Deals of the day: Prosper raises $70 million
To get deals in your inbox each morning, sign up for our Term Sheet newsletter Venture Capital Deals Prosper Marketplace Inc., a San Francisco-based peer-to-peer lending company, has raised $70 million...
View ArticleThoma Bravo co-founder talks tech prices
Thoma Bravo has raised $3.65 billion for a new fund to buy software and tech-enabled services companies. Does it mind investing near a market top? FORTUNE -- Thoma Bravo has become one of the busiest...
View ArticleWhat public pensions should (and shouldn't) disclose about their private...
Too much private equity information is kept confidential without good reason. It's time for that to change. FORTUNE -- America's public pension systems invest billions of dollars into private equity...
View ArticleDeals of the day: Merck selling consumer biz for $14 billion
To get deals in your inbox each morning, sign up for our Term Sheet newsletter Venture Capital Deals VSCO, a mobile photography platform, has raised $40 million in Series A funding from Accel...
View ArticleDeals of the day: Golden Gate buying Phillips-Medisize
To get deals in your inbox each morning, sign up for our Term Sheet newsletter Venture Capital Deals Maxta, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based developer of VM-centric storage platforms, has raised $25 million...
View ArticleIRS prepares to crack down on private equity execs?
A popular private equity tax loophole may soon be closed. FORTUNE -- During the 2012 presidential campaign, there were a number of stories about how certain private equity executives (including Mitt...
View ArticleDeals of the day: JPMorgan backs Motif Investing
To get deals in your inbox each morning, sign up for our Term Sheet newsletter Venture Capital Deals Netshoes, a Brazilian e-commerce company focused on sporting goods, has raised approximately $180...
View ArticleThe big winner if Apple buys Beats
The Carlyle Group could book a $1 billion profit just 8 months after buying into Beats. FORTUNE -- There's a growing sentiment in venture capital circles that big private equity firms will eventually...
View ArticleDeals of the day: Allergan rebuffs Valeant
To get deals in your inbox each morning, sign up for our Term Sheet newsletter Venture Capital Deals Chase Pharmaceuticals Corp., a Washington, D.C.-based drug development company focused on...
View ArticleDeals of the day: Swagbucks raises $60 million
To get deals in your inbox each morning, sign up for our Term Sheet newsletter Venture Capital Deals Anaplan, a Redwood City, Calif.-based provider of modeling and planning solutions for finance and...
View ArticlePrivate equity should standardize its investor agreements
Each private equity fund agreement is different, opening up avenues for fee abuse. Standardization is the solution. FORTUNE -- The SEC is investigating private equity for its alleged systemic use of...
View ArticleTony Ling leaves Silver Lake
Silver Lake loses managing director who sat on Go Daddy board of directors. FORTUNE -- Tony Ling has quietly stepped down as a managing director with tech-focused private equity firm Silver Lake,...
View ArticleDeals of the day: BWAY on the block
To get deals in your inbox each morning, sign up for our Term Sheet newsletter Venture Capital Deals Attensity, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of social CRM solutions, has raised $90 million in new...
View ArticlePrivate equity firm's most ridiculous fees
Once you've paid millions in fees to a private equity firm, what's a little extra so that it can afford to host conference calls? FORTUNE -- Private equity fund documents typically are kept...
View ArticleDeals of the day: Zendesk prices IPO
To get deals in your inbox each morning, sign up for our Term Sheet newsletter Venture Capital Deals Inspire Medical Systems Inc., a Minneapolis-based developer of an implanted device for a subset of...
View ArticleNew York's public pensions make private equity changes
New consultants to advise on more than $21 billion in public pension assets. FORTUNE -- New York's two largest state pension funds are switching their outside private equity consultants. The biggest...
View ArticleDeals of the day: Pharma M&A spree continues
To get deals in your inbox each morning, sign up for our Term Sheet newsletter Venture Capital Deals Pinterest, a San Francisco-based online "pinning" board for social sharing, has raised $200 million...
View ArticleDeals of the day: B&M Stores preps IPO
To get deals in your inbox each morning, sign up for our Term Sheet newsletter Venture Capital Deals Brandwatch, a UK-based social media monitoring platform, has raised $22 million in Series B funding....
View ArticleDeals of the day: Pfizer is done with AstraZeneca
To get deals in your inbox each morning, sign up for our Term Sheet newsletter Venture Capital Deals Apixio Inc., a San Mateo, Calif.-based provider of big data analytics for the healthcare market, has...
View ArticleSycamore Partners gives Aeropostale $150 million worth of breathing room
FORTUNE — Private equity firm Sycamore Partners has come to the aid of troubled teen clothing retailer Aeropostale, extending on Tuesday a much-needed $150 million line of credit that alleviated fears...
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