Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Shorenstein Company Completes Mezzanine Loan Investment
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 11, 2003–Shorenstein Company, one of the leading private owner/operators of major office buildings throughout the United States, has purchased a $20 million juniormezzanine loan from CDC Mortgage Capital Inc., a New York-based lender. The junior mezzanine loan […]
Austin Ventures to Acquire Staktek Corporation
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 11, 2003–Austin Ventures LP and Staktek Corporation today announced a definitive agreement in which Austin Ventures will acquire Staktek Corporation in atransaction that is expected to close by the end of August 2003. Financial terms were undisclosed. […]
Austin Ventures to Acquire Staktek Corporation
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 11, 2003–Austin Ventures LP and Staktek Corporation today announced a definitive agreement in which Austin Ventures will acquire Staktek Corporation in atransaction that is expected to close by the end of August 2003. Financial terms were undisclosed. […]
VocalData of Richardson, Texas, Wins Venture Funding
Jul. 11–VocalData Inc. of Richardson will announce Friday that Austin Ventures and other investors will put $12.5 million into the telecommunications software maker. The money, the company’s third round of venture capital funding, will allow the firm to add more […]
Oregon Lawmakers Approve Venture Capital Bill
Jul. 11–The Legislature gave Oregon venture capitalists 100 million reasons to smile Thursday. The House unanimously passed House Bill 3613, which attempts to place $100 million of the state’s Public Employees Retirement Fund in Oregon venture capital during the next […]
Mentor, Ohio, Entrepreneur Shares Knowledge in Book, Seminars, Workshops
Jul. 11–People can be entrepreneurs with little or no capital at all, says Gary G. Schoeniger, author of the audio book “Starting From Scratch: How To Start A Business When You Don’t Have Money.” More than the start-up money, determination […]
Jack Rothstein says “Confirmed Rally!”
This bull market began in March and has performed in gorgeous fashion. Don’t believe me. Let the numbers do the talking. NASDAQ was trading around 1250 on March 12th. It never really came close totesting the lows made last October. […]
Venture capitalists create opportunity
Prior to 2002, venture capital firms were pretty much nil in Colorado Springs. Investment giants migrated to areas like Silicon Valley, Calif., a hub for high-tech companies. Despite the high-tech fallout of the late nineties, venture capital companies continue to […]
Florida Biotech Sector Courts Venture Capital
Jul. 10–TAMPA, Fla.–To scientist Kelly Smith, dealing with plant-infesting worms is more fun than chasing venture capital. Yet, on Wednesday afternoon, Smith was among a dozen or so scientists pitching their biotechnology companies to venture capitalists at a Tampa mixer […]
Brown University-Founded Biotechnology Firm Snags Venture Capital Financing
Jul. 10–Cyberkinetics Inc., a biotechnology company spun out of Brown University, has closed a $4.3-million round of venture capital financing. Although the news is good for the young company, bringing its total financing to $9.3 million, it comes on the […]
Oklahoma Firms’ Take of Venture Capital Funding Increases
Jul. 10–When it comes to venture capital, Oklahoma is a rare creature. Last year, when the amount of venture capital invested across the country plummeted to record lows, Oklahoma experienced its best year ever. It’s a trend that has been […]
Born at Brown, Cyberkinetics gets capital
* Cyberkinetics technology could allow paralysis victims to use their brains to control devices such as keyboards. * * * Cyberkinetics Inc., a biotechnology company spun out of Brown University, has closed a $4.3-million round of venture capital financing. Although […]