Monthly Archives: November 2003

Nov. 6–U.S. Bank has invested $100,000 in the Northeast Entrepreneur Fund in Virginia to help develop new businesses and jobs in northern Minnesota. This is the first time the Minneapolis-based bank has made an investment in community development funds that […]

Nov. 6–VENTURE CAPITALISTS HOPEFUL OF UPSWING IN BUYING START-UPS: If the buzz about a pickup in corporate spending is true, venture capitalists might soon be able to save their hides. They’ll finally be able to sell some of their start-ups […]

xfdws VENTURE-CAPITAL sked Emerging Markets Datafile November 06, 2003 NATION THAILAND ENGLISH Venture capital for automotive SMEs, NATION ASIA WorldSources, Inc. 322 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE 2ND FLOOR, NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002 COPYRIGHT 2003 BY WORLDSOURCES, INC., A JOINT VENTURE OF FDCH […]

PetroData has won (pounds) 800,000 venture capital funding to support an international sales push for the technology it has developed to allow oil and gas firms monitor wells remotely. TheAberdeen-based fledgling will use the funding to beef up its sales […]

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 6, 2003–Board members who are complacent, over-committed or unwilling to confront difficult issues can create major problems for the technology start-upcompanies they are supposed to be governing, a new white paper asserts. The white paper entitled, “After […]

<body.content> <block> <p>AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Investors and venture capitalists from across the nation will meet once again in Houston for the fourth annualSouthwest Bio Venture Conference &amp; Symposium, presented jointly by CN Group and Texas Healthcare and […]

O’Melveny &amp; Myers LLP ranked #1 in Private Equity Analysts’ Guide to Venture Capital and Private Equity Attorneys as the Most Active Law Firm by Number of Deals for the first half of 2003. In addition to this important recognition, […]

Nov. 6–Austin Ventures LP, one of North Texas’ biggest investors in start-up companies, is closing its last office in the Dallas area. The venture capital firm plans to continue investing in companies in the region through its office in Austin, […]

As the Christmas shopping season draws near, European investment bankers and securities traders who have survived successive rounds of layoffs can take some comfort: The big bonus is making acomeback, at least in a few of the most profitable areas […]

U.S. regulators are weighing action against Alliance Capital Management for improper trading of mutual funds that was done with the knowledge of top executives, according to people briefed on theinvestigation. The New York State attorney general, Eliot Spitzer, and the […]

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Panel Discussion on the Impact of Economic Reforms – Industry Experts Outline the Legal, Trade, Investment, Urban Planning and Architectural Challenges Facing the New China <pre><br>DATE: Thursday, November 13th, 2003<br><br>TIME: Registration and continental breakfast 8:00 – 8:30am.<br> Presentations […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 6, 2003– A Commentary by George Van, Chairman of Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, Inc. This last September, the SEC’s Division of Investment Management released its report, “The Implications of the Growth of Hedge Funds.” This report […]