Tag: equity

24 MAY

Game engine maker Unity raises $400 million in private equity from Silver Lake

Game engine maker Unity Technologies isn’t hurting for money. The company has raised $ 400 million in private equity from Silver Lake, according Unity CEO John Riccitiello, as quoted in Bloomberg. The investment values San Francisco-based Unity at $ 2.6 billion, but regulators still need to approve the deal, Riccitiello told Bloomberg. Part of the money […]

16 MAY

Equity crowdfunding is 1 year old today, Wefunder is top platform

GUEST: Since Regulation Crowdfunding began on May 16 last year, 335 companies have filed offering documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to fundraise on securities-based crowdfunding platforms. Of those companies, 43 percent were funded, 30 percent failed, and the remainder are still open and trying to get funding. The total capital committed to […]

13 MAY

An equity chief at one of Wall Street’s biggest firms breaks down the hottest story in markets right now

Bloomberg TV The equity market is quiet — some might say too quiet. For evidence of that, look no further than the CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, which serves as stock market fear gauge and on Monday closed at its lowest level since 1993. It’s a development that has confounded Wall Street traders and strategists […]

10 MAY

The equity chief at one of Wall Street’s biggest firms shares his best piece of investing advice

Bloomberg TV To John Manley, there’s nothing more important for an investor than knowing when to cut losses and move on. Now the chief equity strategist at Wells Fargo Funds Management, where he helps oversee about $ 230 billion, Manley admits he learned this lesson the hard way during the dot-com bubble. In an interview with Business […]