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Venture Funds Sweeten Terms to Attract Investors
online.wsj.com — Venture-capital funds are cutting fees as they scrounge for cash amid a bruising fund-raising environment. Battery Ventures,... Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Opus Capital are among venture-capital firms that have dangled lower costs in front of investors ... (more) Venture Funds Sweeten Terms to Attract Investors
Australia tax fight with TPG worries foreign investors
reuters.com — * TPG says has complied with Australian tax laws at all times * Other private equity groups... seen nervous about investing * Should PE asset sales be taxed as income or capital? By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Australia's tax office has ... (more) Australia tax fight with TPG worries foreign investors
China pushes solar, wind power development
usatoday.com — China leads the world in making solar cells, the key component in solar panels, many of which... are exported to the U.S. But China is setting itself up to do more than just manufacture components for renewable energy, such as wind and solar. It's also ... (more) China pushes solar, wind power development
Ex-Millennium Manager Tan Plans to Start Commodity Hedge Fund
hf-implode.com — ``Tan Tien Leong, the former fund manager at Millennium Capital Partners LP, plans to start a commodity... hedge fund in January. The AN Commodity Fund, based in Singapore, will invest in energy, metals and agricultural derivatives traded on exchanges, Tan said in an e-mail. The fund will start ... (more) Ex-Millennium Manager Tan Plans to Start Commodity Hedge ...
Blackstone to Buy Birds Eye for $1.3 Billion
Blackstone to Buy Birds Eye for $1.3 Billion
dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com — The Pinnacle Foods Group, a company controlled by the Blackstone Group, announced Thursday that it would acquire... Birds Eye Foods for $1.3 billion. (more) Blackstone to Buy Birds Eye for $1.3 Billion
The Swine Flu Epidemic Fails To Do Economic Damage
The Swine Flu Epidemic Fails To Do Economic Damage
247wallst.com — Swine flu vaccinations have been slow to get to those who want to be treated. The Centers... for Disease Control and Prevention say that about 22 million American have contracted the disease and of those almost 4,000 have died. The number of people who ... (more) The Swine Flu Epidemic Fails To Do Economic Damage
Make your employee cuts as deep as necessary, before all your employees are out of work.
Make your employee cuts as deep as necessary, before all your employees are out of work.
secondwindconsultants.com — Be the bastard the laid off employees will call you. Save the remainder of your employees from... destruction, save the few who are critical to your survival. It is the only responsible act you can indulge in, if you truly care about your remaining employees. (more) Make your employee cuts as deep as necessary, before all ...