Private Equity
The closely guarded performance of some top-tier venture capital funds in which the University of California invested a portion of its $10.65 billion endowment must become public, a judge said on Monday, Reuters reported. No information will come out immediately. The court is giving the university a stay until March 11 to allow the regents a chance to appeal.
4 min read · 05 February 2013
Samsung Electronics unveiled a $100 million seed fund to support innovation in components and subsystems related to its broad product line of televisions, cell phones, computers and other digital devices. The Korean manufacturer also said it plans to increase its corporate venture investing this year
2 min read · 05 February 2013
UTIMCO’s recent investments in 2011 and 2012 vintages show cause for hope
1 min read · 04 February 2013
Acquirers scooped up at least eight venture-backed health care startups in January
2 min read · 04 February 2013
Software-defined networking startups are getting plenty of love from venture capitalists and acquirers lately. To deliver the ROI, VCs must navigate a charged investment environment characterized by high valuations and anticipated sales.
2 min read · 01 February 2013
Norwest Venture Partners is apparently preparing to open a New York office, eager to expand its presence in the Big Apple’s Internet startup scene, sources say.
1 min read · 01 February 2013
Cyril Demaria, a regular guest contributor here at peHUB, recently had a conversation with Harvard Business School’s Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking Josh Lerner.
6 min read · 01 February 2013
The Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association is still compiling figures for 2012. But Executive Director Cate Ambrose said during a Silicon Valley appearance this week that fundraising is likely to be down significantly from 2011.
2 min read · 01 February 2013
Union Square Ventures and Morgenthaler Ventures both have three funds each in the state pension fund’s top 10
2 min read · 01 February 2013
Of the 52 venture funds in the Penn SERS portfolio, only JMI Equity Fund V has returned more than invested capital; another five funds have returned more than half of capital contributed
2 min read · 01 February 2013
