Venture Capital

CSX invites 2 dissidents to board, 2 await appeal

reuters.com     7 hrs ago   48 related          

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. railroad CSX Corp (CSX.N: ) said on Friday that two nominees from a dissident shareholder slate could join its board immediately, but two other seats on the board are the subject of a court appeal. Two...                

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Kennet closes third fund on euro200m

altassets.com     10 hrs ago   4 related          

Technology-focused growth equity firm Kennet Partners has closed its third fund, Kennet III, on over €200m. The fund previously held a first closing on €113m. Investors in the fund include Access Capital Partners, Adveq, Alpha...                

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VCs Have Their Heads in the Clouds [GigaOM]

gigaom.com     9 hrs ago   4 related          

When was the last time you bought software that came in a box, an actual CD that you put into your disc drive in order to load it onto your computer? It’s probably been a while, since most applications are now downloaded...                

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Littlejohn & Co. Announces Sale of Stolle Machinery Company to GSO Capital Partners (PR Newswire)

yahoo.com     4 hrs ago   2 related          

Littlejohn & Co., LLC, a private investment firm that applies an operational approach to building middle-market companies, today announced that it has completed the sale of its portfolio company, Stolle Machinery Company, LLC,...                

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Should I pay my lawyer a success fee for venture capital intros?

techconfidential.com     8 hrs ago   2 related          

The following is from Ask The VC, where Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson of Foundry Group answer questions related to venture capital investment and startups: Q: My lawyer is asking for a "success fee" for a referral to a...                

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Bits: V.C. Advice to Entrepreneurs: It's Not All About the iPhone

nytimes.com     5 hrs ago   1 related          

Search Tech News & 8,000+ Products Cellphones, Cameras, Computers and more. V.C. Advice to Entrepreneurs: It’s Not All About the iPhone By Claire Cain Miller Though almost every discussion at the MobileBeat conference in...                

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Sensys Networks Secures $5M Round of Funding to Support Rapid Growth

tmcnet.com     11 hrs ago   3 related          

BERKELEY, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Sensys Networks, Inc., the leader in wireless sensors for the transportation industry today announced it closed a $5 million expansion round of funding that was led by venture capital firm...                

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RF Surgical Systems, Inc. Completes $12 Million in Funding Led by Menlo Ventures (Business Wire)

yahoo.com     8 hrs ago   4 related          

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RF Surgical Systems, Inc. announced that it has recently raised $8.2 million in a Series A round of venture capital financing from Menlo Ventures and Stanford University. Together with previous...                

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Interesting insights from MobileBeat 2008

news.com     10 hrs ago   7 related          

On Thursday I attended MobileBeat 2008, a new conference here in Silicon Valley focused primarily on cellphones, but broad enough to encompass closely related gizmos like Apple's iPod Touch and-- at least in theory-- mobile...                

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Proposed $8 billion coal buyout gets rocky

ibtimes.com     1 hr ago   7 related          

Cleveland-Cliffs' largest shareholder may attempt to scuttle a proposed $8 billion buyout of coal company Alpha Natural Resources Inc. Hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners owns 18.4 percent of the iron ore producer's stock,...                

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