Roberto Velarde joins Santiago, Chile-based Inder, the investment group that is run by the members of the Del Rio Family. The group focuses on deals ranging in size from $30 million to $150 million. Velarde is a veteran of JP Morgan Partners.
3 min read · 28 November 2011
Smarter than the Cops: Reuters tracks down key Olympus scandal figure We DO Know He’s Not a Very Nice Guy: But was DSK actually set up? Once Again: People are dying via a Craigslist introduction I Like Your Odds: Putin takes Russia presidential nomination Oh SNAP: WWD lays expose smackdown on downtown Tina Brown The New Andy Rooney: Vatican’s chief yahoo lays into stuff he doesn’t like/get French Lender Considers Sale: BNP Paribas may dispose of up to $700m PE assets
1 min read · 28 November 2011
Peltz is feeling Devil-ish And if Stevie Cohen can sidestep insider trading charges, he can probably buy the Dodgers too Forget Black Friday: It’s Digital Everyday Out of Energy: Google bails on renewable energy plans Microsoft hearts Yahoo!
1 min read · 25 November 2011
Playin’ It Safe: KKR, Cinven, say word to safety with Arle Capital, report says More: On Teddy Forstmann More Tragedy: Prospect’s Barkas dies suddenly It’s Not Looking so super for Netflix Especially with the arrival of this Is It Us? The Fed looks to edit the U.S. economy into prosperity Oh You’re Naughty: Not shockingly, Jimmy Fallon is not the funniest thing on Jimmy Fallon Looking Stateside: ICG considers first US mezz fund after four years investing there Power Failure: Investments into India's power sector slow down Property No More: Nomura is in talks to sell its real estate arm Chinese Dream: Dreamworks Animation in talks to set up joint venture with Shanghai Media Group and China Media Capital to invest up to $2 billion in Chinese animation market On Your Marks: Get set, accelerate!
1 min read · 23 November 2011
2 min read · 23 November 2011
More! Cheaper! Home sales rise as prices fall I Can Fix That Too: Buffett takes on the Euro zone Peter Thiel raps about the iPhone Was Arrington right all along? VC industry is an awfully white biz Canadian VC Drought: OMERS Ventures CEO can fix it Trading Japanese: KKR and Itochu join forces in $7 billion Samson oil deal Doors Wide Open: Start-up NationBuilder wants larger organisations Crisis Talks Part Two: Second installment of Eli Lilly CEO's pharmaceutical R&D review Start-ups On Your Marks: Get ready to pitch at Wasabi Ventures VentureX - New England, a start-up pitch competition
1 min read · 22 November 2011
Peter Pham, who formerly used to be president and co-founder of social app company Color, will join Science Inc. as a partner of new technology. Other positions held by Pham include his role with Trinity Ventures, where he was named EIR in two tenures, and with Photobucket.com.
3 min read · 21 November 2011
2 min read · 21 November 2011
Does Anyone Know: Where I can get one of these? RIP: Teddy Forstmann passes away On the Hot Seat: Goldman’s Cohn? Forced M&A? When Putin says jump, you say how high. Doggie Bagged! NYC waiters busted in scam Just Keeps Getting Worse: JoePa has cancer Winners and Losers: Stimulus funds bring new tech to market Eastern Promise: Investcorp earmarks $400 million for Mideast PE Go West! Bain Capital Ventures opens Silicon Valley office In Crisis: Eli Lily CEO on tackling the pharmaceutical R&D challenge Europe for the Music: London and Berlin are the way to go if you're launching a music start-up Weaving the Consumer Web: Making the most of big data funding opportunities High Energy: Maybank gives Asian renewables a $500 million boost
1 min read · 21 November 2011
Bain Capital, Boston-based private equity firm, will acquire Medtronic Inc.’s Physio-Control, a provider of emergency medical response technology. The deal is worth $487 million. Non-equity financing for the transaction is being provided by Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and RBC Capital Markets. Goldman Sachs is acting as financial advisor, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as legal advisor to Medtronic. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and RBC Capital Markets are acting as financial advisors and Kirkland & Ellis as legal advisor to Bain Capital.
5 min read · 18 November 2011
