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peHUB Wire: Monday, February 23, 2009Random Ramblings
- peHUB Wire: Monday, February 23, 2009
Random Ramblings
- Kleiner Perkins doubles down on cleantech
The storied venture firm is trying to raise a combined $1.25B for four existing funds
- Kleiner Perkins To Double Green Growth Fund
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is aiming to raise an additional $1.25 billion for four of its recent funds, according to regulatory filings. The biggest markup will be to the firm’s Green Growth Fund, which will double to $1 billion if the firm hits its fundraising target. peHUB had originally broken news of the new fundraising effort last month. It is also aiming to raise an additional $250 million for its thirteenth fund, which would put that investment vehicle at $950 million. In addition to its two most recent funds, Kleiner Perkins is raising annex funds for its twelfth and eleventh funds as well. Those funds are targeted at $350 million and $150 million respectively.
- PEHUB Wire: Monday, February 9, 2009
Random Ramblings: Washington DC Edition
- PEHUB Wire: Monday, February 9, 2009
Random Ramblings: Washington DC Edition
- Obama Asks VC and Buyout Pros for Advice
Some private equity pros might have worried that they'd be scapegoated by the Obama Administration, but so far it seems to be quite the opposite. In fact, some of them are being taken into the fold as confidants. President Obama today signed an executive order establishing an Economic Recovery Advisory Board, which is designed to provide independent advice outside of the Beltway bubble. It's kind of like an economic version of the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, which was established by Eisenhower. Among the 15 board members are John Doerr, a venture capitalist with Kleiner Perkins, and Mark Gallogly, a former Blackstone Group pro who now runs private equity firm Centerbridge Capital. Even the limited partner community is (sort of) represented, by Yale chief investment officer David Swensen.