Private Equity
This week, two widely read pieces have been published about the trials and tribulations of Kleiner Perkins -- and how it plans to regain its spot at the top of the venture capital universe. But neither addresses the biggest issue confronting the 41-year-old firm.
3 min read · 09 May 2013
Bunker Hill Capital, a Boston-based private equity firm, has acquired Dyno Holdco, LLC, the exclusive licensee of the Singer brand for sewing accessories and a large producer and marketer of holiday decorative home products. Dyno, based in Pompano Beach, Fla., was previously owned by TG Capital Corp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
4 min read · 08 May 2013
Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey has been filming himself (and his toothpick) all over San Francisco, Groupon just beat Wall Street's revenue expectations in the first quarter, former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling could be out of jail by 2017, and so much more!
1 min read · 08 May 2013
Balderton Capital, one of Europe's largest venture capital groups, is in the market for a fifth fund, according to a just-published SEC Form D.
3 min read · 07 May 2013
A call for kill switches to deactivate stolen phones, David Einhorn buys more Apple, and can John Doerr possibly reclaim the venture capital throne? And so much more!
1 min read · 07 May 2013
TenFarms, a Los Angeles, Calif.-based startup focused on advertising technologies for smartphones and tablets, has raised $2.7 million in funding from undisclosed sources, in what the company is characterizing simply as "angel funding." The money, says TenFarms, will be used for further development of its applications.
3 min read · 07 May 2013
ePrize, a Pleasant Ridge, Michigan-based company that specializes in mobile, social and Web campaigns and was acquired last summer by the private equity firm Catterton Partners, is itself announcing an acquisition. Under terms that aren't being disclosed, ePrize has purchased Promotions.com, a company that offers brand contents and other "consumer-activation tactic." The move marks ePrize's fifth acquisition is less than two years.
2 min read · 06 May 2013
In Hong Kong, companies are stocking up on bankers to bolster their IPO chances. In Silicon Valley, snarky blogs make a comeback. And Mark Zuckerberg and Kevin Systrom on what really happened when Facebook bought Instagram. And so much more!
1 min read · 06 May 2013
Google Ventures has hired away MG Siegler from CrunchFund, a seed and early stage fund Siegler helped launch with famed tech blogger Michael Arrington less than two years ago.
2 min read · 06 May 2013
Fastback Networks, a San Jose-based mobile infrastructure company, has closed a $15 million round led by the venture firm Matrix Partners. Existing investors, including Foundation Capital; Granite Capital; and Juniper Networks, through its Junos Innovation Fund, also participated in the Series B financing. Fastback Networks raised $11 million in Series A funding in 2011.
3 min read · 06 May 2013
