iNovia Capital completes first close of $110 million for its third venture capital fund
Focused on backing exceptional entrepreneurs shaping the future of technology MONTREAL, CALGARY AND NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - iNovia Capital has raised $110 million for its third fund,
Women faring well in alternative investments
When it comes to the traditional bulge-bracket broker dealers, the struggles of women in the workplace--and more specifically in the executive suites--has been a big issue for years. While there are
Study: "Alternative Investment" Assets in Sustainable & Responsible Investing Jumped 16 Percent in 2010
US SIF Foundation Report Finds Strong Growth in Private Equity, Venture Capital, Property Investment and Hedge Funds Weighing Environmental, Social and Governance Criteria WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2011
Grow-California Announces California's 14 "Game Changers of the Year" in Ag Innovation
Group Will Be Honored at California Agriculture Innovation ConferenceSACRAMENTO, Calif., July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Grow-California announced that 14 California agricultural businesses have been
Private Equity Fund-Raising Continues Slow Climb in the U.S. and Europe
Dow Jones LP Source: U.S. Private Equity Funds Raised $64.7 Billion, European Funds Raised $24 Billion During First Half; Buyout and Venture Funds Helped Fuel the RecoveryNEW YORK, July 11, 2011
Handler Thayer Family Office Alert
SEC ADOPTS FINAL RULES FOR RIA REGISTRATIONCHICAGO, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 23, 2011, the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") promulgated Final Rule 275.202(a)(11)(G)-1 ("Final
Private equity investors to become much more selective
The financial crisis wasn't kind to the alternative assets industry. Hedge funds, buyout funds, venture capital funds and real estate funds all took their lumps. But post-crisis, investors are once
Marsh Launches First-of-its Kind Dodd-Frank/FDIC Receivership Endorsement
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- To provide additional cover to executives and directors at financial companies, whose personal assets are now at greater risk as a result of expanded Federal Deposit
Gunderson Dettmer Expands Its Corporate & Securities Practice in Silicon Valley with the Addition of Two New Partners
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP announced today the expansion of its domestic and international Corporate and Securities
More private equity firms go out of business
You hear a lot about the number of hedge funds that go out of business every year. But not so much about private equity funds that bite the dust. So it came as something of a surprise that private
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