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Private Equity Superstar in the News

November 8, 2010

Steven Schwarzman and his giant private equity firm, Blackstone, were in the news this week for a number of reasons. First, there’s a new biography out on him titled “The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone” by David Carey and John E. Morris, from Crown Business press. The 391-page tome […]

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New Breed of Venture Capital?

November 1, 2010

It used to be that an IPO (initial public offering of stock) marked a watershed moment for venture capital managers, as well as entrepreneurs, helping them cash out their early investment or inject a much-needed source of capital into a successful startup. But now even the well-respected Gordon Davidson, chairman of the law firm Fenwick […]

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Private Equity Deal Making Jumps Ahead

October 25, 2010

The big players in private equity are set to jump back into the market in 2011, reports Time magazine. Companies such as Blackstone Group, Silver Lake Partners LP, TPG Capital, and Bain Capital Partners are poised to boost their M&A and IPO activity to levels not seen since before the 2008 crash. One reason is […]

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California Venture Capital Jobs Sprout from Cleantech

October 18, 2010

California and its hedge fund industry is clearly benefiting from the state’s reputation as a cleantech innovator and early adopter of energy efficient technology, according to a new data released by various industry groups. A story from Reuters reveals that manufacturing employment in California’s green economy expanded by 19 percent from 1995 to 2008, despite […]

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The Wild West of Private Equity Jobs

October 11, 2010

Private equity investments are apparently flooding into emerging economies. Even though the lack of reliable market information and the constant threat of political upheaval makes this corner of the PE sector especially dicey. The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association reports that private equity investment in emerging markets rocketed to $13 billion in the first half […]

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The New Face of Venture Capital

October 4, 2010

The Venture Capital industry is splitting into various segments to serve different “customers,” much like the car companies expanded their product line in the early days of their industry. So says Chris Dixon, Cofounder of Hunch, an online recommendations site based in New York City, and an experienced investor in early-stage technology companies such as […]

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LA Primed for Venture Capital Job Growth

September 20, 2010

A new report from the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project suggests that Los Angeles is primed for growth from venture capital investment, particularly in the Cleantech sector, and may even surpass Silicon Valley in that respect. Researchers interviewed more than 150 venture capital professionals in early 2010 to gather data for the Pepperdine Private Capital […]

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UK Launches a Benchmark for Private Equity

September 13, 2010

Is private equity fundraising ready to spring back to life? The industry is keeping an eye on a new effort by UK-based private equity group BC Partners, who are attempting to raise $7.6 billion by the end of 2011. It apparently marks the largest fund-raising effort in nearly two years, according to an article in […]

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Venture Capital Gains Momentum in New York

September 6, 2010

The venture capital sector in New York imploded after the dot-com bust, just like its cousins out on the west coast and elsewhere. But over the past decade, the city has been slowly retooling into a venture capital hotbed where start-ups in software development, media and advertising are thriving. Google’s acquisition of DoubleClick had an […]

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Venture Capital Pros Need to Be a Talent Scouts

August 23, 2010

Venture capitalists today, more than ever, need to be talent scout, says Saad Khan, in a guest article for Forbes. Khan is a partner at the venture capital firm of CMEA Capital where he leads CMEA’s Web, digital media, and twinkle-stage investments in Pixazza, Blekko and Jobvite. As incubators for embryonic companies, venture capitalists have […]

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