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Stratasys To Buy MakerBot In Deal Valued Up To $604M
Stratasys Ltd. said it would acquire desktop 3D printer maker MakerBot for $403 million with an addition $201 million in compensation possible through performance earn outs. Stratasys will issue about 4.76 million shares for the desktop 3D printer maker and permit the startup to earn an additional 2.38 million shares through the end of 2014. Makerbot has sold more than 22,000 3D printers since 2009.
Ben Horowitz on Hardware Investing, IPOs and Portfolio Company Services
Andreessen Horowitz is paying close attention to the rising tide of hardware innovation and plans to keep the foot on the gas of the services it offers portfolio companies, according to General Partner Ben Horowitz.
LPs Can See Through Valuation Inflation
It is mainly firms that are ultimately unsuccessful in raising another fund that inflate valuations during fundraising, according to a new academic paper.
peHUB Second Opinion 6.19
Dolce and Gabbana are sentenced to prison. So gauche! Retired Army General Wesley Clark joins Blackstone as an advisor. And Steve Jobs ponders his legacy in a newly released, must-see video from 1994. And much more!
Cisco to Invest $15M in Israeli Venture Funds
(Reuters) – Cisco Systems will invest $15 million in Israeli venture capital funds as part of a broader plan to expand its operations in Israel and outside the United States, the company said on Wednesday.
Investors To Take A Bite Out Of Noodles; Company To Go Public 2.5 Years After Being Purchased
Catterton Partners, which is out fundraising for its seventh pool, is taking portfolio company Noodles public. The consumer-focused PE firm acquired a stake in Noodles in December 2010.
peHUB First Read
This morning First Read delivers the latest funding updates; why Silicon Valley CEOs say no to IPOs and why Series A is the new Series B.
In Silicon Valley, Less Focus on Providing for Future Generations
From their work ethic to their idealism, people in Silicon Valley tend to do things a bit differently. Turns out those differences extend to the way many of Silicon Valley’s newly rich think about generational wealth.
SunGard Explores $2 Billion Data Unit Sale – Sources
SunGard Data Systems Inc, the computer software maker that was taken private in 2005 for $11.4 billion, is exploring a sale of its data managing operations that could fetch up to $2 billion, sources told Reuters.
Did Tax Uncertainty Drive Bad Investment Decisions?
Guest columnist Philippe T. Schenk of Grove Street wonders if the uncertainty around taxes in Q4 affected PE investment decisions and led to a misalignment of interests between the taxable GP and the tax-exempt LP.
Valence Group Banker Sees Good Mix of Chemical Deals Ahead
The Valence Group’s Anton Ticktin, who’s been focused on mergers and acquisitions in the chemical sector since the late 1990s, ranks 2013’s deal prospects as bullish, with major private equity players wading in. “We have a very strong pipeline,” Ticktin said in a phone interview. “We think 2013 will remain pretty robust, maybe not at the peak of 2011, but certainly at a high level—maybe the same as 2012.”
peHUB Second Opinion 6.18
Economist Steven Levitt on why data needs stories. Malcolm Gladwell on the gift of doubt. And why, when it comes to New York’s tech scene, Mayor Bloomberg will be a tough act to follow. And more!
