Exit41

How the NYSE is Winning Over Silicon Valley

April 2010: “An Overdose of Hubris and a Deficiency of Caution”

Useful Tips for Navigating A Crazy Credit Environment

Could Mass. Insurance Mess Affect Caritas Christi Sale?

PE Debt Watch (Upgrades and Downgrades)

Lexington Partners Extends Fundraising Period, May Aim for Largest Ever Secondaries Fund

Finder of iPhone Prototype Tracked Down via Social Networking “Clues”

Shervin Pishevar on the Startup Visa Movement

5 Questions for Norman Winarsky on Siri and What’s Next from SRI

K9 Ventures Closes Its First Microfund

Live From the Google (Ventures) Plex

Yawn: PE-Backed Bankruptcies Not Even Moving the Radar

Democrat or Republican, David Rubenstein Will Laugh at Your Jokes

Exclusive: Olympus Partners Buying Into Churchill Financial

Laundry Room Chronicles: Discussing Distressed Debt

M&A Monday (On a Tuesday)

Active Network Co-Founder Returns with Bump.com

peHUB Rewind

Posted on: May 1, 2010 by Erin GriffithNo Comments »

Here’s a look at the last week’s worth of scoops, data, and analysis from the peHUB team. Catch up on what you missed before it goes behind our paywall…

All First Reads | All Second Opinions

All You Have Is Your Word

Mint’s Founder on Blippy: I Don’t Get It

Don’t Cross An Executive Recruiter

Quadrangle Secures Big Return from Protection One

Lise Buyer on Bad Banker Behavior, Anxious VCs, and Whether Twitter Could Go Public Tomorrow

Jon Moulton’s Private Equity Glossary

Is Apollo PE’s Only Go-Shopper?

Bertram Capital Back In Market with Second Fund

Tech Titans: Inside the Company That’s Keeping Them Safe from Kidnappers, and Pie Throwers

In Defense of Quitting a Startup

Is Distressed Fundraising Still Red Hot?

When Good Performance Is A Bad Thing

HealthCare Ventures Raising Ninth Fund

Apple/Siri Notes: Scoble “Is A Very Smart Guy”

peHUB Rewind

Posted on: April 24, 2010 by Erin GriffithNo Comments »

Here’s a look at the last week’s worth of scoops, data, and analysis from the peHUB team. Catch up on what you missed before it goes behind our paywall…

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A Few Good Regulators

Raj Gupta Isn’t the First New Silk Route Pro with Insider Trading Troubles

Jobs Site Glassdoor.com Soaring on Anonymous Contributions

PE Debt Watch (Upgrades and Downgrades)

Hugo Boss Reverses Course, Will Keep Ohio Factory Open

How To Run A Media Event

Should Banks Invest in Private Equity?

Don’t Bury Consumer Protection

Jeff Jarvis on Facebook’s Open Graph: “It’s Inside Out and Upside Down”

Chris Dodd Sits On The Side of Angels

SEC Accuses Detroit Private Equity Firm of Fraud

Blueprint Ventures Announces Shutdown

Bessemer Says Goodbye to Pair of Partners

Giant Secondary Deal is a Win-Win

Blackstone Results: Dripping in Positivity

Sankaty Closes MM Debt Fund

Money for Nothing, Content for Free

Pana.ma CEO Hayden Wants to Hear Your Voice Messages

Looking for New Markets? Try These.

Pre-IPO Dividend? Fine By Investors

Yes Virginia, There Were LP Defaults in 2009

Take a VC / PE Survey

Dear Tom Hicks, A Word Please?

CrowdFlower CEO Helped in Haitian Relief

Google Buys Stealth Hardware Startup Agnilux

Wellspring Limps Along in Fundraising Market

Pick-Up in PE Handoffs a Symptom of “Use It or Lose It”?

