Private Equity
Venture capitalists will tell you that they never try to time the market, but when they invariably do – in unloading newly public shares, for example – they’re probably not going to gain much of an edge if they adapt their strategy based on academic research. So suggests a new study out of the MIT Sloan School of Management.
2 min read · 01 November 2012
Confidence over business conditions in Silicon Valley’s venture capital community rebounded slightly in the third quarter despite worries about stubbornly high private-company valuations, according to the Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index.
1 min read · 01 November 2012
There is a chant commonly overheard in the Bronx, that we can't print in a family publication. However, between Bobby Valentine's track record as a manager and Curt Schilling's history as an investor, that two-word chant seems more apt today, perhaps than ever before.
2 min read · 01 November 2012
Albert Waxman says there’s no great different to health care reform in an Obama vs. Romney presidency
3 min read · 01 November 2012
The founder of Forerunner Ventures talks about how she went from being a securities analyst to being a VC, how she was able to raise a $40 million fund in a tough fundraising environment, and more.
1 min read · 01 November 2012
Announced Deals is a compilation of venture capital transactions involving European-based targets announced in September 2012 and based on Thomson Reuters data. The listings are sorted by target nation and alphabetically within each country.
1 min read · 01 November 2012
4 min read · 01 November 2012
Wellington holds first close on its fourth life sciences fund; and Ludgate plans new cleantech fund that could reach $300M
4 min read · 01 November 2012
CDC to direct a third of its cash directly into businesses in an effort to spur job creation
3 min read · 01 November 2012
Dyson replaces Mann at Apax; GIMV announces new structure
3 min read · 01 November 2012
