Business news site ValueWalk pointed out in its report that several top players on HSBC Holdings plc's list of best performing hedge funds for 2013 were found to have made value equity plays.
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Venture-backed IPOs rise to record highs since 2007
VentureBeat reported that 2013 was a good year for venture capital firms as it was the third quarter in a row when there were more than 20 venture-backed companies that held their public debuts.
US security firm FireEye picks up Mandiant in massive $1B deal
California, US-based security company FireEye purchased Virginia-based firm Mandiant for $1 billion in the biggest security deal of 2013.
New York's Integral Ad Science secures $30M in Series D round
New York, US-based media valuation platform Integral Ad Science has raised $30 million in a Series D funding round led by August Capital, according to a disclosed regulatory filing.
Delmarva Bancshares secures $11M in private placement
Delmarva Bancshares Inc, the bank holding firm for the National Bank of Cambridge, was able to raise $11 million in a private placement participated in by a group which included Castle Creek Capital.
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Indices of S&P Dow Jones indicated that exchange-traded funds might surpass hedge funds in terms of being attractive investments. Analysts earlier argued that the attractiveness of the securities were due to ETFs' cheap prices.
Data released by research firm and data provider Eurekahedge revealed that hedge funds worldwide posted record gains not seen since 2007, said a Business Insider report.
The Rady Venture Fund, a part of pioneering model business school The Rady School of Management, was said to have helped over 60 small businesses in starting up in the San Diego area and launched over a hundred products while providing a hands-on experience for the management school's business students.
Despite the relatively low price Fiat managed to score in its buyout of Chrysler Group LLC, analysts said the ballooning debt of Fiat should be something to worry about.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc and retailer Macy's Inc on Thursday announced the settlement of a lawsuit it filed against the former over a partnership deal with department store chain J.C. Penney Co Inc in 2011.
Tobii and SteelSeries have perfected an eye-tracking control system perfect primarily for game interaction, for example, will be showcased in a Las Vegas trade show next week, said a VentureBeat report.
CEZ Group, a utility conglomerate based in Prague, could ink a $10 billion deal to expand the Temelin nuclear power plant some time in the second quarter of 2015. CEZ is in talks with US' Westinghouse and a consortium that includes Russia's Atomstroyexport, according to a Reuters report.
A report on new digital news site Re/Code quoted sources, who said the current massive fundraising of home gadget startup Nest could put its valuation to over $2 billion.
A statement from the office of the British Prime Minister David Cameron revealed that 6,000 mortgage applications, with over 80% of them as first-time buyers, applied for home loans under the government's Help-to-Buy program.
