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Venture capital troubles in clean energy
Academic paper argues venture capital funds need a potentially "radical" reworking of their model to cope with clean-tech's demands.
Oct 4, 2010China leads clean-tech world
China leads the manufacture of solar and wind turbines (see tables below) as the country's authorities subsidise the move into energy efficiency and solar power.
Oct 4, 2010Dawn of energy's new era
Money turns global clean-tech revolution as natural resources sector increases pace and influence of their corporate venturing activities.
Oct 4, 2010Corporate venturing opportunities in energy
Challenges facing oil and gas industries are enormous and venturing offers a way to provide innovative and cost-effective solutions.
Oct 4, 2010Third Rock incubates new venture capital model
Venture capital firm applies pharmaceutical companies' approach to drug discovery to its business model to create an incubation partnership.
Oct 4, 2010Reed 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.
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