InvestmentsSprint Nextel, Clearwire Form $14.5 Billion WiMax CompanyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 7, 2008 - 8:55am.
Best Buy Pays $2.1 Billion for 50% Stake in Carphone WarehouseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 8, 2008 - 9:26am.
London - U.S. consumer electronics and media retail chain Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) announced on Thursday that it paid $2.1 billion to acquire 50% of the Carphone Warehouse, a mobile phone retailer that counts over 2,400 stores in nine European countries. Video Distribution Firm KIT digital Lands $15 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 8, 2008 - 7:12am.
Dubai - KIT digital (formerly ROO Group), a provider of video distribution and interactive marketing services, announced on Thursday that it has raised $15 million through a private placement of equity. WSJ: Blockbuster May Take Stake in Viacom Movie ChannelAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 29, 2008 - 7:25am.
Game Publisher SCi Gets Investment from Warner Bros.Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 25, 2008 - 7:30am.
London - U.K.-based video game publisher SCi, which owns Eidos and the "Tomb Raider" franchise, has received a $119 million investment from Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Warner Bros. and real estate investor Robert Tchenguiz through a private share placement. Geezeo Gets Strategic Investment from TheStreet.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 24, 2008 - 7:56am.
Framingham, Mass. - TheStreet.com, a financial media company, announced on Thursday that it has made a strategic investment in Geezeo, a privately held provider of Web-based personal finance content and tools. The9 Makes Equity Investment in Korean Game Developer G10Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 23, 2008 - 7:09am.
Shanghai, China - The9, an online game operator in China, announced on Wednesday that it has made an equity investment of $38 million in Korean game developer G10 Entertainment. Youth Web Network GoFish Secures $1.5 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 21, 2008 - 10:08am.
San Francisco - GoFish, an online youth entertainment and media network, said on Monday that it has raised $1.5 million through a private placement. Report: Venture Capital Investment Declines in First QuarterAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 21, 2008 - 9:19am.
Arlington, Va. - Venture capitalists invested $7.1 billion in 922 deals during the first quarter, according to a report released on Monday by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). tags: Deals | VC | Reports | Research | Investments | National Venture Capital Association | PricewaterhouseCoopers |
Intel Capital Backs Out-of-Home Ad Network Channel MAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 21, 2008 - 7:00am.
Los Angeles - Channel M, a provider of out-of-home video advertising services, announced on Monday that it has raised an undisclosed sum in its third round of funding, led by Intel Capital. Confidence of Silicon Valley VCs Falls to New Four-Year LowAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 17, 2008 - 10:24am.
San Francisco - The confidence of Silicon Valley venture capitalists sunk to a new four-year low during the first quarter, according to a new survey of 32 Bay Area investors by Mark Cannice, a professor at the University of San Francisco School of Business and Management. Universal Music Invests in Social Media Site BuzznetAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 17, 2008 - 8:13am.
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Glam Media Gets $20 Million in Venture DebtAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 9, 2008 - 10:46am.
Palo Alto, Calif. - Specialty finance firm Hercules Technology Growth Capital said on Wednesday that it has provided $20 million in debt financing to Glam Media, which operates a network of lifestyle websites, blogs and magazines aimed at women. The financing was part of Glam's recent $84.6 million funding round. Web TV Network Babelgum to Finance Feature-length DocAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 7, 2008 - 11:40am.
Los Angeles - Babelgum, an online TV network that uses peer-to-peer distribution technology, has announced that the first film to receive funds from its $15 million digital studio initiative to produce original content will be "Oil Sands," a feature-length environmental documentary, Variety reports. The amount provided to the producers is said to be a mid six-figure sum. The film will be distributed on the site in 15-20 minute clips. U.S. Private Equity Fundraising Up 32%, Despite Credit CrunchAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 7, 2008 - 7:36am.
New York - U.S. private equity firms raised $58.5 billion during the first quarter -- up nearly 32% over the $44.3 billion raised during the first quarter of 2007 -- according to industry newsletter Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst. Universal Music Invests in Digital Distributor INgroovesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 1, 2008 - 7:10am.
Hong Kong Billionaire Li Ka-shing Increases Facebook StakeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 28, 2008 - 7:30am.
Hong Kong - Li Ka-shing, the Hong Kong billionaire and chairman of Hutchison Whampoa who invested $60 million in the Facebook social network back in November, has raised his investment to more than $100 million, and may sink even more of his fortune into the company, MarketWatch reported. Wikimedia Foundation Gets $500,000 DonationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 27, 2008 - 7:30am.
San Francisco - On the heels of receiving a $3 million donation from the Sloan Foundation, the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates the Wikipedia online encyclopedia, announced on Thursday that it has received another $500,000 donation from philanthropists Vinod and Neeru Khosla. Chinese Online Games Firm Nineyou Raises $100 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 25, 2008 - 5:28am.
Shanghai - Nineyou International, a developer and publisher of online games in China, has raised $100 million in private equity funding from Singapore's Temasek Holdings, PEHub.com reported. Crispin Porter + Bogusky Takes Stake in AmericaFree.TVAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 17, 2008 - 7:51am.
Clifton, Va. - Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B), a large ad agency based in Colorado and Miami, said on Monday that it has acquired a "significant" stake in AmericaFree.TV, a five-year-old provider of Internet TV services offering 20 channels of free content. |
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