Private Equity
Apple Inc will begin to sell an 8-inch version of the iPad on Friday to compete with smaller tablets including Amazon.com Inc's Kindle, but set a higher-than-expected price tag of $329 that Wall Street fears could curb demand.
5 min read · 23 October 2012
If there is good news to be had in private equity these days it is that limited partners seem to want to put new money to work. Many GPs will argue that consistency is their forte. But only some can truly make that claim, a new study finds.
2 min read · 23 October 2012
The Benchmark General Partner tells LPs at VCJ’s Venture Alpha conference that there are a number of brights spots in the VC industry, but he’s worried that they didn’t learn to be wary of funds in excess of $1 billion.
4 min read · 23 October 2012
Life sciences investor Longitude Capital, which backs drug developers and medical devices, raises $385M for second fund
2 min read · 22 October 2012
Top three 2000-era funds are from TA Associates, ABS Capital Partners and Apax Partners
2 min read · 22 October 2012
A compilation of U.S.-based fundraising activity from the month of September, according to Thomson Reuters data
3 min read · 22 October 2012
Wisconsin looks to expand venture deal activity, as Venture Investors may raise the largest VC fund in the state
5 min read · 22 October 2012
Thomson Reuters' Venture Alpha 2012 event Thursday in San Francisco, we heard from investing and entrepreneurial legends including Benchmark GP Bill Gurley, DCM founder Dixon Doll and AOL founder Steve Case. Visiting the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel on Nob Hill, VCs, entrepreneurs and dealmakers gathered for a day-long series of talks and meetings on the state and future of the venture capital industry.
1 min read · 19 October 2012
Venture capitalists remained cautious during the summer months of a presidential election year, reining in third quarter investments in the face of a slow economy and soft IPO market. Investments by U.S. firms came to $6.49 billion in the quarter down 11.6% from a year ago.
2 min read · 19 October 2012
Bill Gurley has a message for institutional investors: Stop blasting money at what have historically been top-tier venture funds. “You’re not in the stands. You’re in the field. And when you allocate obsessively to firms in the top quartile, it will have an impact on how things play out.”
4 min read · 18 October 2012
