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Reed Elsevier Ventures: market maps showed way to generate dealflow
Reed Elsevier Ventures is one of the few corporate funds set up in 2000 - the heady days of the dot.com bubble - to be celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Diana Noble, a former partner at Schroder Ventures (now Permira), was persuaded to lead it and first to join her was Tony Askew. Kevin Brown followed as a principal and was promoted to partner the next year. Noble stepped down as managing partner at the end of 2004 to join the William J Clinton Foundation and Askew took the reins. The three of them discussed with editor James Mawson in last month's issue how the venturing team was originally architected and, in this second article, Reed Elsevier Ventures' approach to investing.
Oct 4, 2010Reality of decision-making at big companies unveiled
Software AG, the second-largest software vendor in Germany, examined how and whether to set up a corporate venturing unit and decided against it a few days before gaining expected ratification from the full board. Global Corporate Venturing editor James Mawson spoke to Frederic Hanika, senior vice-president and head of mergers and acquisitions.
Oct 4, 2010Innovation mechanisms tailored to business needs
In-house solutions are being replaced by partnerships
Oct 4, 2010Deal round-up: September 2010
Summary of September 2010's deal activity with a corporate venturing involvement.
Oct 4, 2010How to retain the value in buying portfolio companies
Companies are best when portfolio out their corporate venturing unit's portfolio when the division is managed independently.
Oct 4, 2010Glo lights up Nordic venture
Corporate venturing units Hafslund Venture and Agder Energi Venture back Glo, a Sweden-based developer of lights.
Oct 1, 2010Laser Light shines on Imax investment
Cinema chain Imax invests in Laser Light Engines' series B round as part of strategic partnership.
Sep 22, 2010Godrej launches venture fund
Omnivore Capital is raising $50m and India-based conglomerate Godrej Group will commit 10% to the fund and has already made one recruit to a team that will act as its general partner.
Sep 19, 2010Danfoss closes venture investing division
Stig Poulsen, managing director of Danfoss Ventures, has decided to leave the Danish industrial group after a transition period following the company's reorganisation of its corporate venturing division to concentrate more on internal innovation.
Sep 13, 2010Reliance Venture increases investment pace
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's (ADA) venture capital division previously planned to invest $50m but will now invest up to $125m.
Sep 7, 2010Ten companies back Michigan venture fund
Renaissance Venture Capital Fund raises $50m to invest in third party VCs to invest in US state of Michigan.
Sep 7, 2010Hard lessons learned in the education sector
Profile: Kaplan VC, which was launched as venturing division of Washington Post Company's education subsidiary Kaplan earlier this year.
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