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Private Equity – the Outlook for 2012 is Bright

June 18, 2012

While the private equity landscape began 2012 with a lot of uncertainty and concerns, conditions have improved substantially over the past five months. Bain & Company, a leading PE consultant, recently released their Global Private Equity Report 2012, highlighting the current state of the PE market. While 2011 may have been a disappointing year for […]

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Oil and Gas a New Hot Spot

May 9, 2012

The US oil and gas sector has begun to attract increased attention of private equity and now represents a new hot spot for career opportunities. During the first quarter of 2012, eleven transactions of mergers and acquisitions took place in the industry, which is a 20-year high and 120 percent more activity witnessed during the […]

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Venture Capital Financing is Changing

November 14, 2011

The way venture capital financing gets doled out is rapidly changing, accordingaccording to a new article published by Business Insider. There has been much chatter about trends such as “superangel” financing, delayed IPOs, and secondary markets says the author of the piece, Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry. But it goes far beyond that now, and not only for […]

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Private Equity & VC Compensation Survey Gathers Industry Benchmarks

November 7, 2011

The fifth annual Private Equity Compensation Survey is live and is collecting data on venture capital and private equity compensation practices. The online survey makes it easy for investment professionals to directly provide valuable insights into compensation and eligible participants who complete the survey will receive the final 2012 Private Equity Compensation Report (a $347 […]

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A New Frontier for Venture Capital Jobs and Investment

October 31, 2011

You’ve heard of the BRIC as representing the hot emerging economies of the world (Brazil, Russia, India and China). But a better acronym for opportunity for venture capital jobs and investment might be VIC, standing for Vietnam, India and China, reports Forbes. Boston’s IDG Ventures, along with other venture capital firms, are pouring hundreds of […]

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A Hot Region for Private Equity Job Opportunities

October 24, 2011

Private equity funds are expected to play a bigger role in investments flowing into Africa over the next 12 months, says a Brian Marshall, a director with Standard Bank, one of South Africa’s big four banks. An increasing number of private equity firms are raising capital to invest in sub-Saharan Africa investment strategies and scouting […]

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More Venture Capital Activity Migrating Here

October 17, 2011

Where would you have a better chance of landing a venture capital job, or attracting VC capital for your hot new tech start-up? New York City or Seattle, Washington? Well, the obvious answer might be New York, with its bigger population and close proximity to the deep pockets of hedge funds and other investors in […]

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Venture Capital Managers Fear another Tech Bubble

August 22, 2011

Venture capital funding for Internet startups reached a new frenzy in Q2 2011. More than $2.3 billion poured into tech ventures, particularly social media companies, reports Mercury News, citing figures from the National Venture Capital Association. But two recent surveys of venture capital managers and investment bankers show that they are increasingly worried that social media investments […]

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Disruptive Venture Capital Startups Need Funding

August 8, 2011

Why don’t more venture capital firms support “disruptive” technologies that create products for the world’s 2.6 billion poor people, asks Vivek Wadhwa in a recent issue of BusinessWeek. For example, what if a Chinese company created a soft drink that was both sweet and nutritious, for 5 cents a bottle, rather than the 15 to […]

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Private Equity Deal Flow Up, Deal Size Down

July 4, 2011

Private equity deal flow in 2011 has risen by roughly 41 percent from a year ago, but the mega deals that once made headlines are a distant memory. Deal volume for the first half of 2011 was $113 billion, up from $80 in the same time period last year, reports Reuters. That’s a 41 percent […]

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