Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Stock Market History Suggests Strong Summer Means Difficult Fall for Investors
Sep. 3–The stock market’s strong showing this summer could portend a stormy September and October for investors. For stock investors, September has historically proved the year’s most difficult month — even worse than October, which is famous for big crashes. […]
GAIN Capital Announces Series C Investment From Tudor Ventures
GAIN Capital, the premier source for online currency trading (www.gaincapital.com), announced today the successful completion of its most recent investment round, totaling $10 million. The equity investment was made by Tudor Ventures, the venture capital and private equity arm of […]
KVS Secures $17 Million in Series B Financing Led By FTVentures and Index Ventures; Funding Based on Record Growth and Accelerating Demand For Email Management and Content Archiving Systems
ARLINGTON, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 3, 2003–Content archiving and email management solutions provider, KVS Inc., today announced that it has secured Series B financing of $17 million (GBP 10.63million). The round was led by new investors Index Ventures and FTVentures and joined […]
GAIN Capital Announces Series C Investment From Tudor Ventures
WARREN, NJ — (MARKET WIRE) — 09/03/2003 — GAIN Capital, the premier source for online currency trading (www.gaincapital.com), announced today the successful completion of its most recentinvestment round, totaling $10 million. The equity investment was made by Tudor Ventures, the […]
Nightly Business Report
xfdce NIGHTLY-BUSINESS-REPO-00 Show: NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT> Date: September 3, 2003> Time: 18:30:00> Tran: 090300cb.118> Type: SHOW> Head: Nightly Business Report> Sect: Business> Byline: Paul Kangas, Susie Gharib> Guest: Kevin McCormally> Spec: Business; Economy> Time: 00:00:00> PAUL KANGAS, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT […]
Private Equity Hall of Fame Will Honor Leaders of the Industry
<body.content> <block> <p>WELLESLEY, Mass., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ — Two of the venture capital industry’s legendary figures, as well as one of the most innovative buyout firms andtwo leading limited partners will be inducted into the Private Equity Hall of Fame […]
Atlas Venture Announces New Appointments in Waltham Office
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 2, 2003–Atlas Venture, a leading international early stage venture capital firm investing in communications, information technology and life sciencescompanies, today announced the appointment of Donald MacKenzie to Chief Operating Officer and Administrative Principal, the promotion of Eric […]
3 Rivers Venture Fair Supports PA Gov. Rendell’s Economic Stimulus Plan; Presenting Life Sciences and Information Technology Companies to Raise Millions in Venture Capital, Increase International Investment Rates, and Create New Jobs
<body.content> <block> <p>HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ — On behalf of Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell, Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary DennisYablonsky today embraced the economic initiatives being made by the second annual 3 Rivers Venture Fair in Pittsburgh […]
Invest in Florida’s Future – Register Now to Attend Innovation Florida 2003 Early Stage Capital Conference
ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 2, 2003–The Central Florida Innovation Corporation (CFIC) presents Innovation Florida 2003 – An Early Stage Capital Raising Conference, on Thursday, September25, 2003. The event is sponsored by Akerman Senterfitt, American Venture Magazine, Business Wire and the University […]
Invest in Florida’s Future – Register Now to Attend Innovation Florida 2003 Early Stage Capital Conference
ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 2, 2003–The Central Florida Innovation Corporation (CFIC) presents Innovation Florida 2003 – An Early Stage Capital Raising Conference, on Thursday, September25, 2003. The event is sponsored by Akerman Senterfitt, American Venture Magazine, Business Wire and the University […]
Hedge fund closure casts doubt on Abbey’s Glasgow operation; Bank fails to give long-term commitment to retain (pounds) 28.9bn asset management unit
ABBEY National is axing its ambitious Talorcan hedge fund business – raising serious doubts about the future of its wider (pounds) 28.9bn asset management operation in Glasgow. It shied clear last night of declaring a long-term commitment to retaining a […]
Ailsa Capital hedge unit reaches end of the line
AILSA Capital, the hedge fund manager run by one-time Standard Life chief investment manager John Thomson, was wound up on Friday less than two years after it began operations. Neil Smeaton and Piers Watson, who managed its Ailsa US Equity […]