Monthly Archives: June 2003
Forum Financial Group gets hedge fund contract
Forum Financial Group, a Portland company that provides services to the investment-fund industry, has received a contract from Rydex Capital Partners to provide services to their new registered hedgefund. Rydex Capital Partners SPhinX is a closed-end fund seeking investment returns […]
Stock exchange popularity will return when MBO trend dies ; Despite the recent spate of privatisation, Brian O’Kelly believes the current exodus of companies from the Irish Stock Exchange will, over time, be reversed
The past 18 months have seen many companies leave the Irish Stock Exchange. Much has been written about the apparent demise of the Irish stock market, as evidenced by the recent spate ofprivatisations. These have involved management teams, typically backed […]
Fairport Harbor, Ohio, Partners Keep Venture Capital Close to Home
Jun. 28–The phrase “venture capital” often conjures up mental images of computer chip companies and sunny Silicon Valley. But for companies in Northeast Ohio, venture capital sometimes comes from much closer to home. Thomas H. Roulston II has been helping […]
New venture fund targets distressed communities
CEI Community Ventures, a socially responsible venture capital fund, has launched its New Markets Venture Capital Fund, focused on supporting companies in New Hampshire’s economically distressedcommunities with equity finance and operational assistance resources. One of only seven such entities authorized […]
Rydex Capital Partners Selects Forum Financial Group to Provide Registered Hedge Fund Services; Forum to Service Rydex Registered Hedge Fund
PORTLAND, Maine–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 27, 2003–Forum Financial Group, a leading global service provider to the investment fund industry, today announced that Rydex Capital Partners has selectedForum to provide a full range of services to their new registered hedge fund. The Rydex […]
Mitt talks up Bay State to biotech bigs
The Bay State is about as cheap a place to do business as other biotech hotspots and there is relatively more venture capital here, Gov. Mitt Romney told international industry leaders yesterday in asales pitch for the state. His appeal […]
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Many Want to Enter Industry but New Managers Need Patience
NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com) – Many MBAs would like to start their own hedge fund, but new managers face daunting challenges, judging from a packed seminar organized by the University of ChicagoGraduate School of Business Alumni Club of New York, law […]
Investment Deals Rising in California
Jun. 26–When the dot-com bubble burst two years ago, Sacramento entrepreneur Tom Tamarkin couldn’t raise a dime from venture capitalists, let alone get them to return his telephone calls. Today, Tamarkin’s phone is ringing again. “The capital markets are starting […]
Ketera Technologies Secures $10 Million in Series B Financing
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 26, 2003– Investment by Kleiner Perkins, Foundation Capital & American Express Will Expand Ketera’s ‘on Demand’ Solution Footprint & Services In a strong show of conviction in the company and the ‘on demand’ business model, Kleiner […]
Ketera Technologies Secures $10 Million in Series B Financing
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 26, 2003– Investment by Kleiner Perkins, Foundation Capital & American Express Will Expand Ketera’s ‘on Demand’ Solution Footprint & Services In a strong show of conviction in the company and the ‘on demand’ business model, Kleiner […]
Fund raises $30m
Government-backed venture capital fund iGlobe Treasury Fund has successfully raised $30 million to invest in early-stage New Zealand technology companies. The fund said it raised $20 million from TIFVentures — a subsidiary of the Singapore Government’s Economic Development Board, Singapore-owned […]