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Like a lot of tech titans before it, notably Microsoft and Intel, Google wants to spread some of its wealth to start-ups. Running a VC operations presents certain benefits. If you can find the right... Read more...
Frank Quattrone, who famously beat a long government attempt to convict him of obstruction, is certainly back on the technology industry banking scene. At a recent conference, he lambasted Eliot... Read more...
In some ways, you could call Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers the Goldman Sachsof the venture capital industry. The storied firm has long defined excellence and is... Read more...
We noted not too long ago that it might not be wise to assume that the Microsoft-Yahoo dance was completely over. Ever since Jerry Yang and company spurned Steve Ballmer and company, Yahoo... Read more...
Since Microsoft's play for Yahoo fell apart, shareholders of Yahoo have voiced displeasure. Several hedge funds have suggested that the board was nothing short of derelict. A suit on behalf of a... Read more...
Steve Ballmer and Eric Schmidt have tangled before. Microsoft certainly got the best of Novell way back when. Now Schmidt may have had his revenge. The New York Times reports that Google played the... Read more...
Frank Quattrone, who outlasted prosecutors and lived for a second act in the financial services industry, has landed a big-name client: Google. The New York Times reports that Quattrone is aiding... Read more...
Frank Quattrone spent four lonely years fighting the Justice Department, who really threw the book at him. But he prevailed after two trials; seven months ago a judge approved a request that all... Read more...
Yahoo may have been hoping to goose Microsoft's bid. A few hedge funds were angling for much the same, as is Bill Miller (see next item). But the New York Times notes that a higher bid does not... Read more...