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Austin Ventures in another buyout playTexas-based venture capital group Austin Ventures has launched a new rollup in the information services space, backing Bloomberg veteran Elisabeth DeMarse.
- Carlyle’s Grady appointed NVCA chairman
Robert Grady, a managing partner of Carlyle Venture Partners and former deputy assistant to George H. W. Bush, has been appointed NVCA chairman for 2006-2007.
- Bridled enthusiasm
US venture groups had their best stretch in years when it came to fundraising in 2005. And they could have raised more. Ken MacFadyen reports.
- Ohio backs down; VC stands tall
After sidestepping the latest threat to portfolio-company data disclosure, VCs are growing blithe. By Ken MacFadyen.
- More CalPERS disclosure
The giant Californian pension fund has released more returns detail, this time for its VC portfolio that reveals recent vintage funds are showing sizeable negative IRRs.
- Accel cuts fund VIII again
The firm has reduced its eighth fund by 29 per cent to $680m, less than half the original $1.4bn raised in 2000.
- UTIMCO opts to withhold quarterly data
Following objections from a number of GPs, the Texas University fund has decided against publishing data for half of its 130 private equity investments
- US firms continue VC cutbacks
Texas-based Sevin Rosen Funds has become the latest US venture capital firm to cut its fund back, from $875m to $600m.
- US VC fundraising falls to ten-year low
US venture capital fundraising fell by over 80 per cent to $6.9bn in 2002, while existing VC funds were downsized by around $5bn.