Why Growth Equity Is The Best Risk/Reward in Private Equity

peHUB Rewind

Posted on: April 10, 2010 by Erin GriffithNo Comments »

Here’s a look at the last week’s worth of scoops, data, and analysis from the peHUB team. Catch up on what you missed before it goes behind our paywall…

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Is the Media Putting Too Much Stock in SharesPost?

Avoiding Pneumonia When An Investor Catches A Cold

Hiring an MBA This Summer? Join Our Desperate Intern Drive

The PEC Doth Protest Too Much?

Prosper for Startups? MicroVentures Forms P2P Angel Marketplace

Deal Scoop: Advent Selling Shoes for Crews

Exclusive: Catterton Investing in Uppy’s

Investors Like Controversial Site Unvarnished, Give it $500K, with More Likely to Follow Soon

Papa Murphy’s Deal Garners Boom-Era Multiple With Credit Crunch-Era Financing

Yelp to Small Business Owners: How’s This? Is This Better?

The Future of Venture Capital Is Gross

CIT Sells Edgeview Back to Partners

Laundry Room Chronicles: Where Are The Private Equity Exits?

Housatonic Raises, Closes Fund Five

ConAgra In Talks To Buy Elan Nutrition from Sun Capital

Lex Gets Lazy on PE Fee Story

So Much for Net Neutrality

peHUB Rewind

Posted on: April 2, 2010 by Erin GriffithNo Comments »

Here’s a look at the last week’s worth of scoops, data, and analysis from the peHUB team. Catch up on what you missed before it goes behind our paywall…

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Tesla Earnings Decelerate in Q4

March Madness Update: We’ve Got A Leader

Peoria Looks Down On Googleplex

iPhone, SchmiPhone: Only One in Five Americans Using Smartphones

ZipCar Begins to Rev Its IPO Engine

Buyouts Announces Deal of the Year Winners

Monte Brem Opening Stepstone’s Beijing Office

Cloudera Tops VCJ’s Inaugural List of 20 Most Promising Startups

FourSquare Funding Battle: And Then There Were Three…

Are “Lazy” Reviewers Behind Yelp’s Alleged Extortionist Scheming?

DRI Crosses Fundraising Target, Doesn’t Stop

Prelim Data: PE Dealmaking Decreases in Q1

Thoughts on Today’s Buyout-Pension Powwow

VCJ 20 Most Promising Startups – The Full List

M&A Monday (On a Tuesday)

A Peek at ThreatMetrix, and Why It’s Becoming Integral to a Lot of Other Startups

A Penthouse Fit for a VP Level Employee at a Booming Pre-IPO Startup

The Demise of The Mad Men

Much Ado About Not Too Much

Cleantech Investments Bounced Back in Q1

peHUB Rewind

Posted on: March 27, 2010 by Erin GriffithNo Comments »

Here’s a look at the last week’s worth of scoops, data, and analysis from the peHUB team. Catch up on what you missed before it goes behind our paywall…

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Facebook Addiction Up for the Young and Blasé

Yale Raises Its Private Equity Allocation, But Not By Choice

The Great Financial ‘Purge’ Is Over. Bring on the Credit, Please.

New Book Demystifies the Cloud

Media Vet Scott Marden Rejoins Compass Partners, Plans To Raise $600 Million PE Fund

Q&A with Niklas Zennström, On Atomico Fundraise and European Venture Capital

Book Interviews

Where Does Healthcare Fit in The New Normal?

Excelerate Labs: Will it Accelerate Deal Flow in Chicago?

