Genstar Capital has promoted Darren Gold to the position of managing director. www.gencap.com
Duncan Hill has joined Ventures West as an entrepreneur-in-residence, with a focus on IT infrastructure and software. He currently is a tech consultant to entrepreneurs, and previously served as founder and CTO of Think Dynamics, a developer of data center provisioning and automation software, which was acquired by IBM in May 2003.www.ventureswest.com
Energy Investors Funds has promoted Andrew Schroeder from partner to senior partner, and promoted Keith Derman from senior associate to vice president. www.eifgroup.com
Lovell Minnick Partners has promoted Robert Belke from principal to managing director. He has worked on such deals as Duff & Phelps, PlanMember Financial Corp. and UNX Holdings. www.lovellminnick.com
Monte Haymon, an operating partner with Watermill Ventures, has resigned from the board of OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE: OMX), in order to focus on his other professional and personal obligations. www.officemax.com
eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY has agreed to acquire StubHub Inc., a San Francisco-based online marketplace for the resale of event tickets. The deal is valued at $310 million in cash, and is expected to close later this quarter. StubHub had raised around $19 million in VC funding since its 2000 inception, including a $2.5 million […]
U.S. Auto Parts Network Inc., a Carson, Calif.-based provider of aftermarket auto parts, has set its proposed IPO terms to 10 million common shares being offered between $10 and $12 per share. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol PRTS, with RBC Capital Markets and Thomas Weisel Partners serving as co-lead underwriters. […]
Anthony Leung has joined The Blackstone Group as a senior managing director and chairman of the firm's China efforts. He is the former Financial Secretary of Hong Kong and, before that, held positions with both JP Morgan and Citigroup. Leung will co-head a new Hong Kong office, alongside Ben Jenkins, who will relocate from New […]
HeyLetsGo Inc., a Boston-based social networking startup, has raised $3.5 million in Series A funding from General Catalyst Partners and Highland Capital Partners, according to a regulatory filing. www.heyletsgo.com
WiLinx Corp., a Los Angeles-based fabless semiconductor company, has raised $15 million in venture funding from Third Wave Ventures. Two Third Wave partners, Babak Razi and Barak Bussel, who have been directors of WiLinx since its inception, will continue to serve on the company's board. www.wilinx.com