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Elevation loses co-founder RiccitielloRiccitiello’s move to his former employer, videogame maker Electronic Arts, closely follows the Elevation’s loss of executive-in-residence, music veteran Les Bider.
- Music veteran leaves Elevation
Les Bider has left his position as ‘executive-in-residence’ at upstart private equity firm Elevation Partners to become chief strategist at Los Angeles-based venture firm ITU.
- Elevation takes stake in Forbes
Private equity firm Elevation Partners, which counts U2 frontman Bono as a founding partner, has acquired a minority stake in the family-owned media giant Forbes.
- Imax turns down Elevation offer
Movie theatre chain Imax announced that it had turned down multiple buyout bids, including one from private equity firm Elevation Partners, rejecting the offers as too small.
- Elevation in $100m Homestore PIPE
Days following the announcement of its debut deal, private equity firm Elevation Partners has announced an agreement to buy $100m worth of convertible preferred stock in Homestore, an Internet real estate services company.
- The value of Bono
Raising Elevation Partners’ debut fund involved helping LPs get comfortable with a rock star.
- Elevation does first deal
Elevation Partners, the entertainment- and IP-focused private equity upstart, has announced its debut deal – a proprietary, $300m merger and backing of two well known video game developers.
- Vector closes $350m tech buyout fund
Vector Capital has closed its third fund to focus on buyout, spinouts and recaps of established tech and software companies.
- Elevation Partners agrees first deal
The Silicon Valley-headquartered media and entertainment ‘venture buyout’ investor has agreed to acquire UK computer games developer Eidos for £71m.
- Eidos slips away from Elevation
The board of UK computer games publisher Eidos has withdrawn its support for the Elevation Partners cash offer for the company in favour of a higher share offer from a trade buyer.