Private Equity
Bain Capital packs its bags for the islands while other LBO shops are hitting the slopes and teeing up on the links. Private equity firms are making investments close to some MDs' core competencies, it seems.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
In this week's top 10, we've got LBO deals galore, fundraisings and the IPO class of 2013.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Google's on the move, big nuggets and where the pursuit of happiness just might take you--that's how we're wrapping the week up at peHUB this Friday.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
Who's going to go public in '13? peHUB plays oddsmaker in this week's slideshow.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
Early-stage California-based investor Redpoint Ventures has closed a $400 million fifth fund, the firm announced. Investments for the VC include HomeAway, Qihoo and Heroku.
2 min read · 16 January 2013
Khosla Ventures and Floodgate are leading a $10.25 million round in big data company Ayasdi. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) also contributed earlier funding to the project, along with the National Science Foundation. Ayasdi was founded by Gurjeet Singh and Gunnar Carlsson.
5 min read · 16 January 2013
Private equity has got its eye on the tech space—and 2013 could be the year where aging mega-corporates begin to see increased interest from LBO shops looking to make the most of one-time technology darlings on the decline.
3 min read · 16 January 2013
Woody Allen's hypochondria, the beginning of the end for the Knickerbockers and Apollo says 'no' to an LBO target. Here's your Tuesday morning First Read...
1 min read · 15 January 2013
New York-based mobile ad company Pontiflex has completed a $7.7 million round of funding; Techcrunch is reporting that Blackstone led the round. Other Pontiflex backers include RRE Ventures and New Atlantic Ventures. The company also submitted a filing with the SEC.
1 min read · 14 January 2013
New York-based e-commerce site Refinery29 has reeled in $3.5 million en route to a $4 million round, according to a federal filing submitted by the company. Existing backers for the startup include First Round Capital and Floodgate.
1 min read · 14 January 2013
