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  • peHUB Wire: Thursday, January 7, 2010
    Brad Meikle- 7 January 2010

    Random Ramblings

  • LP Briefs, January 2010
    Staff Writer- 1 January 2010

    News briefs about New York, Orange County, South Carolina, Maine and Maryland LPs

  • The Decade's Top VC-Backed IPOs
    Dan Primack- 30 December 2009

    Just running some IPO data, and noticed something kinda creepy (at least if you're semi-religious and/or watched lots of Headbangers Ball): There were 666 VC-backed IPOs over the past decade, which raised $66.6 billion. Not exactly a great omen for investors who are banking on an IPO rebound in the near future. Or maybe the endtimes refers to just the recent IPO market -- just 19 offerings in 2008-2009 -- which most everyone would be okay with obliterating. Or, most likely, this is just a wonderful piece of statistical symmetry. Moving on: What follows is a slideshow of the decade's ten largest VC-backed IPOs, including brief updates on where the issues currently stand. Each offering caused cork-popping at the time, but only a few retained their glory...

  • MGM Sale Process Is Slow Going
    PE Hub Staff- 18 December 2009
  • peHUB Wire: Friday, December 18, 2009
    Brad Meikle- 18 December 2009

    Random Ramblings

  • peHUB Wire: Friday, December 18, 2009
    Brad Meikle- 18 December 2009

    Random Ramblings

  • True Temper Completes Financial Restructuring
    PE Hub Staff- 15 December 2009

    True Temper Sports Inc., a Memphis, Tenn.-based maker of golf shafts and performance sports equipment, has completed a financial restructuring plan that was approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. A group of investors led by Newport Global Advisors and Providence Equity Partners now hold a majority stake in the company.

  • peHUB Wire: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
    Brad Meikle- 15 December 2009

    Random Ramblings

  • peHUB Wire: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
    Brad Meikle- 15 December 2009

    Random Ramblings