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United Tech May Deal Hamilton Units
This weekend, it looks like private equity has big eyes, eyeing several multi-billion dollar deals from strategics unloading assets–including United Technologies.
DuPont Unit Deal Could Fetch $4B
Some big name PE firms are lining up for chemical maker Dupont’s car paints business auction–but will is financing too tight to keep any single LBO shop from making a $4 billion deal?
Job of the Week: Fancy Joining the Silicon Valley Elite?
Groupon-backer BV Capital has an opening for an associate in their San Francisco office.
peHUB Second Opinion 2.10
Google can’t predict where tech will lead society, Kim Jong-un assassination rumors and Kleiner Perkins new fund to focus on startups selling cloud services all in second opinion.
Advice for Facebook Employees Leads this Week’s Top 10 Hub Posts
Busy week? Now’s a good time to catch up on what you may have missed, including advice for soon-to-be rich Facebookers.
Alibaba’s Ma Faces Test in Yahoo!
If anyone can pull off the labyrinthine deal between Alibaba Group and Yahoo Inc, it’s Jack Ma, who founded the e-commerce group and within a decade unlocked China’s huge online shopping potential.
Philly Shop Nears Halfway Mark On Fund IV
Milestone Partners has raised about $150 million for its fourth fund, Buyouts reported yesterday, citing a source close to the firm’s plans. Executives at the Radnor, Pa.-based shop are targeting $350 million for the fund, Milestone Partners IV LP. The firm has also hired Capstone Partners, a Dallas-based placement agent with offices in Europe and [...]
Apollo earnings fall on mark-downs
Apollo Global Management LLC (APO.N) on Friday became the latest private equity group to report lower fourth-quarter earnings because of the way it accounts for profits, even as the cash flow from its share of investment profits more than tripled.
For Path, the Nightmare May Not Be Over
It’s hard to imagine a lousier week for the social network Path. But the worst may be yet to come.
Private Buyers Are Overpaying for Web Companies — Report
Investors are paying pretty much the same prices for hot companies on private markets as they are for comparable ones on public markets. That means private share prices have gone too high and due for a decline.
