Tag Archives: enterprise-investment-scheme


Petters Files for Bankruptcy, Hedge Fund Seeks Answers

October 14, 2008 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Petters Group Worldwide has filed for Chapter  11 bankruptcy protection after feds launched a probe into an alleged $3 billion scam that was said to be orchestrated by the founder.  The subsidiary company under investigation is […]

Altos Ventures Leads $5.7 Million Mobile Funding

October 9, 2008 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Trilibis Mobile announced today that it has raised $5.7 million in Series B financing. Alternative Investor Altos Ventures led the round with participation from ATA Ventures and several early individual investors. Ho Nam, General Partner […]

FaceBook Guru to Try His Hand at Alternative Investments

June 24, 2008 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Matt Cohler, one of the early faces behind the wildly popular Facebook, will join venture capital firm Benchmark Capital.  Cohler will assist in locating investment opportunities in web based services and will work with the company’s […]

RockPort closes $450m cleantech fund

June 6, 2008 : Permalink

Altassets – Cleantech-focused venture capital firm RockPort Capital Partners has closed its third fund, RockPort Capital Partners III, on over $450m, the hard cap of the fund. It had an initial target of $400m and held a first closing just […]