Texan oil exploration and production company Cobalt International Energy Inc. has commenced a public offering of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, all of which will be offered by selling stockholders affiliated with U.S. and Canadian private equity firms First Reserve Corp., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Riverstone Holdings, The Carlyle Group, and KERN Partners. Cobalt was acquired by these firms at the time of its establishment in 2005, and went public in 2009.

Investment banking firm Peter J. Solomon Company has appointed David A. Shiffman as a managing director in its retail, e-commerce and distribution group. A former partner and head of retail investment banking at Goldman, Sachs & Co, Shiffman will join other senior retail bankers in providing strategic advice to clients. PRESS RELEASE Peter J. Solomon [...]

LifeLock, Inc. said it completed its acquisition of ID Analytics and raised more than $100 million in preferred equity to pay for the deal. The list of participating investors reads like a who’s who of the venture business. Included were Bessemer Venture Partners, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Symantec Corporation, River [...]