Retired Intel chairman of the board and CEO Craig Barrett and retired Avnet chairman of the board and CEO Roy Vallee, have been elected to Tallwave's board of directors. Both senior executives previously held positions on Tallwave's advisory board. Launched in 2010, Tallwave describes itself as a "commercializor".
4 min read · 24 April 2013
Chinese law firm Zhong Lun Law Firm is opening a New York office. The firm is celebrating its 20 year anniversary.
3 min read · 24 April 2013
Find out the latest private equity and venture capital updates with this morning's First Read which unveils a Japanese Google Glass rival, where all the innovation is coming from and what Twitter desperately needs.
1 min read · 24 April 2013
This week there are associate vacancies up for grabs within the venture, mid-market, mezzanine and pension fund arenas.
2 min read · 23 April 2013
John R. Hempill, Jack Kiley and MaryJeanette Dee have joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partners in the firm's New York office. Sheppard Mullin is a full service global 100 law firm with 630 attorneys in 16 offices located in the United States, Europe and Asia.
4 min read · 23 April 2013
UK-based mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital has backed the 30 million pounds ($45.6 million) management buyout and expansion financing of Drake & Morgan. Drake & Morgan is a London-based bar-restaurant group and was founded in 2008 by the Imbiba Partnership, a specialist bar and restaurant investment partnership.
5 min read · 23 April 2013
This morning First Read reveals how to make a million; which VC firm GSK is partnering with for drug discovery and who has taken a $2bn stake in Microsoft.
1 min read · 23 April 2013
The London Pensions Fund Authority has appointed Sir Merrick Cockell as deputy chairman. The LPFA has also added of three pensions industry veterans to its board.
2 min read · 22 April 2013
THE Football App has raised its first institutional funding with a 10 million euro ($13 million) Series A from a syndicate led by Earlybird Venture Capital. THE Football App aggregates data, media content and services from providers around the world and bundles them into a “one stop shop” for football fans.
3 min read · 22 April 2013
LOI Thermprocess GmbH, a Tenova subsidiary company, has acquired Metall Technologie Holding Group, from European Capital, an affiliate of American Capital Ltd. Completion of the acquisition is subject to approval by the relevant antitrust authorities.
2 min read · 22 April 2013
