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Highland closes $300m retail fundVenture firm Highland Capital has closed a $300 million, retail- and consumer-focused fund, which will be led by Staples co-founder Tom Stemberg and Ted Philip, a founding member of search engine and web portal Lycos.
- HIG targets Europe after €600m fund close(2)
HIG Capital, a US private equity firm with a long track record, has raised €600 million for a new fund that will target small to mid cap companies in Europe. It expects to hire as many as 30 local investment professionals by the end of the year.
- HIG targets Europe after €600m fund close
HIG Capital, a US private equity firm with a long track record, has raised €600 million for a new fund that will target small to mid cap companies in Europe. It expects to hire as many as 30 local investment professionals by the end of the year.
- What’s in a name?
As VC eyes the huge profit potential of direct navigation sites, domain owners complain that their internet properties are being undervalued.
- Advent, Highland take stake in yoga outfitter
Advent International and Highland Capital have nabbed a 48 percent stake in lululemon athletica, a maker of women’s athletic wear. The pair invested $93 million in the company.
- Berkshire backs Canadian retailer
Boston-based Berkshire Partners is the second US private equity group to make a bet on a Canadian retailer in December, investing in women’s apparel company Aritzia.
- Highland Capital promotes two to GP
The Massachusetts venture capital firm has announced that Jon Auerbach and Fergal Mullen will continue to focus on the wireless and software sectors, respectively, as general partners.
- Bridge hit by bankruptcy filing
The company had been planning a restructuring which would have meant further investment and a conversion of bank debt, lease obligations and accrued interest equity in the company.