HourlyNerd, an online marketplace for freelance business talent, has raised USD7.8 million in Series B funding, led by Highland Capital Partners. Other participants include GE Ventures, Greylock Partners, Intuit founder Scott Cook, the Kraft Group, angel investor Semil Shah, former Etsy CEO Maria Thomas, Rent the Runway Founder/CEO Jennifer Hyman
M&A activity in Germany in terms of share to the total value of transactions in Europe. has seen a significant decrease, according to a new report by MergerMarket. With total declared deal values at EUR55.7bn during 2014, German M&A activity dropped 17.6% compared to EUR67.6bn. However, total deal count for
Walden Venture Capital has closed its Fund VIII with USD107 million of total capital to pursue ‘Sprout Stage’ investments in digital media and cloud services. Based in San Francisco and Woodside, CA, the team has been investing together for over twelve years: Managing Directors Larry Marcus, Matt Miller, and Art
SMG Europe, the owner of Manchester Arena and the First Direct Arena in Leeds, has acquired event catering and hospitality specialist, CGC Events Ltd. SMG is a worldwide leader in venue management and, along with its US base, is working on projects throughout the UK, Europe, Middle East and Australasia.
Venture capital and private equity activity posted strong results in 2014, according to the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association's (CVCA) 2014 VC and PE Market Activity report. There was a total of 379 venture capital deals during the year with CAD1.9 billion invested, and 296 private equity deals
Private equity firm PAI Partners is to acquire AS Adventure Group a European retailer of outdoor equipment and clothing, from Lion Capital LLP. The senior management team will continue to lead the Group and will reinvest alongside PAI. Created in 1995 by Mr Emiel Lathouwers, AS Adventure has grown
Over 70% of real estate firms surveyed by Preqin at the end of 2014 felt competition for both investment opportunities and sources of capital had increased over the past year. Preqin’s Head of Real Assets Products, Andrew Moylan, assesses the increasingly competitive landscape facing private real estate fund managers: There
There are more than 2,000 private equity managers currently in the market seeking capital, including some of the most prominent funds. With competition becoming ever more fierce, established PE firms run by savvy CEOs such as Stephen A Schwarzman of Blackstone, Henry Kravis of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, and smaller,
A fund managed by the Private Equity Group of Ares Management is to acquire a significant stake in American Tire Distributors (ATD) making Ares an equal owner alongside existing shareholder TPG. Terms of the transaction have not been announced and closing is subject to certain conditions. “This transaction is another
Law firm White & Case LLP has advised Novator on its acquisition of a 92 per cent stake in Nextel Chile, the fourth largest telecommunications provider in Chile. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed. Novator is an alternative investment firm with a portfolio that is focused on
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