Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team

Ministers have vowed to introduce new laws dealing with the nuisance of high hedges, following the failure of a backbench Bill in the House of Commons last week. Yvette Cooper, a Minister at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, […]

ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 26, 2003– Internosis, a General Atlantic Partners Investment, Achieves Over 50 Percent Federal Business Run Rate Internosis, a privately held information technology consultancy and systems integrator, announced today the appointment of Raul Fernandez as its non-executive chairman. […]

Government-backed venture capital fund iGlobe Treasury Fund has successfully raised $30 million to invest in early-stage New Zealand technology companies. The fund said it raised $20 million from TIFVentures — a subsidiary of the Singapore Government’s Economic Development Board, Singapore-owned […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 26, 2003– Investment by Kleiner Perkins, Foundation Capital & American Express Will Expand Ketera’s ‘on Demand’ Solution Footprint & Services In a strong show of conviction in the company and the ‘on demand’ business model, Kleiner […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 26, 2003– Investment by Kleiner Perkins, Foundation Capital & American Express Will Expand Ketera’s ‘on Demand’ Solution Footprint & Services In a strong show of conviction in the company and the ‘on demand’ business model, Kleiner […]

Jun. 26–When the dot-com bubble burst two years ago, Sacramento entrepreneur Tom Tamarkin couldn’t raise a dime from venture capitalists, let alone get them to return his telephone calls. Today, Tamarkin’s phone is ringing again. “The capital markets are starting […]

NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com) – Many MBAs would like to start their own hedge fund, but new managers face daunting challenges, judging from a packed seminar organized by the University of ChicagoGraduate School of Business Alumni Club of New York, law […]

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DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 25, 2003– Denver-Based Organization Teams with Local and National Venture Capital Firms and the Colorado Office of Innovation and Technology to Support Next Generation of Rocky Mountain Technology Companies In an effort to foster entrepreneurship in the Rocky […]

TORONTO (HedgeWorld.com) – Norshield Financial Group is offering finance students at University of Toronto and University of Western Ontario scholarships as a way to contribute to the development ofthe alternative investment field in Canada. The hedge fund of funds firm […]

Jun. 25–A VITAL ROLE FOR VENTURE CAPITAL: The decision expected to be confirmed tomorrow to close the Brussels-based Nasdaq Europe stock market will surprise only those who thought it was so lowprofile it must have closed already. Neither it, nor […]

The Certified Capital Companies bill would offer the tax breaks to insurance companies that invest in a fund used to help Rhode Island companies grow. * * * PROVIDENCE – A plan to give insurance companies $50 million in tax […]