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Silver Lake adds a $2 billion ‘long-term’ hedge fund backed by Abu Dhabi to its tech finance toolkit

Silver Lake, the multi-billion-dollar tech-focused investment firm, is adding a long-term hedge fund backed by Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala, to its array of investment vehicles to

Sequoia strikes gold with Unity’s IPO filing

A big payday is on the way for Sequoia and its partners, assuming they beat the final boss. Today after much anticipation, video game engine Unity filed its Form S-1 with the SEC as it prepares a road

Founders Fund confirms $3 billion in new capital across two funds

Founders Fund, the investment firm led by its controversial co-founder Peter Thiel and partners Keith Rabois and Brian Singerman, has closed on $3 billion in new capital across two investment funds, T

SoFi launches gig-focused ETF

SoFi is one of the leading fintech startups to emerge from San Francisco and breach the financial markets. Originally started as a way to better finance student debt, it has since expanded to include

SoFi confirms $500 million in new funding as it pushes beyond lending

Online finance startup SoFi got its start refinancing student loans but gradually has been adding other services to members. To expand into new regions and move closer to becoming a full-service finan

Microsoft launches Skype Lite Android app for India and other emerging markets

Microsoft has retooled Skype, the messaging service synonymous with business users, for people living in emerging markets. Today, at its Future Decoded event in India, Microsoft took the wraps off S

Microsoft acquires AI scheduling bot Genee for Office 365 smarts

Microsoft announced today that it acquired Genee, an AI-powered scheduling assistant bot that specializes in planning meetings for large groups or when organizers don’t have direct access to the

The Case for Silver Lake Not Being Evil Incarnate

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China's Focus Media Sells Internet Division Allyes To Silver Lake For $124 Million

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/allyes.png" class="shot2" /> <a href="http://ir.focusmedia.cn/phoenix.zhtml?c=190067&p=irol-homeprofile">Focus Media</a>, one of China's

Confirmed: Skype Founders Settle With eBay And Others, Get 14% Stake In Skype, Not 10%

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/ebay-skype3-215x71.jpg" width="215" height="71" /><a href="http://ebay.com">eBay</a> has just announced that it has reached a settlement with