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PE groups buy $1.6bn in Alibaba sharesSilver Lake, DST, Temasek and Yunfeng Capital have provided the capital for a 'liquidity programme', allowing employees in China's largest e-commerce company to cash out some shares.
- Chinese start-ups attract investors
Google’s former China head has raised $180m from a heavy-hitting group of LPs to invest in Chinese internet-focused companies.
- Horsley Bridge hires endowment PE chief
The San Francisco-based fund of funds has hired Du Chai, who ran private equity at Northwestern University and was ‘integral’ in expanding the endowment’s emerging markets exposure.
- Silver Lake launches ‘green’ strategy with Soros
The partnership, called Silver Lake Kraftwerk, will target environmentally friendly growth investments. Cathy Zoi, a former official in the Obama administration, is joining the team.
- Kleiner Perkins leads $75m cleantech investment
The investment in carbon emission efficiency tech company Silver Springs was made from the venture firm's greentech fund, which is raising $500m and has recently backed a number of hybrid vehicle projects.
- Horsley Bridge closes Fund IX on $1.76bn
The UK’s Railpen, Denmark’s PFA pension, and The Indiana Public Employees Retirement Fund were among the limited partners that committed to the fund of funds.
- Foundation Capital closes $750m fund
The Silicon Valley venture firm will allocate one-third of the new fund to cleantech.
- Foundation Capital closes $525m fund
The Silicon Valley venture firm will continue to invest in early stage companies.
- Ohio backs down; VC stands tall
After sidestepping the latest threat to portfolio-company data disclosure, VCs are growing blithe. By Ken MacFadyen.