Filed under: Next big thingNot long ago, the sentiment of Web 2.0 startup founders was fairly consistent. Basically, the IPO market would come back; the online advertising market would continue to grow; and valuations would continue to escalate. Well, it looks like things have not gone according to plan. If anything, it looks like we are seeing the return of the dot-com implosion. However, this...
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MySpace co-founder sees killer deals for established players that can purchase cash-strapped startups
Tue, Dec 2, 5:00 PM ET
The integration of Barclays Capital and Lehman Brothers’s North American investment banking team continued apace on Monday, as the British firm announced its deal-makers leadership team. Of the executives named in Barclays Capital’s announcement, all but a few are veterans of Lehman, which collapsed in September. All of the 15 sector verticals hail from Lehman, whose [...]
Filed under: DJIAWhile Bill Gross is big-time bond trader for Pacific Investment Management Co., he also has some interesting takes on the equities markets. Unfortunately, his views are fairly pessimistic. According to Gross, the stock market can be somewhat nuanced. In fact, he compares it to a "fragile flower where price is part perception, part valuation, and part hope or lack thereof." In h...
Hedge funds have had a lousy year, losing an average of 10.8%. But two hedge funds -- big winners in 2007 -- kept making money this year as well. Meanwhile, those two winners mask an awful lot of losers who will probably find their way into oblivion. The winners for 2008 (at least through September) are run by James Simons (a math genius whose money-making techniques elude explanation) and John...
The Carlyle Group appears to have lost interest in buying Neuberger Berman, Lehman Brothers‘ asset management unit. And it is unclear whether anyone else is interested besides two private equity firms, Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman. Carlyle, the private equity firm that helped instigate the current round of bidding for Neuberger, has decided not to [...]
Yahoo: Cowen Has Serious Doubts On Miller-Led Bid; Raising $30 Billion Would be “Extremely Difficult”
Tue, Dec 2, 3:12 PM ET
Cowen’s Jim Friedland this afternoon has weighed in on the WSJ report that former AOL exec Jonathan Miller is trying to raise cash for a bid for Yahoo, and finds the proposition to be something of a long shot. In a brief research note, he raises two key issues: Capital: He says it would be “extremely difficult” to raise the $28 billion to $31 billion that would be needed to cl...
The commercial finance firm is upping its capital, hoping to qualify for the coveted bank rescue plan.
Today’s tickers: RIMM, BP, NXY, MMM, USB, WFC, GS & GE RIMM – Research in Motion – Terrible results from fellow-handset maker, Palm clouded the prospects for RIMM as well as the mobile phone industry sending shares of the Canadian manufacturer of the Blackberry device 7% lower to $37.02. The company recently faced delays in shipping its novel Blackberry Storm, but news tha...
According to WSJ, former AOL (TWX) Chief Executive Jonathan Miller is trying to raise money to buy part or all of Yahoo (YHOO). Miller, who runs venture capital fund Velocity Interactive Group with partner Ross Levinsohn, the former president of Fox Interactive Media (NWS), has discussed the idea with Yahoo board members, and believes that a deal in the range of $20 to $22 a share is possible. ...