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Tina Baker joins JAG Shaw to create VC practiceThe law firm hopes the addition of tech specialist Tina Baker will help it win more business in the venture capital space.
- Third senior executive leaves MassPRIM
Stanley Mavromates, chief investment officer at MassPRIM, has become the latest senior executive to leave the $50bn pension fund.
- Friday Letter: And the winners are ...
Private equity is a truly international business, and is shaping companies and economies around the world.
- Friday Letter: Skype - the deal that keeps delivering
A cursory trawl of our archives demonstrates just how intimately tied Skype has been to venture capital and private equity firms during its short lifetime, and how profitable it has been for those firms which took a punt on the business.
- MassPRIM commits to Wayzata
At its April meeting, the $50bn system made a $150m commitment to Wayzata Investment Partners' third fund, which is targeting small and mid-market investments in distressed debt and special situations.
- Insight, Bessemer team on software take-private
Insight Venture Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners have teamed up with management executives of healthcare software provider Netsmart Technologies in a $115m going-private deal.
- Index re-ups defy tricky fundraising market
After only six months of fundraising, venture capital firm Index Ventures has closed its biggest fund yet at £430 million, according to the firm, thanks to significant re-ups from LPs.
- CPPIB grows PE investments by C$1.4bn
The Canada Pension Plan’s private equity portfolio increased to C$24.1bn during the first quarter of the fiscal year, helping the pension’s total assets reach a record C$153.2bn.
- 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.
- Stellar return offers succour to European venture
DFJ Esprit has allayed fears that a subdued exit environment will make it hard for European venture capital firms to monetise their investments, sealing a 15x return following the sale of Zeus Technology.