Private Equity
Thousands of suggestions pour in to rename Atlas; Harvey’s wine expertise is toasted
4 min read · 24 March 2015
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has earmarked $700 million of funding over three years to help finance Canadian women-owned businesses. Beyond supporting existing clients, the funding will over this period provide an additional 300 to 400 in loans to companies that are majority-owned by women. Lesley Lawrence, a BDC senior vice president, will lead and support related initiatives. The announcement was made at the federal government's Women Entrepreneurs Forum in Ottawa.
3 min read · 23 March 2015
The New York firm ff Venture Capital has historically been adverse to investing in traditional healthcare startups, but Partner David Teten sees new ways to invest
7 min read · 23 March 2015
Institutional Venture Partners plans to hold a first and final close for its 15th flagship fund on April 21, according to a GCM Grosvenor Private Markets report included in Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association meeting materials. The firm set a $1.2 billion target and $1.4 billion hard cap on Institutional Venture Partners Fund XV.
2 min read · 23 March 2015
Only two M&A transactions took place in February with disclosed values for a combined deal total of $270 million; Lerer Hippeau and SV Angel each exited two companies to big acquirers
2 min read · 23 March 2015
As smart home technology and IoT becomes widely adopted in the coming years, the smart kitchen could be a $10 billion market opportunity for VCs by 2020.
3 min read · 22 March 2015
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner and Silicon Valley socialite Juliet de Baubigny took the stand Friday in a gender discrimination case against the venture firm and said she never referred to a male partner in the suit as a “sex addict," Reuters News reported.
2 min read · 22 March 2015
David J. Freschman, a prominent venture capitalist who was a consultant for "Shark Tank," passed away on March 17. He was 52.
1 min read · 20 March 2015
Last year was a strong one for venture-backed IPOs in the United States, but not without a few darker clouds.
2 min read · 19 March 2015
The late-stage firm is set to hold a first and final close on April 21 for its latest fund that is targeted at $1.2 billion
3 min read · 19 March 2015
