Sporting what he joked was his "Gordon Gekko" shirt, Irish rock star Bob Geldof cut an unlikely private equity figure on Wednesday as he exalted the industry's virtues and urged top financiers in their annual gathering to invest in Africa.
3 min read · 01 March 2012
The 'Net is no longer enough, and Facebook is eager to show investors--and marketing partners--how it will transition its massive user base into revenue in the mobile economy.
4 min read · 01 March 2012
Reuters breaks the news that document service provider LegalZoom is the next in a series of startups that have warmed to public markets.
2 min read · 29 February 2012
The new iPad is coming--will a faster device mean a bigger boom for the app economy?
3 min read · 29 February 2012
More than 20 Israeli funds are currently raising capital, says the CEO of the Israel Venture Capital Research Center.
2 min read · 29 February 2012
TPG Capital co-founder James Coulter tells SuperReturn "buyouts ... are going to be an increasingly small part of a more specialized product base available to the limited partner community."
5 min read · 29 February 2012
1 min read · 28 February 2012
1 min read · 28 February 2012
1 min read · 28 February 2012
Austin Ventures, Battery Ventures, Eastern Advisors and First Round Capital collectively own 28.7 million shares of Bazaarvoice, which are worth $473.3 million at today's closing price $16.51.
3 min read · 25 February 2012
