Membership Committee Meeting Summary – October 20, 2011
October 28th, 2011
Dear committee,
Please find enclosed the summary of our last meeting on October 20.
Kind regards,
Christina
SuperInvestor 2012
October 25th, 2011
With a focus on the LP/GP relationship, and in-depth analysis of topics such as fundraising, fund governance, allocation, fund restructurings, terms and fees, investment period extensions and much more, SuperInvestor U.S. will foster insight into the most burning questions of private equity investing. In addition, developments in the West Coast venture capital industry will be [...]
12th Annual AVCJ Forum – India 2011
October 19th, 2011
The compelling Indian PE story: An investors dream?
The twelfth in this annual series of highly-successful forums: The AVCJ India Forum gathers the top India-focused private equity and venture capital professionals to discuss the investment opportunities both domestically.
Last year’s Forum attracted over 300 participants from 15 countries and 250 companies across the region, including strong Limited [...]
Of Pigs, Pythons and Web Startups
October 17th, 2011
One of my fund’s portfolio companies OWN has developed a tablet based Point-of-sale system. The company has made rapid strides and developed a platform that has strategics, VCs and angels alike stampeding over each other to invest. Over a frenzied weekend, I watched the founders juggle several different investor meetings and receive rapid-fire text messages and [...]
CPPIB bags second dollar store chain
October 14th, 2011
For the second time in four years, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is putting its multibillion-dollar balance sheet behind a retail chain that sells goods for about a buck.
Investing alongside U.S. private-equity firm Ares Management LLC, CPPIB has signed a friendly agreement to buy a majority stake in 99 Cents Only Stores (NDN-N 21.59—-%) for $1.6-billion (U.S.), or [...]
