A Friendly Ear? For PE? So What’s Next for Old Grey? Up Next: Here comes Roundy’s! Congress Sucks: Here’s thing most of all of us can agree on Here It Comes: The Big Slowdown Maybe The US isn’t feeling so gassy after all New CEO for trade association Racing to the finish Line: Armstrong latest star to advise Mobli Lessons in Life Science: It doesn't pay to be smug Big Data is a friend of the earth Riverside Celebrates robust year and opening of London office Carlyle Middle East Head Quits following disagreement over strategy in region
1 min read · 30 January 2012
Mo Koyfman, who has been with Spark Capital since 2008, has been promoted to general partner. He will be based in the firm’s New York office. Since joining Spark, Koyfman has worked on deals including Skillshare, Work Market, Svpply, gdgt, and Aviary.
2 min read · 27 January 2012
Fluoro-Seal Holdings LLC, the provider of adhesion and surface enhancement products, has been acquired by Arsenal Capital Partners, the New York private equity firm. Specifics on the deal were not publicized.
3 min read · 27 January 2012
CollabNet, the California-based enterprise cloud developer is adding Promod Haque, a managing partner with Norwest Venture Partners, to its board of directors. Additionally, the company brought on Tony Farinaro as senior vice president, worldwide services and Laurence Sweeney as vice president, enterprise transformation.
4 min read · 27 January 2012
Semiconductor MagnaChip, based in Korea, will acquire Dawin Electronics, another semiconductor company that Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), Fast Recovery Diode (FRD) and MOSFET modules. Dawin is headquartered in South Korea, with offices in China and Europe. Specifics on the deal were not publicized.
2 min read · 27 January 2012
IA Ventures and Softbank led a $1.7 million investment in Visual Revenue, the predictive analytics firm for online publishing, and were joined by the company’s existing investors. Visual Revenue concurrently announced new job opportunities in engineering at the firm.
2 min read · 27 January 2012
You Don’t Get the daily peHUB Wire? Well, this is your chance. Please teach this man about football Also, please teach this man about football. What Could Have Been for Ron Jeremy: Alternate careers for porn stars Related: Party at the UN! In What was clearly an attempt to woo a man roughly Ashton Kutcher’s age again, Demi Moore reportedly hurts herself on whippets.
1 min read · 27 January 2012
Get Yours: The peHUB Daily Wire K St. didn’t want a poster child but by gum they got one! How long can we play how low can you go with the Fed & the interest rate? You Again? Andreessen looks to take on another fund What Next? Facebook trades halt Skyfire packs in some bucks Feeling Bullish? Blackstone’s Wien likes the US economy
1 min read · 26 January 2012
3 min read · 25 January 2012
Check Out the peHUB Daily Wire for the most comprehensive PE and VC coverage AND a scoop. Don’t believe me? Sign up. The Man won’t need warrants when they can see everything to begin with Will 2012 be any better for Netflix? OwnerIQ buys DiJipop, forming perhaps the worst two hands to play Scrabble with ever. Bluestone gets some colored up paper Taylor to 3i for London PE Thank you, Jorge!!
1 min read · 25 January 2012
