Monthly Archives: June 2003
Venture capital firms perform well
Irish-based venture capital firms raised 201 million in 2002, compared to 210 million during the previous year, according to a study published yesterday. The annual review of the Irish Venture Capital Association also shows Irish venture capitalists invested 105 million […]
Small business surfing
Internet Resources for Small Businesses: From Insurance to Venture Funds Here is a list of Web resources for small-business owners, compiled from online directories, Small Business Administration publications and the Business Journal’s archives. FINANCING [black square] www.abiworld.org Archive of more […]
Venture Capital Flow Shrinks to Oregon Startups, Survey Finds
Jun. 2–The bullish stock market may suggest the economy is recovering, but nobody’s told venture capitalists. The amount of venture capital doled out to Oregon startups continued to shrink in the first quarter, according to the MoneyTree survey compiled by […]
Planitax Closes $7.5 Million in Funding to Expand Operations and Product Development; New Directors Add World-Class Tax Consulting and Enterprise Software Expertise
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 2, 2003–Planitax, Inc., an enterprise software and services provider that helps large, global companies lower taxes by improving planning, strategy andcompliance, today announced a $7.5 million first round investment led by Mobius Venture Capital. Other investors include […]
Above All Software Introduces First Solution for Harnessing True Potential of Web Services; New Company Secures Funding and Proves Innovation is Not Dead
MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 2, 2003–Above All Software, founded and led by Roger Sippl, provides software that helps companies take advantage of the unprecedented access to corporateinformation available through Web services. Leading venture firms JPMorgan Partners, Adobe, Granite Ventures and […]
Triosyn Corp. Raises Additional $4 Million in Private Equity Funding
BURLINGTON, Vt.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 2, 2003–Triosyn Corp., a company focused on the development of advanced microbiocidal compounds, announced today that it has raised an additional $4 million inprivate equity financing, bringing the total of this round to $12 million. The additional […]
Space Holdings Closes $4 Million in Venture Capital in New Round of Financing from Four Original Investors; Proceeds will Enable Multimedia Company to Accelerate Growth
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 2, 2003–Space Holdings, a multimedia company dedicated to space, science and technology, announced today that it has closed $4 million in a new round of financingfrom four of its original investors: Blue Chip Venture Company, Gannett Co., […]
Ibbotson Launches Hedge Fund Advisory Services
CHICAGO, June 2, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) — Ibbotson Associates, a leading provider of investment tools and knowledge, today launched a hedge fund advisory services department for financial intermediaries,including asset managers, insurance companies, registered investment advisors, brokers and private banks. The services […]
Enabling ventures to move
THE National Information Technology Council (NITC) is working with relevant agencies to formulate new measures in enabling information and communications technology (ICT) ventures move along theentire funding supply chain. In addition to seed funding, the NITC believes that there must […]
Hedge fund performance 1990-2000: Do the "money machines" really add value?
Abstract We investigate the claim that hedge funds offer investors a superior risk-return tradeoff. We do so using a continuous-time version of Dybvig’s (1988a), (1988b) payoff distribution pricing model. The evaluation model, which does not require any assumptions with regard […]
Investment management 8 steps to improve performance
To help realize your organization’s financial goals, it’s important to employ an investment evaluation process based on sound, well-proven economic practices. There’s no denying times are tough. The average defined-benefit plan went from being 100 percent funded in January 3002 […]
Diversification the old fashioned way
If there is one thing investment managers agree on, regardless of vehicle, if is the value of diversification, which is experiencing new importance in an era of negative to flat equity returns. Butthe definition of diversification can vary significantly. Who’s […]