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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...
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Thoma 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...
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What 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...
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Deals 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...
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Deals 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...
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IRS 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...
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Deals 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...
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The 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...
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Deals 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...
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Deals 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...
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Private 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...
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Tony 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,...
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Deals 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...
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Private 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...
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Deals 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...
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New 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...
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Deals 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...
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Deals 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....
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Deals 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...
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Sycamore 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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