venture capital

• Clearbrook Global Advisors Hires 2 From Structured Investment Group

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  December 20, 2010

  Two executives from New York’s Structured Investment Group (SIG) have signed on to build the research team for Clearbrook Global Advisors of Princeton, N.J.

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  SEC Floats Rules Requiring Hedge Fund, Other Private Fund Managers to Register

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 19, 2010

  The SEC proposed rules stemming from the Dodd-Frank Act requiring hedge funds and other private funds to register with the commission.

• SEC to Issue Proposals on Switching of Advisors, Hedge Fund Registration

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 16, 2010

  A loophole currently exists in Dodd-Frank which exempts private fund firms with from $100 million to $150 million from registering with the SEC.

• The Price to Pay for Ibbotson’s Illiquidity Premium

  By Jeff Joseph  |  November 1, 2010

  Regular readers of this column frequently inquire as to which alternative asset classes or investment strategies may have risk-return characteristics similar to direct investments in startups.

• Exits Over Outflows

  By Jeff Joseph  |  October 1, 2010

  Last month, I spoke on a venture capital panel at a well-attended alternative investment conference in Chicago. As the former head of alternative strategies for...

• Venture Populist: Angels, Take Control of Your VC Financing With Puts and RBFs

  By Jeff Joseph  |  September 1, 2010

  Angel investors and their advisors must become more creative with their financing structures if they hope to avoid the same fate which Forbes magazine recently...

• HighTower Expands Into Silicon Valley Via Three Bridge Wealth

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 23, 2010

  HighTower, the advisor-owned financial services company from Chicago, has announced its acquisition of a California independent that has deep ties to the Silicon Valley community.

• Stifel Strikes Deal To Acquire Weisel

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2010

  Stifel Financial and Thomas Weisel Partners Group have entered into a roughly $300-million merger agreement, several months after Stifel acquired 56 UBS branches. If the merger...

• Stifel to Buy Thomas Weisel; New Firm Would Have 1,900 Advisors, $100 B in AUM

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 26, 2010

  Stifel Financial and Thomas Weisel Partners Group said Monday, April 26, that they have entered into a roughly $300 million merger agreement.

• Stifel to Buy Thomas Weisel; Would Have 1,900 FAs, $100 Bn AUM after Merger

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 26, 2010

  Deal should give Stifel more private-equity products and Silicon-Valley clients, as well as about $1.6 billion in yearly sales.