peHUB First Read
Lightening Speed: Q&A With TSG Consumer Partners’ Jamie O’Hara about the firm's "humbling" fundraising process Yahoo's Latest: Blackstone and Bain Capital in the running with a potential $25 billion bid Middle Eastern Politics: Grim outlook for PE following regional unrest VC Shun: Party over for China's group-buying websites Disposable Reinsurers: PE firms and Wall Street blamed for rival sellers of reinsurance that may not have the backing of their founders in several years On a Downer: VC slump slows Michigan's recovery Super Capital: Can VC save the world? Safety is the issue: VCs cut back on medical device investment Anyone for tech? General Catalyst Partners seeks to raise $650 million following the slowest quarter for venture-capital fundraising in eight years Price Slash: Lone Star to cut Korea Exchange Bank deal by 11 percent Keeping Track: Social media activity site Awe.sm lands $4 million Series A No-one Puts Kekanto in the Corner: Social local reviews site attracts funding from Accel Partners and Kaszek Ventures A Stealthy Deal: RaNa Therapeutics Raises $2.6 million of a planned $20.66 million initial funding More Cleantech: The last in a 4-part series from Venrock's Matthew Nordan