M&A Monday

VC (and PE) Thoughts on Healthcare Reform Bill

Phil Canfield of GTCR on Fund Expiration Dates and the Coming M&A Influx

Fun with Filings: Apollo Discloses New Shares & Salaries

SpeakerText Founder Matt Mireles on Becoming Famous Overnight, Fundraising, and Why He’s Soon Ditching New York for Silicon Valley

What Does Healthcare Reform Mean for Healthcare Investing

VC-Backed Bust: BioFuelBox Shuts Down

peHUB Rewind

Posted on: March 20, 2010 by Erin GriffithNo Comments »

Here’s a look at the last week’s worth of scoops, data, and analysis from the peHUB team. Catch up on what you missed before it goes behind our paywall…

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Risk Is Part of The VC Game

San Francisco Shindig Tickets Now On Sale

Exclusive: CalSTRS Names Private Equity Investment Chief

PE Community Helps Launch City Year London

Apax Banks 4.5x on Tommy Hilfiger, Invests in PVH Again

5 Questions with Social Media Expert Rachel Polish

M&A Monday

What Dodd Bill Would Mean for Venture Capital and Private Equity

peHUB Rewind

Posted on: March 13, 2010 by Erin GriffithNo Comments »

Here’s a look at the last week’s worth of scoops, data, and analysis from the peHUB team. Catch up on what you missed before it goes behind our paywall…

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Joanna Rees Gets an Introduction to San Francisco Voters

peHUB Returns To Boston – Shindig on March 31

Is New York’s Startup Scene Surpassing Boston’s? Not So Fast

Spark Capital Backs Postabon

New Yorker to Washington: Please Do Away with PE Tax Breaks?

The New Dork: An Entrepreneur State of Mind

Canada Posed To Scrap Impediment to U.S. Investment

Chris Dixon: The Ultimate Founder’s Founder

Look, Forget the Yacht; Think Camper Trailer

He’s Back: Dan Rosensweig on Becoming CEO of Chegg – and How He Feels about Yahoo Today

Amazon Shrugs in Colorado

Inside One Very Private Equity Firm

PwC: Expect A “Robust” IPO Market in 2010

Time To Put The Carried Interest Debate To Bed

Laundry Room Chronicles: Placement Agents & FINRA

Chris Dixon on Arugula-Eating Liberals, the Downside of Destination Sites and the Future of Hunch

Sesame Street Jumps Into Social Networking; Fans Notice

VC Bookworm

peHUB Rewind

Posted on: February 27, 2010 by Erin GriffithNo Comments »

Here’s a look at the last week’s worth of scoops, data, and analysis from the peHUB team. Catch up on what you missed before it goes behind our paywall…

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Reid Hoffman Explains Putting His Angel Days Behind Him

Why VC Bloat is Bad for Everyone

Yelp Gets Sued for “Extortion

Q&A on Navigation Capital’s Smart Grid Roll-Up

One (Tech Analyst) Parent on Google’s Buzz and Keeping Her Kids Safe Online

SecondMarket Goes Illiquid in Asia

Are Bankers’ “Bizarre” Choices Spoiling the IPO Market?

Fundraising Updates: Snow Phipps, Baird, Northern Trust, Thayer Hidden Creek, Rockland, Maranon Mezz

Processing Computer Science

DAG Ventures Hits $500m Target

Dumb Terminals, Redux

Cell Phone Recycler Rings Up Some Cash

Intel Announcement: Much Ado About Nothing

Blackstone Q4 Earnings: “One Way or Another”

PE Pro Turns to Banking

Citibank Blocks Bank Account of Gay Social Network

Tom Perkins Tells Off Washington (Today, for Some Reason)

peHUB Rewind

Posted on: February 20, 2010 by Erin GriffithNo Comments »

Here’s a look at the last week’s worth of scoops, data, and analysis from the peHUB team. Catch up on what you missed before it goes behind our paywall…

All First Reads | All Second Opinions

Clear Channel Bankruptcy No Longer Imminent

Bright Spot in News Corp’s Digital Media Group? IGN Entertainment, Seemingly

It’s Alive… Sequoia Capital’s Heritage Fund Returns

Kellogg Conference Notebooks

In Memoriam: Edd Hendee

Hey CalPERS: Where’s That Investment Report?

M&A Monday (On a Tuesday)

A Startup Tries To Inject Better Odds Into Fertility Industry