Jul. 20–It was an idea as patriotic as breaking into the strains of “Oregon, My Oregon” during a meeting of the state Legislature. House members on July 10 unanimously ordered the Oregon Investment Council to make every effort to invest […]

Jul. 20–What investors want, investors should get. So it goes at The St. Paul Cos., more now under the regime of CEO Jay Fishman than in the past. Fishman’s chief investment officer, William Heyman, puts it bluntly. “Our ultimate paymaster,” […]

Jul. 20–Venture capital funds backing minority business enterprises are getting returns at least equal to, if not higher than, traditional investments, according to a recent study. “We set out to find out if minority-oriented venture capital investing was solid,” said […]

JUST PETTY CASH WHEN Cheapside is reincarnated it wants to come back as an Ofcom executive, The media regulator has 30 staff earning more than pounds 100,000. Now it’s after a marketing and research chief. For this vital, vital role, […]

It is one of the City’s best kept secrets: a club of wealthy investors (each has a minimum net worth of pounds 10m) that puts money into fledgling businesses. Few outside the close-knit world of the Square Mile have ever […]

Jul. 20–Summer’s here and the time is right for corporate executives to zoom off in their shiny new convertibles. Not cars, silly — bonds. Bonds that can, in essence, be paid off with stock instead of cash. Like regular bonds, […]

STARK CONTRAST Hedge fund company finds bargain on lakefront, a testament to Milwaukee’s changing economy By KATHLEEN GALLAGHER [email protected], Journal Sentinel Sunday, July 20, 2003 St. Francis — Call it the changing face of Milwaukee. Call it what a flamboyant […]

It is one of the City’s best kept secrets: a club of wealthy investors (each has a minimum net worth of pounds 10m) that puts money into fledgling businesses. Few outside the close-knit world of the Square Mile have ever […]

Jul. 19–Seattle-based venture capitalist Jon Staenberg has joined forces with a Los Angeles-based venture-capital company to raise a new fund and connect Seattle to the broader West Coast. Staenberg and Rustic Canyon Group have raised about $130 million for a […]

Rand Capital Corp. closed the second quarter with a net asset value of $1.65 per share, down a penny a share from the first quarter. The Buffalo-based venture capital firm has total assets of $9.4 million, including $2 million in […]

The Dally Mirror this week put us all in its debt by publishing a list of the 100 least influential people in Britain. Many of us are tired of those lists of the 100 richest, or most influential, ormost powerful. […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 18, 2003–Southern Capitol Ventures announced today that it has completed fundraising activities for its initial venture fund, Southern CapitolTechnology Fund I. The Fund, which provides early stage investments to regional technology and life science firms, […]