Payola Online? Techcrunch is accused of making startups pledge exclusives in exchange for coverage Here Comes Trouble: Harbinger gets a bad harbinger in the form of a Wells Notice Will They or Won’t They? Can lawmakers extend the payroll tax cut? Not an Announcement: So much as a non-nouncement… Nobody from AH is going to run Yahoo! NVCA hatin’ on SOPA, PIPA (not to be confused with Pippa) Who Wins in the MF mess? Soros, it seems
1 min read · 12 December 2011
Crystal Financial and GB Merchant Partners co-agented a $34 million senior lending facility for Great Lakes Aviation Ltd., which, despite its name, operates in Wyoming. The company services airports in the High Plains and Rocky Mountain regions. Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. was advised by Raymond James & Associates, LLC.
3 min read · 09 December 2011
Oh Frack! Fracking chemicals turn up in aquifer! My Word! Medvedev’s Twitter obscenity provokes outrage Still Full of It: Stephen Glass is back. Super. So, Um, How’re MF’s clients going to get their money back? Tragedy Strikes Again: VA Tech attacked by another gunman
1 min read · 09 December 2011
The cloud deals are growing. IBM, the listed, New York-based technology company, will acquire Calif.-based DemandTec, the California-based cloud-based analytics software. The deal is worth $440 million. VCs that backed DemandTec prior to its 2007 IPO include Crosspoint Venture Partners, Cargill Ventures and Altos Ventures.
4 min read · 08 December 2011
Comvest Capital II, the debt fund belonging to the Florida-based investor, is providing a $10 million debt facility to Alana Healthcare LLC, a company that provides comprehensive patient care and clinical consultations. Specifics of the deal were not disclosed. Alana is based in Tennessee.
1 min read · 08 December 2011
Coming on the heels of its $20 million funding, Plum District, the local commerce platform for moms, acquired Chatterfly and DoodleDeals. Chatterfly is a digital loyalty and neighborhood rewards firm and DodoleDeals is a deal site for parents on kids’ products and services. Earlier today, it was announced General Catalyst, Comcast Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers were among investors that joined to provide Plum District with $20 million.
3 min read · 08 December 2011
3 min read · 08 December 2011
Alec Baldwin is off Twitter (well, least til he’s not again) Jon Corzine: Simply does not know where the money is Heeeere, Fish, Fish, Fish, Fish: Blagojevich sentenced to more than a decade of hard time—guaranteeing fewer misspellings for journalists everywhere Holy Cow! Fab nabs fab round Stop Snitchin’! Another one pleads out to tradin’ on the inside Ruh-Roh: Succession issues rear their head for GPs Gaining Momentum! E-book publishing under investigation in the U.S., too
1 min read · 08 December 2011
MF-ed! Will there now be charges to face with MF Global’s money wholly unaccounted for? Stamped Out: US food stamp heat map, which is not looking so hot. Verizon to Get All up in Netflix’s wheelhouse China Development Bank pairs up with some big names in PE EU Eyes E-book cartels
1 min read · 07 December 2011
Don’t Call Us: We won’t call you, either One Sneaks Through! Google approved to buy Admeld Mo’ IPO: Kors to go public Here’s All the Stuff You Can Get in Trouble for blogging, talking or thinking about at Apple Walking Dead: Are we in a Depression, and not even realizing it? Diversify Your Bonds! NYC pension called upon to increase minority commitments Windy Business: First Reserve in $1bn wind farm venture Place Your Bets: Living the venture dream.. or the nightmare? The Urban Alternative: Mint.com founder researches Swift alternative transportation Patent Perfect: Five tips for entreprenuers building a patent portfolio China Outfitters Gears Up: KKR to provide $60m pre-IPO financing
1 min read · 05 December 2011
