Just Gets Worse: The Solyndra debacle Hot Hot Hot: Best Buy recalls iBurn case Let’s Mess Up Two Chicago Papers: Investors eye Sun-Times Sequoia’s Yu hops to Partners Group Bubble Signs? SUV sales back up Dealing: Glencoe likes Budco
1 min read · 02 December 2011
Rumble, the game publisher, closed a $15 million Series A round with Google Ventures, Khosla Ventures and the company’s existing seed backers, including Rick Thompson. Rumble, based in California, was formed earlier this year.
3 min read · 01 December 2011
VC firms Pitango Venture Capital and Index Ventures made an additional investment in Evolven Software, a provider of cloud technology and SaaS applications. Specifics were not publicized. Evolven is headquartered in the US with international operations.
3 min read · 01 December 2011
Private equity firm Advent International and Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire Group completed the acquisition of the Card Systems and Identity divisions of Oberthur. The transaction is valued at 1.15 billion Euros. Advent was advised by HSBC on the deal.
3 min read · 01 December 2011
Colorado Bag’n Baggage is merging with Magellan’s Travel Supplies, a California-based premium luggage company. Colorado Bag’n Baggage is owned by Gart Capital; Magellan’s is majority-owned by Sverica International, a private equity firm. Specifics of the transaction were not publicized.
3 min read · 01 December 2011
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1 min read · 30 November 2011
So, What could MF Global have done with all that money? He’s Back: Good to see ya, Jim Come Out and See Us! The Hub will be on the road the next couple days Old School STD Posters? Old school STD posters. Playin’ with a Handicap? Paulson helps out the hedgies
1 min read · 30 November 2011
2 min read · 30 November 2011
Viadeo snaps up Soocial So Where are the hedge funds at? Despicable Things: One more thing to not like about News Corp. The Pendulum Swings and LPs take the upper hand Atop our Holiday Wish List… THIS. So Will THIS Icahn deal work out? The Future is in PE: GameStop may find its best propspects with a private equity buyer Late developer: African PE calls on latecomer China to back its funds Venture Capital Politics: Romney has eye of a VC Yahoo US Under Watch: THL eyes buyout of Yahoo's US business Facebook Gears Up: IPO on the horizon Cleantech State of Mind Part 2: The returns On the Move: Atlas Venture-backed FlashNotes relocates to Cambridge
1 min read · 29 November 2011
