Jonathan Marino
Take Your Vitamins: Or, someone else will. Goldman, CVC Capital, Advantage Partners eye Everlife Eat Up: SAC Capital snacks on Domino’s shares Barriers to Entry: Davos isn’t cheap In Demand: Credit analysts Dealing: Google buys fflick for $10M
Tragedy: A suicide bomber reportedly strikes in Moscow Jobs: The picture brightens Fit to the End: Jack LaLanne passes away at 96 Rahm’s Run Roiled: The Chicago leadership index (Cutler, Emanuel) takes back-to-back hits 12,000!: Not quite yet, but the Dow is breathing down its neck
Private equity managers are getting increased new commitments from LPs compared to last year, and more say one of the primary concerns faced in 2011 will come not from the economy or from their portfolios, but from the SEC. BDO USA’s new PErspective Private Equity Study, which surveyed more than 100 respondents, found that 56% […]
Angry Birds is all the rage. Or, at least it was, until an 8th grader from Utah whipped up “Bubble Ball” from the confines of a public library in a little over a month’s time, had it ready for downloads at Apple’s app store by the end of 2010 and, by midway through January, Robert […]
More Snitchin’!: A Morgan Stanley managing director is accused of passing along info in the Galleon investigation Bidding: Sanofi’s offer for Genzyme is extended until Feb. 15 Selling: Novartis strikes Genoptix oncology deal Every Day Matters: Ackman hops onto the JCPenney board
It’s Off!: GNC Holdings weighs IPO after China’s Bright Food backs off deal talk Signs of a Bubble: World Economic Forum figures we can afford to double down on credit Sorry, PE: I don’t think President Obama was suggesting you weigh in again on the Volcker Rule However: The President will be taking advice from one business pro—GE’s Jeffrey Immelt Getting Bullish: Hal Rosser's not the only one who likes the consumer space; Hiter Harris sees potential in the space as well
Google: Big news, Schmidt out, but the company’s already shifting gears, prepping a Groupon competitor Embargoed: Google also apparently managed to talk themselves out of getting scooped Everyday Struggle: Venture capital works to regain its footing in the Northwest No Gov, New Gig: Meg Whitman takes a seat on the H-P board, as does Dominique Senequier, CEO of AXA Private Equity
Splittin’: Steve Eisman may leave FrontPoint Partners to lead his own shop Selling: Will Wendy’s unload Arby’s? Small Ball: Silicon Valley Bank’s Jim Anderson thinks VCs should focus more on it Sharing: You wouldn’t have hedgies out-donating you, right, folks? Sounds like just the kind of feeder fund the world needs. Scamming: Predatory investors are trying to cash in on Steve Jobs’ health issues
Going Public: Wilbur Ross’ automotive parts maker IAC Getting Bought: Lovefilm, acquired by Amazon, providing a handsome exit for Balderton Capital, DFJ Esprit and Index Ventures Yes, But Will it Impact the Release Date of iPad2?: Apple faces pollution criticism in China Getting Funding: CloudTalk hauls $5.2 million in Series A funding
Ridgemont Equity Partners, the North Carolina-based private equity firm, will spend part of 2011 looking to replace its lone LP with a batch of new ones for its next fund, multiple sources confirmed. Currently, the PE shop is reaching out to third-party investors, although it anticipates it will still work with BofA in the future, […]