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peHUB Second Opinion 6.27
Thirty-year-old Battery Ventures hires its first female partner. Oh yes it did. The S.E.C. has filed civil charges against Phil Falcone. Now the question is: what will his aggressively fashionable wife wear to the trial? Google unveils a rotund little streaming media device (pictured), makes official its tablet computer designed to take on both Apple and Amazon, and, [...]
The European Counter Argument: Lawyer Sees Venture Opportunities In The Making
The lure will be a weak European currency – should the Euro survive – giving investors more bang for their buck. Companies will be starved for capital and willing to cut attractive deals.
Irving Place CEO Howard Backs President Obama and Believes He Will Win in November
John Howard, Irving Place’s CEO, is voting “his heart” and not his pocketbook in backing President Obama.
Bankers at Buyouts Chicago Say Middle Market M&A Isn’t Seeing a Slowdown
Bankers at Buyouts Chicago claim they’re not seeing a slowdown in the M&A market. But some don’t agree.
Venture to Get Slashed in Pension Reorg
The Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System plans to cut more than half its allocation to venture capital over the next ten years as part of a move to increase portfolio liquidity. Are more pensions likely to follow suit?
peHUB First Read
Click on this morning’s First Read to find out more about the Gates Foundation shift towards venture capital, Facebook’s neutral Citi rating and how to fundraise if you’re a biotech co seeking alternative funding.
peHUB Second Opinion 6.26
In this edition, you’ll learn of a Facebook tell-all, why it may be troublesville for Zynga, and how one Wall Street Journal intern just got herself canned. And there’s more!
Shindig Photos: Lookin’ Good, Chicago!
Did you go to our peHUB Shindig last night in Chicago? Check out our photo album, with more than 90 pics from the event!
Jim Breyer Goes Public with Breyer Capital: Updated
Numerous stories today about a new, Boston-based company mentioned the involvement of Breyer Capital, the low-flying growth-stage fund of Jim Breyer. That’s probably no accident.
Sheiner Will Exit Onex June 30 and Launch Altas Partners the Next Day
After 17 years with Onex Corp., Sheiner to start his new firm, Altas Partners.
Feature Excerpt: Exit Opportunities Aplenty From Asian Strategics
Companies based in Japan and China have ratcheted up their pace of acquisitions of sponsor-backed companies, presenting a potentially lucrative source of exits for private equity firms.
VCJ Report: Online Pets Industry is Wagging its Tail Again
Although the sock puppet and Pets.com are more than 10 years in the past, many might think investors are barking up the wrong tree, as VCs show a new interest in the online pets sector