The Right Background for Venture Capital Jobs?

October 27, 2008

Guy Kawaski is one of the best-known authorities on entrepreneurship and technology start-ups. The former chief evangelist for Apple is the author of seven books, founding partner of Garage Technology Ventures and other web start-ups, and a popular speaker. New York Times blogger Marci Alboher recently interviewed Kawasaki for her blog, Shifting Careers. She asked […]

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Private Equity Jobs in a Post Meltdown World

October 23, 2008

Jack Perkowski, author of Managing the Dragon, and one of the leading experts on doing business in China, offered a snapshot of what’s ahead for private equity investing around the world on his website recently. Perkowski has just returned from the SuperReturn Middle East 2008 Conference in Dubai, an elite gathering of 500 private equity […]

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Venture Capitalists Tell Startups to Conserve Capital

October 21, 2008

Venture capitalists have started warning their portfolio companies to watch every dollar since additional capital will be much harder to come by, according to an article in the Boston Business Journal. In addition, VCs are advising startups to trim overhead and even “mothball” their operations – reducing a company to its core management team and […]

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Private Equity Can Help Solve Crisis

October 16, 2008

The best practices of private equity, such as focusing on shareholder value, improving companies and balancing risks and rewards, can be part of the solution to the current global liquidity crisis, says a partner in the private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Perry Golkin was the keynote speaker at the Global Private Equity […]

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What the Future Holds for Venture Capital Jobs

October 14, 2008

Over a 10-year time horizon, venture capital firms returned an average of nearly 33%, compared to a paltry 3.5% for the S&P 500 index. But those returns include 1999 and 2000, the last few really good years for venture capital, according to an article in Business Week. Moving forward, the 1-, 3- and 5-year returns […]

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Annual Private Equity and Venture Capital Compensation Survey

October 13, 2008

It is time again to assess where the private equity industry is headed with regard to compensation levels. You are invited to participate in Job Search Digest’s annual Private Equity and VC Compensation survey, which we are conducting to provide information to evaluate compensation, negotiate better job offers, and benchmark firm compensation practices.  We take […]

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Private Equity Job: Real Estate Marketing Associate

October 9, 2008

Large global asset manager focused on property and power infrastructure is seeking an alternative investment Marketing Associate to work closely with Private Equity funds. Candidates should have experience with the finance or commercial real estate industry and marketing experience with an asset management company. This role requires little travel, hands on experience writing RFPs and […]

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Hiring Continues on the PE Front

October 8, 2008

Private equity firm Claret Capital has beefed up its new PE fund teams in Dublin and New York by hiring two executives from JPMorgan Chase. Dermot Hanley is joining Claret from JPMorgan Chase in Toronto, where he was executive director in mid-corporate investment banking. Yuki Narula joins Claret from JPMorgan’s New York office, where he […]

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VC Exits Slow but Investment Continues

October 6, 2008

Venture capital-backed IPOs have slowed to a crawl, but VC firms are still investing and raising funds at a steady pace, according to a new study published by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The report, titled “The Exit Slowdown and the New Venture Capital Landscape,” notes that VC-backed IPOs are at a 30-year low, with Q2 2008 marking […]

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PE Funds Faring Better Than Banks?

October 1, 2008

Because they have different ownership structures than the large, stock market-listed firms that have collapsed recently, private equity funds may escape a similar fate, according to an article in the Financial Times. The big companies often had very little control over their trading desks, who were free to gamble other people’s money with little oversight or sanctions […]

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