Kim Folsom came up through the engineering ranks in the 80s and 90s before founding the first of six companies, three of which successfully exited. Today, she is the founder and CEO at Founders First Capital Partners, a San Diego startup investment firm that uses a non-traditional approach to funding […]
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FTI Consulting’s Asia Leader of Capital Solutions
Jason Ho recently joined FTI Consulting as the Leader of its Capital Solutions practice in Asia, bringing close to 20 years of experience in public and private capital financing and debt advisory to the firm. A Q&A with Ho on his move and how the practice – often in conjunction with […]
BearingPoint Capital in London: a logical next step in accelerating our plan to become the preferred Transaction and M&A advisor in Technology across Europe and overseas | Business
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 12, 2022– BearingPoint Capital, the Transactions Services and M&A arm of the management and technology consultancy BearingPoint has officially launched its Capital business in London. The new office will provide strategic advice and support to UK and European clients in their efforts to select, run, or divest their […]
To Really Hurt Russia’s Economy, Target Investment and Human Capital, Not Gas
In early 2015, I found myself presenting economic projections, via simultaneous translation, to an audience of po-faced Russian economists gathered in Moscow. We had gathered there at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration for an annual event where the government sets its economic agenda. But the […]
MLG Capital Continues Its Successful Diversified Fund Series With Launch Of Sixth Private Real Estate Investment Fund
MLG Capital Private Fund VI opened on May 2 with equity raise goal of $400 million Recent multifamily acquisitions grow MLG’s historic footprint to more than 30,000 units nationwide BROOKFIELD, WI / ACCESSWIRE / May 2, 2022 /MLG Capital today announced it has opened to investors its MLG Private Fund […]
How to Make Venture Capital Accessible for Black Founders: An Entrepreneur’s Dilemma
BRIAN KENNY: “I want my money to do things that have never been done before.” That proclamation made by Georges F. Doriot, also known as the father of venture capital, captured the enterprising spirit of the early days of venture capital. In 1946, Doriot, a tenured professor at Harvard Business […]
ACME Capital Closes Over $300 Million for its Latest Venture Funds and Expands Partnership | Your Money
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb 4, 2022– ACME Capital, an early-stage venture firm investing in pioneering founders, today announced the closing of over $300 million for Fund IV and its adjacent Opportunity Fund. The fresh capital will continue to fuel ACME’s model of closely partnering with extraordinary founders early in their journeys, […]
Community Reinvestment Fund, USA and Conduit Capital Partner to Help Rural Small Business Communities | Business
MINNEAPOLIS & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb 3, 2022– Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF) – a national non-profit organization with a mission to improve lives and strengthen communities through innovative financial solutions – and Conduit Capital, a leading impact alternative investment business that innovates, incubates and radically collaborates to create products that push […]