Elevation Partners related stories
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- peHUB Second Opinion
Deal or Maybe Not? Zynga acquires 13th new company http://venturebeat.com/2011/05/09/zynga-acquires-13th-new-company-er-hires-two-guys/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Venturebeat+%28VentureBeat%29 ---er, it hires two guys. Aftermath: Here's Japan two months after the earthquake http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/05/japan-earthquake-two-months-later/100062/ and Tsunami. Drive By, Again: Hertz has plenty to gain http://www.breakingviews.com/2011/05/09/Hertz.aspx?sg=false from its low ball bid for Dollar Thrifty. How Apple Works: Here's a look inside http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/05/09/inside-apple/ the world's biggest startup. And Fortune won't let you read all of this story http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20110509/why-fortunes-apple-story-is-awol-from-the-web-and-why-you-can-buy-it-on-amazon/ online but you can buy it off of Amazon. We're Not Sorry: Obama administration won't apologize to Pakistan http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-05-09/no-u-s-apology-to-pakistan-for-surprise-attack-on-bin-laden.html for surprise attack on Bin Laden.
- It Was a Very Good Year (Especially If You’re a Late-Stage VC)
Late stage venture capital firms had a pretty good 2010, according the to Thomson Reuters U.S. Private Equity Performance Index—VC shops investing in late-stage companies enjoyed average returns of more than 35% over a 12-month span, according to data. VCs like Elevation Partners, Goldman Sachs and Digital Sky Technologies—to say nothing of secondary market venture capital stake buyers, far greater in number—which spent the last year plowing cash into the meteoric ascent Facebook were rewarded...
- MarketShare Seals $32M From Elevation Partners
Los Angeles-based MarketShare has raised $32 million from Elevation Partners. The company, a cross-media analytics provider, will use the money for strategic acquisitions, and to fuel investments in analytics, predictive models, and its cloud-based suite of analytic products. In 2009, Elevation Partners announced that it had acquired a minority stake in MarketShare Partners, though financial details were not disclosed.
- Forbes Media Names Mike Perlis President, Chief Executive
Forbes Media named Mike Perlis its new president and chief executive office. He starts in Dec. 1. Perlis was a general partner for Massachusetts-based SoftBank Capital, a venture capital firm focused on high-growth Internet-based businesses.
- European People Briefs, October
Executive moves by Jonathan Russell of 3i, Kevin Albert of Pantheon, Sven Hansen of Zouk Ventures, Sarah Sandström of Atlantic-Pacific Capital, Jitesh Gadhia of Blackstone, more
- Executive moves, week of Sept. 13, 2010
Personnel changes at Industry Ventures, Elevation Partners and other VC and PE firms