Private Equity
The University of California's investment chief has left -- somewhat abruptly. Seven key metrics to consider when judging Marisa Mayer's first year as Yahoo CEO. Tesla's shares plummet. And more!
1 min read · 16 July 2013
Ayasdi is a 50-person startup that’s automating the insights that companies can glean from their own data, and today, it’s announced that it has raised $30.6 million from Institutional Venture Partners, Citi Ventures and GE Ventures. The money looks like a smart bet.
3 min read · 16 July 2013
Dominique Strauss-Kahn reemerges in finance -- in Russia. Detroit: From Motor City to recessionary wasteland to hipster hotbed. No joke. And the 10 most charitable companies in the U.S. And more!
1 min read · 15 July 2013
Google’s Schmidt: Hollywood should take content pirates to court. The owners of Hulu, having plotted a breakup twice now, have decided again to stay together. And the Amazon review as a comedic art form. And more!
1 min read · 13 July 2013
The rise of Julie Larson-Green, the heir apparent at Microsoft. Want to be more successful? Wake up at 4.a.m. And the number Facebook doesn't want you to see. Plus, more!
1 min read · 11 July 2013
Product-naming expert David Placek says the monikers chosen for some new venture funds leave a lot to be desired. Find out who missed the mark.
3 min read · 11 July 2013
Why Italy could be fertile ground for deal-makers. America' s most expensive colleges. (The real list.) And the 11 creepiest things about LinkedIn. And more!
1 min read · 10 July 2013
Volition Capital, a Boston-based growth equity firm, has raised $80 million toward its second fund, according to an SEC filing.
2 min read · 10 July 2013
Investors are no longer head over heels for China as just 26.9% of those surveyed recently characterize the evolution of private equity and venture capital in the country as "very good" or “fairly good."
2 min read · 10 July 2013
It’s cause for celebration, if only a little. According to the newest data out of Cambridge Associates, U.S. private equity and venture capital funds bested public equities in the fourth quarter of last year, returning 3.5 percent and 1.2 percent, respectively. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq, the Russell 2000, and the S&P 500 all showed negative returns in comparison.
1 min read · 09 July 2013
