Jonathan Marino
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Google wants to fundamentally alter its DNA within the web economy, and the deal it just struck with Motorola will ensure this. The company is also going to smack down some rivals it recently equivocated to patent trolls along the way. In the last 24 months, Google developed several new verticals within its business, expanding […]
Too bad they couldn’t name themselves something beginning with an “F.” Illinois and Vancouver-based private equity fund Tricor Pacific Partners will soon submit paperwork with regulators and begin fundraising for a fifth fund, peHUB has learned from multiple sources. The private equity firm’s fourth fund, a 2006 vintage $555 million vehicle, has begun seeing exits […]
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Eric Schmidt’s Tomorrow Ventures teamed with EPIC Ventures and New World Ventures to provide Salt Lake City, Utah Chicago-based online marketing software developer BrightTag with a $5 million Series B investment, bringing the company’s total funding to $8 million after two rounds of funding. I2A Ventures also participated in the transaction; the round was co-led by EPIC Ventures and New World Ventures. The news was first reported by the website AdAge Digital....
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Today, for the umpteenth time, various media outlets got into a huff over the fact that a very small percentage of Zynga’s users make up the biggest portion of its revenue. It wasn’t new news, but what was news is that Zynga restated its revenue to correct an error, adjusting it north three percent. However, […]
Private equity firm Meruelo Capital Partners is joining its namesake partner Alex Meruelo in the purchase of the Atlanta Hawks basketball team, peHUB has learned. The deal’s ownership structure has not yet been finalized and it awaits approval from the NBA. Earlier this week, when the NBA formally announced Meruelo as the Hawks’ owner, he […]
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission officials in March met with secondary market executives to warn them of impending regulatory changes, peHUB has learned. The regulators told the executives that they want more stringent checks of individuals’ accreditation and improved diligence regarding the financials of companies being auctioned to investors, according to multiple sources familiar with […]