peHUB Second Opinion
In Second Opinion, social security checks will increase by $22 each month, Mark Zuckerberg does his first public Q&A in Mandarin and Roku raises another $25 mln round of funding.
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Kleiner doesn’t have to share other complaints about former partner Nazre: court
(Reuters) – California’s privacy laws have saved Kleiner Perkins from having to release potentially embarrassing information about a former partner in a discrimination lawsuit by a former female partner.
Breyer says battle for tech talent has grown fiercer because of Chinese Internet giants
Venture capitalist Jim Breyer, best known for leading Accel Partners‘s early investment in Facebook, said it has become much more difficult to recruit talent in Silicon Valley because of competition from large Chinese Internet companies.
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Freeman Spogli raises $1.3 bln for seventh fund
Freeman Spogli has closed its seventh private equity fund at a maximum cap of $1.3 billion, beating its $850 million target.
Trinity, NEA, Polaris lead SFERS’ venture portfolio: VCJ
The San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System sees broad gains in recent vintage funds; adds Battery, OrbiMed.
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peHUB First Read
Find out the latest midweek news as First Read has Johnson & Johnson to test an ebola vaccine in January, Toys R Us pulls “Breaking Bad” dolls and legendary Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee dies.
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Falfurrias looks to sell Dorsey Wright for more than 12x EBITDA: sources
Falfurrias Capital Partners is looking to exit Dorsey Wright & Associates after nearly three years.
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Solutions for the VC gender gap must come from within
Erica Swallow, who rocked the VC industry earlier this year by writing candidly about “being a female in venture capital,” says it is time for practical solutions to fix the gender gap.
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Good news for diabetics: Norwest leads Series C in Telcare for wireless glucose meters
Digital health company Telcare raised $32.5 million in a round led by Norwest Venture Partners to develop a glucose-monitoring system for people with diabetes.
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peHUB Second Opinion
In Second Opinion, Bloomberg snags Business Insider’s Joseph Weisenthal, Yahoo Q3 results beat expectations, Staples may have been hacked and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s compensation is valued at more than $84 million.
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Magic Leap raises $542 mln from Google, KKR, KPCB, Andreessen Horowitz and others
Google has led a $542 million round for Magic Leap, a Florida-based cinematic reality startup.
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peHUB First Read
This morning’s First Read has the Federal Reserve sending a warning to banks, former Olympian Oscar Pistorius is sentenced to five years in prison and fashion icon Oscar de la Renta passes away.
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Self-driving cars will zoom onto highways sooner than you think
The day of the self-driving car is coming, writes guest columnist Mark Lydon, managing director for Intel Capital’s $100 million Connected Car Fund.
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Intel Capital invests $28 mln in five Chinese smart devices startups
Intel Capital said it has put $28 million to work in five Chinese companies making new-generation hardware and related technologies, including wearables and Internet of things devices and components.
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peHUB Second Opinion
In Second Opinion, Ben & Jerry’s won’t rename its “Hazed & Confused” ice cream, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella claims that men and women are paid equally at his company and Apple has sold a lot of iPhones.
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Vitamin Shoppe in talks to hire bank amid activist pressure
Vitamin Shoppe Inc, the nutritional supplement retailer under activist shareholder pressure to consider a sale, is speaking to investment banks about hiring a financial adviser, people familiar with the matter told Reuters news service.
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Jobs of the week: Macquarie, CIM, Sorin and Rosewood hiring
This week’s job opportunities include vice president positions at Macquarie Capital and CIM Group. Also, a lawyer opening is for the taking at Sorin Natural Resources Partners.
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Macquarie-led investor group to acquire Cleco for about $4.7 bln
An investor group led by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets has agreed to buy public utility holding company Cleco Corp, for about $4.7 billion, including debt. Cleco Corp is the owner of the Pineville, Lousiana-based electric utility Cleco Power.
