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Week’s Top 10 Posts Focus on Steve Jobs, Returns at UTIMCO and Euro FoFs Entering U.S.

Posted on: October 7, 2011 by Lawrence J. AragonNo Comments »

Time to catch up on your reading. Here are the 10 most popular posts among peHUB’s regular readers for Oct. 3 to Oct. 7.

One: Slideshow: UTIMCO in 17 Active Funds with IRRs > 25% – by Lawrence Aragon
Two: Union Square, Other Early Stage Tech VCs Kick Ass for UTIMCO (slideshow) – by Lawrence Aragon
Three: Slideshow: European Fund-of-Funds Build Up U.S. Offices – by Angela Sormani
Four: Slideshow: PE-Backed M&A Jumps in Q3 and Here’s the Top 5 Deals – by Luisa Beltran
Five: Slideshow: More LBO Targets in the CRO Market – by Bernard Vaughan
Six: Promising Portfolios: Asset Values Top Contributed Capital In Recent Cal Regents Venture Funds (Slideshow) – by Mark Boslet
Seven: Infographic: PE vs. VC in Battle of Compensation – by David Toll
Eight: How Will You Remember Steve Jobs? – by Lawrence Aragon
Nine: Comvest Group Lands $580M Fund – by staff
Ten: A Pension Fund Does Away with the Middleman: the VC – by Connie Loizos

Tags: Compensation, ComVest Group, Steve Jobs, Union Square, University of California, UTIMCO

Social Investing Network Covestor Inks $4M Round

Posted on: September 1, 2011 by cnolanNo Comments »

Covestor, a social networking company focused on personal investing, has sealed $4 million in fresh capital, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Formed in 2008, the company previously raised around $3.6 million from investors including Union Square, Spark Capital and Amadeus Capital. The company’s board includes Spark Capital’s Todd Dagres; Ann Glover of Amadeus Capital; and Albert Wenger from Union Square Ventures.