peHUB Second Opinion
In Second Opinion, AT&T is still throttling unlimited data customers, Instacart is close to raising a Series C round that’s north of $100 mln, Bebe gets hacked and Russia threatens to ban BuzzFeed.
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peHUB First Read
First Read ends your week with Starbucks planning on launching a high-end chain, JP Morgan continues its run as a top-ranked investment bank and a court rules that chimpanzees are not people and not entitled to legal rights.
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peHUB Second Opinion
In Second Opinion, the Chinese economy is now the largest in the world, Lyft promotes Brian Roberts to CFO, RadioShack will discontinue matching for 401(k) and 1165(e) plans and rivate equity has reportedly bought Ektron.
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Making it as a woman in venture
Julie Meyer of Ariadne Capital talks about her place in venture and European investing.
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Beleaguered Uber rakes in $1.2 bln
San Francisco-based car-sharing start-up Uber has raised $1.2 billion in funding, CEO Travis Kalanick announced in a blog post on the company’s site.
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Simplify the LPA and other tips from LPs
There’s been something of a push in the media to make limited partner agreements public, especially at public institutions. We here at peHUB laid out our own recommendations for certain fund terms that should be always available for public perusal.
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Tony James looks beyond Blackstone: Reuters
Blackstone Group LP’s No. 2 executive Tony James is considering taking a role outside the world’s largest alternative asset manager, including seeking a top job in a future U.S. government, Reuters is reporting.
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Tiger Global and August Capital lead $225 mln round for AvantCredit
An investor group led by Tiger Global Management and August Capital has provided $225 million in Series D funding to Chicago-based online consumer lender AvantCredit.
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peHUB First Read
This morning’s First Read has news about protests breaking out in New York after a cop is cleared in chokehold death, Google beats Apple in TV streaming and NASA ushers in a new era with Orion launch.
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TA Associates puts TwinMed on the block
After seven years, TA Associates may get to exit TwinMed.
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peHUB Second Opinion
In Second Opinion, Google plans to roll out child-friendly versions of its most popular products, Amazon launches its answer to Grubhub, governments have become the world’s best hackers, and now you can’t have a name similar to Kim Jong-un in North Korea.
Depression drug-maker Naurex picks up $80 mln Series C
Evanston, Illinois-based Naurex, a developer of drugs that treat depression and other central nervous system disorders, has closed $80 million in Series C funding.
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J&J hires Goldman to explore sale of Splenda, say sources-Reuters
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N), the U.S.-based healthcare company, has hired Goldman Sachs (GS.N) to explore a sale of its artificial sweetener brand Splenda, sources told Reuters.
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peHUB First Read
First Read kicks off your hump day with Russia heading into a recession, IBM inks $1.25 billion WPP cloud deal and Spotify says Ed Sheeran was the most streamed artist of the year.
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Highly leveraged Tibco loan succumbs to investor demands: Reuters
A high-profile $2.02 billion leveraged loan for Tibco Software is the latest US buyout deal that has been forced to add expensive perks to attract buyers as risk-averse investors hold out for better terms amid a market correction, Thomson Reuters Loan Pricing Corp. reported.
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peHUB Second Opinion
In Second Opinion, Stripe raises $70 mln, Chicago approves raising the minimum wage to $13 an hour and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos says there is a succession plan but he’s not telling.
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SK Capital raises $1 bln with Fund IV
SK Capital Partners has closed its fourth fund on its $1 billion hard cap after only five months in the market, James Marden, managing director at SK Capital, told peHUB.
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peHUB First Read
On this Tuesday First Read has scandal-plagued Uber snagging $1 billion at a $40 billion valuation, Amazon deploys 15,000 robots to usher in Cyber Monday and Jeb Bush says he’s considering running for president.
