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Talking Tech in 2013 with Investment Banker Sanu DesaiSanu Desai probably knows venture-backed M&A as well as any investment banker, and as the year winds down, we asked for Desai’s perspective on the sluggish tech M&A market, private company valuations and what sectors he expects will drive deals in 2013.
Special Report: Silicon Valley's Dirty Secret -- Age BiasChief executives in their 20s, led by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, are lionized, in part because of their youth. Many investors state bluntly that they prefer to see people under 40 in charge. Does Silicon Valley have an age bias?
- OATV Raises $84.5 Million for Third Fund
O'Reilly AlphTech Ventures, or OATV http://oatv.com/ has secured $84.5 million for a third fund, according to an SEC filing http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1561718/000156171812000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml that was processed this morning. The filing states that 51 investors have participated in the fund, and that it intends to raise another $450,000, which will bring its total funding to $85 million.
Washington State Investment Chief Says Access to Top Venture Funds Remains DifficultLimited access to top venture funds continues to restrain the Washington State Investment Board from investing in the asset class, according to Gary Bruebaker, the board’s chief investment officer.
- peHUB Top 10
And the away team takes one! This week's top 10 posts were dominated by our guest bloggers--if you'd like to try your hand at it, try me at jonathan.marino@thomsonreuters.com jonathan.marino@thomsonreuters.com --including newcomer Matt Stewart and one of our favorite new byline regulars at peHUB, Mahendra Ramsinghani. Take a look at our hits from the last week.
- Transonic Combustion Closes $32m Series D
Transonic Combustion, a company focused on developing a high efficiency fuel injection system for internal combustion engines, has closed a $32 million Series D Round of funding. Founded in 2006, the company is backed by Venrock, Khosla Ventures, Rustic Canyon and Saints Capital. Transonic Combustion is headquartered in Camarillo, California.
- NanoH2O Recruits Global Operations Veteran COO
NanoH2O, a manufacturer of cost effective reverse osmosis membranes for seawater desalination, has appointed global operations veteran, Doug Barnes as chief operating officer. The business is backed by Oak Investment Partners, Khosla Ventures, BASF Venture Capital, Total Energy Ventures International and Keytone Ventures.
- LightSail Energy Raises $37.3m Series D
LightSail Energy, a developer of energy storage technology, has raised $37.3 million in Series D funding led by San Francisco investor Peter Thiel. Khosla Ventures, which incubated the company and led LightSail’s earlier rounds, Bill Gates, Innovacorp, and several other investors also participated in the round.
- Cleantech Still Holds an Allure for Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures' performance numbers don't look bad considering its heavy allocation to clean technology. But the firm hasn't really sold much. It's hanging on to stakes in now-public biofuel companies and most of best performing investments are still private.
- LP Scorecard: Carlyle Japan A Top Asian Fund For CalPERS
Carlyle Japan Partners I LP, a 2001 vintage buyout fund, is the star performer among Asia funds backed by the $243 billion California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s, according to data as of March 31, 2012.