Private Equity
The vast majority of senior positions in private equity are still filled by men, but women are catching up a bit, according to a new report.
1 min read · 01 March 2012
4 min read · 01 March 2012
A former managing director at Lightspeed Venture Partners is looking to raise $200 million for a fund that will invest in high-tech farming, according to a securities filing.
2 min read · 28 February 2012
There's a lot changing in the privacy landscape that startups can ignore only at their own peril. PeHUB checks in the TRUSTe CEO Chris Babel to discuss.
3 min read · 28 February 2012
Northgate, a private equity fund-of-funds and venture investment firm founded by former San Francisco 49ers teammates, is raising a new venture capital fund, according to a securities filing.
2 min read · 24 February 2012
Founders of Facebook, Zynga, LinkedIn and other hot companies have managed to maintain voting power after multiple rounds of venture funding. But entrepreneurs hoping to negotiate similar terms for their startups are probably in for some rejection.
2 min read · 22 February 2012
Investors are paying pretty much the same prices for hot companies on private markets as they are for comparable ones on public markets. That means private share prices have gone too high and due for a decline.
3 min read · 10 February 2012
All those Facebook shares changing hands certainly added up last year. Direct secondary investments in private companies doubled last year to more than $9 billion. This year, analysts foresee a decline.
2 min read · 10 February 2012
We take a look at the venture and buyout industry insiders who've been among the biggest fundraisers and contributors for Obama, Romney and other candidates.
3 min read · 07 February 2012
UK-based healthcare charity Wellcome Trust is riding high in the social media world. In addition to an early stage stake in Facebook, the prolific venture limited partner has private shares in Zynga, Twitter, Groupon and LinkedIn.
2 min read · 06 February 2012
