Private Equity
3 min read · 24 January 2011
More Snitchin’!: A Morgan Stanley managing director is accused of passing along info in the Galleon investigation Bidding: Sanofi’s offer for Genzyme is extended until Feb. 15 Selling: Novartis strikes Genoptix oncology deal Every Day Matters: Ackman hops onto the JCPenney board
1 min read · 24 January 2011
It’s Off!: GNC Holdings weighs IPO after China’s Bright Food backs off deal talk Signs of a Bubble: World Economic Forum figures we can afford to double down on credit Sorry, PE: I don’t think President Obama was suggesting you weigh in again on the Volcker Rule However: The President will be taking advice from one business pro—GE’s Jeffrey Immelt Getting Bullish: Hal Rosser's not the only one who likes the consumer space; Hiter Harris sees potential in the space as well
1 min read · 21 January 2011
2 min read · 21 January 2011
Google: Big news, Schmidt out, but the company’s already shifting gears, prepping a Groupon competitor Embargoed: Google also apparently managed to talk themselves out of getting scooped Everyday Struggle: Venture capital works to regain its footing in the Northwest No Gov, New Gig: Meg Whitman takes a seat on the H-P board, as does Dominique Senequier, CEO of AXA Private Equity
1 min read · 21 January 2011
Splittin’: Steve Eisman may leave FrontPoint Partners to lead his own shop Selling: Will Wendy’s unload Arby’s? Small Ball: Silicon Valley Bank’s Jim Anderson thinks VCs should focus more on it Sharing: You wouldn’t have hedgies out-donating you, right, folks? Sounds like just the kind of feeder fund the world needs. Scamming: Predatory investors are trying to cash in on Steve Jobs’ health issues
1 min read · 20 January 2011
Going Public: Wilbur Ross’ automotive parts maker IAC Getting Bought: Lovefilm, acquired by Amazon, providing a handsome exit for Balderton Capital, DFJ Esprit and Index Ventures Yes, But Will it Impact the Release Date of iPad2?: Apple faces pollution criticism in China Getting Funding: CloudTalk hauls $5.2 million in Series A funding
1 min read · 20 January 2011
2 min read · 19 January 2011
Paging Dr. Seuss: President Obama hears a Hu Personnel File: How to deal with misbehaving board members, VC edition If I was President: Citigroup names Havens as its new COO and president Crushing It: The iPad’s sales whip expectations Next Up: Sony will unveil its PlayStation phone next month
1 min read · 19 January 2011
A series of high-profile reminders have government agencies and international businesses scrambling to tighten up their data and document storage and security. The reality is, quite simply, that they have not—and perhaps cannot—control data sufficiently. The new question is: can they ever? Regardless of whether companies and bureaucracies can sufficiently contain their data in the Internet age, their ongoing efforts to do so will generate profits for investors in the next generation of data storage and security firms. Some of the revelations leaked—almost in immediate succession—by the international network established by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, and by others, separately, have been innocuous, amusing, or, on a more serious level...
3 min read · 19 January 2011
