Something ventured, little gained
November 02, 2010 01:00:00 AMThe last 10 vintage years of venture capital partnerships' have an average total value to paid in capital of one. Five of the 10 vintage years have a TVPI below one.
Venture capital in the doldrums
October 11, 2010 01:00:00 AMVenture capital partnerships are on pace for their worst fundraising year since 2003. Only $9.1 billion was raised in the first three quarters of 2010.
Cincinnati shines in world of obfuscation
January 25, 2010 12:00:00 AMDigging through hundreds of regulatory filings and financial reports for Pensions & Investments' annual issue on the largest 1,000 retirement plans, we uncovered a gem of transparency.
Shrinking VC
January 05, 2010 12:00:00 AMThe number of venture capital firms is expected to decline over the next five years, according to a recent survey by the National Venture Capital Association.
Consumer spending news puts hammer on stocks
October 30, 2009 01:00:00 AMSecondary market bids bouncing back
June 18, 2009 01:00:00 AMSecondary median bids for private equity funds increased to 43.22% of net asset value as of June 1, from 36.26% at the end of the first quarter, according to a report to be issued Friday.
PE comeback
June 12, 2009 01:00:00 AMShares of publicly listed private equity companies have rallied off their March lows but investors still appear to be somewhat skittish on the group.
Awash in cash
April 03, 2009 01:00:00 AMOn April 2, independent economist Edward Yardeni pointed out in his daily email commentary that a record amount of liquid assets was sitting on the sidelines.