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Balderton hires software entrepreneurBalderton Capital is boosting its line-up again. The firm is back up to full strength after the departures this year of Ynon Kreis and George Coelho.
- Endemol recruits media veteran as CEO
The private equity-backed media company has recruited Ynon Kreiz, who left Balderton Capital, a European venture firm, last year. Endemol’s banks are reportedly selling their €2.6bn loans at nearly a 20 percent discount.
- Good Energies recruits Benchmark Europe co-founder
The energy investment firm has continued its rapid growth by recruiting George Coelho, a venture capital veteran. Good Energies has an approximate €3bn holding in Q-Cells, a solar energy company.
- Balderton scores home run with social network
The sale of Bebo, a social networking site, to AOL is another validation of the European venture model, just as investor interest begins to grow.
- Balderton hires tech vet(4)
Balderton Capital, the former European arm of Benchmark, has boosted its team with the appointment of its eighth partner.
- Balderton hires tech vet(3)
Balderton Capital, the former European arm of Benchmark, has boosted its team with the appointment of its eighth partner.
- Balderton hires tech vet(2)
Balderton Capital, the former European arm of Benchmark, has boosted its team with the appointment of its eighth partner.
- Balderton, Advent back home-moving website
The European venture firms have backed website Moveme.com. Balderton’s investment was driven in part by the memory of the stress of moving house.
- Index Ventures, Balderton and Benchmark share in $1bn spoils
Index is again at the heart of a $1 billion exit demonstrating the viability of venture investing in Europe with its sale of open source database software business MySQL.
- Credit crunch healthy for buyouts
While turmoil in the global credit markets will have and has had serious consequences for lenders during the buyout boom, larger buyouts will resurge in the next year, according to Swiss investment firm Partners Group.