Private Equity
Blackstone led off the earnings season with the 'best year' yet. But with the recent performance of listed firms like the Carlyle Group and Oaktree Capital Group, LBO firms have been making an impressive run on public markets.
2 min read · 01 February 2013
Taking you into the Super Bowl weekend, the Hub has picks for the weekend, the press getting hacked and whether we need to rename PE, already.
1 min read · 01 February 2013
Mega-retailer Amazon is enjoying some serious pop in its stock after the company came out with its results. What did not impress--and should concern many VCs--was Amazon's details on its LivingSocial investment.
2 min read · 30 January 2013
WatchDox, the California-based enterprise technology company, just completed a $12 million round. Millennium Technology Value Partners will join existing backers including Blackstone, Gemini Israel Funds, Shasta Ventures and Shlomo Kramer in the round, which brings the company’s total funding to $35 million.
6 min read · 29 January 2013
Home sharing startup Airbnb has too much momentum to stop in jurisdictions like New York City. But one tony Napa County town is successfully taking on the company, thanks to its local government.
3 min read · 28 January 2013
The National Venture Capital Association is drawing some new lines, and perhaps blurring old ones.
2 min read · 28 January 2013
Private equity pros are hitting the road, and they might make a long stay of it. And why not: with investment opportunities on the links, on the slopes and in the sand, they’ve got an opportunity to mix R&R with IRR. peHUB breaks down some of the biggest “suite” deals...
2 min read · 28 January 2013
We covered fundraising news, big LBOs and our guest bloggers kept readers clicking. Check out our posts of the week.
1 min read · 28 January 2013
The Rays saddle up to hit the road, the tech sector challenges its newest entrepreneurs and look who's on board for the next Star Wars!
1 min read · 25 January 2013
AppNexus, the New York-based real-time advertising display platform, closed a $75 million Series D round led by Technology Crossover Ventures. TCV, it was recently reported at peHUB, is currently raising a new fund.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
