Topic - private equity

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Computers, General news, Communications, Internet, Finance

Blackstone: Back in Black

Private equity behemoth reports $275 million third-quarter profit, noting equity and debt markets are healing from the financial carnage of the past year.
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Computers, General news, Communications, Internet, Finance

Avago Climbs in Nasdaq Debut

Chipmaker, part owned by private equity firms Silver Lake and KKR, raises $648 million in initial public offering. Shares close nearly 8 percent higher in first day of trading.
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Archives, Computers, General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

VC Model Kaput, Siguler Says

Typical deal 'burns $70M to create company worth $40M,’ says co-founder of Harvard Management.
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Archives, Computers, General news, Communications, Internet, Finance

M&A in the Bargain Aisle

Credit, IPO roadblocks will drive down valuations, report says; venture-backed companies may shop on public markets.
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Archives, General news, Finance

Report: U.S. VC Fundraising Falls 30%

Globally, venture fundraising falls 56 percent in the third quarter versus the 2007 period, a second report finds.
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General news, Finance

VC Fund-Raising Jumps 29 Percent

Mezzanine funds also gain in first quarter, but leveraged buyout funds tumble 22 percent, according to survey.
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Archives, General news, Security, Media, Internet, Finance

Private Equity Grabs Macrovision Software Unit

Thoma Cressey Bravo pays $200 million in cash as Macrovision seeks to shore up support for Gemstar-TV Guide deal.
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General news, Finance

India Surpasses China in Private Equity Deals

Indian companies snag 290 deals totaling $9.9 billion in 2007.
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General news, Internet, Finance

$32B Flows to VC Funds

Venture funds raise 19 percent more than in 2006 as total is buoyed by Technology Crossover Ventures' $3 billion fund.
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Archives, General news, Finance

Carried Interest Tax: Dead for Now?

VC leaders breathe sigh of relief after Senate passes AMT bill with no private equity provision, but House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel says issue could return in 2008.
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Cleantech, Finance

Demand Outstrips Supply for Clean Energy Deals

Demand for clean energy-related investments is so high that cleantech investors are having a hard time spending all the cash they have at their fingertips, says report.
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Cleantech

Demand Outstrips Supply for Clean Energy Deals

Research group’s report details sector’s investment patterns for 2006.
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General news, Finance

Last Exit? Not Quite

Mortgage crisis has crushed buyout boom, but party isn’t yet over for Silicon Valley.
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Finance

Doldrums for Private Equity–Backed IPOs

Private equity firms are suddenly struggling to finance leveraged buyouts the market once welcomed. And the companies they've taken public have lately been bombing with investors.
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Media, Internet

Big Money for Big Media

NBC and News Corporation’s joint video venture will receive outside investment from Providence Equity Partners, a source close to the deal confirmed Thursday.
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General news, Finance

Nasdaq Portal to Set Sail

Nasdaq has received U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approval to launch its online marketplace for private placements on Aug. 15, setting the stage for retail investors to tap private equity and venture capital vehicles.
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Finance

PE Buyouts Trounce VC Funding

Late-stage funding shows strong growth in the third quarter.
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Finance

Short Term PE Returns Beat Market

Even bubble-era investments show improvement. Nevertheless, industry-watchers forecast interesting times ahead, at least for buyout investors.
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Finance

You’re Fired

LPs increasingly willing to drop firms.
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Finance

Buyout Valley

Will private equity change tech? Or will tech change private equity?
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