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This morning check out First Read for the low down on Chinese private equity preference, private equity's David versus Goliath problem, what Facebook's early backers look set to celebrate on Friday and why Brazilian start-ups are hot.
With your coffee this morning First Read brings you news that Blackstone may have to sacrifice fee revenue to win CalPERS pledge; BlackBerry 7 has been approved for Pentagon use; the anti-Facebook is getting bought and shut down and Amazon moves into high fashion.
Take a break before you start the morning and click through to the latest private equity highlights in First Read including Blackstone's interest in London's financial district, Chinese venture slumping to its lowest levels since 2006 and Kauffman Foundation pondering on what to do next after proclaiming the VC industry is broken.
As you sit down to your coffee this mornig click through to our must reads including Carlyle's less-than-impressive IPO pricing and find out who are the most powerful and the leasdt powerful CEOs in America.
Fancy a career in helping to manage and compile corporate venture programmes for corporate investors. Look no further than our current job post for a partner at Synchrony Venture Management.
As you sit down with your coffee this morning click through to peHUB's headline news including a German clone war, women innovating mobile in New York and Instagram finally arriving on the Android.
Venture philanthropy is coming of age, it seems. It’s an approach to charitable giving that applies venture capital investment principles – such as long-term investment and capacity-building support – to the volunteer and community sector. Modern forms of venture philanthropy started in the United States about 12 years ago and have spread to Europe in […]
Take a break before you start your day to catch up on the latest headlines in our private equity world. This morning, read about Symphony Technology's fund close, the imminent arrival of what we might be calling the "G-Drive" and LA Dodgers Magic $2 billion deal.
With your coffee this morning click on First Read to find out about Facebook's IPO banking fees, Franklin Templeton's new fund targeting emerging markets and whether the European IPO drought is finally over.
Take a break with your coffee this morning to catch up on the latest private equity headlines in First Read which includes Audi making a play for Italian motorcycle legend Ducati and some tips on how to make money from the housing crash.