But, If You Order Now… The President courts Wall St., which seems to have turned a deaf ear to the leader of the free world who called them fat cats Serenity NOW! Meditation reduces risk of heart attacks No, Not THAT! How the Dow could plunge back to recession levels Just Not Today: Futures looking better after a strong Monday
1 min read · 28 June 2011
Got Our Emails? Get our e-mails… totally free! So, You Went Long on Chinese Timber: Paulson is forced to address the Sino-Forest mess The Pain Continues: More on the Skype stock option snafu Listen to this Man: Soros calls out the Euro
1 min read · 27 June 2011
2 min read · 24 June 2011
Ya Blew It! Botched turnaround costs Radio Shack S&P 500 membership The Quickbar Strikes Back! Twitter plots more aggressive ad strategy Dealing: Providence Equity Partners in exclusive talks for Blackboard That Was a Breeze: Wind turbine company Danotek snaps up more funding
1 min read · 24 June 2011
Yesterday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made public its definition of venture capital firms for the purposes of exemption from SEC registration requirements. VCs and the NVCA hoped, with bated breath, that few if any VC firms would get sucked into the same category as private equity and hedge funds. But even exempt firms face some filing requirements and could be subject to SEC examinations under a separate SEC rulemaking. (Austin Ventures recently hired a combination compliance officer and general counsel, raising questions about the extent of such requirements. In addition...
2 min read · 23 June 2011
2 min read · 23 June 2011
O-Bieber Fever! POTUS and the kid wonder descend on NYC Oh, THAAAT Offer… Hulu hires advisers for potential deal What a Pop! EA reportedly eyes PopCap games in $1B deal Xconomy Update: On the Seattle life sciences investing scene
1 min read · 23 June 2011
DEI Holdings has completed its deal to sell to private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners, the firms said in a joint statement. DEI Holdings, the electronics company that makes, among its other products, Polk Audio home theater systems, was taken private from the Pink Sheets for $4.46 per share in cash, or about $305 million. The company’s existing management will remain in place.
3 min read · 22 June 2011
Matthew Roe will join Crescendo Biologics as its chief business officer, the company announced. The healthcare veteran comes from Genzyme Corp., where he most recently served as senior director of business development and licensing. The company has raised £4.5 million in seed funding from life sciences investors, Sofinnova Partners, Avlar BioVentures and the Rainbow Seed Fund.
2 min read · 22 June 2011
AOL and Fleaflicker, the fantasy football site, are no more. The Internet company sent e-mails to users on Wednesday stating that the company has been acquired by its original founder, Ori Schwartz. Terms of the deal were not publicized. As of July 22, AOL will no longer operate the Fleaflicker service, the company said.
1 min read · 22 June 2011
