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The PCG spin-out has hired another ex-PCG executive, Stephen Moseley, who will establish the advisory group’s New York office and lead co-investment activities.

The busiest bees 2008-02-01 Staff Writer <b>PR BY VALUEMergermarket League Table (By Value) Of Pr Advisers Advising on Announced Transactions In North America In The Period 01 January 2007 ? 31 December 2007(1)</b><br /><table><tr><td><b>Y/E 2006</b></td>

When Scale Venture Partners spun out of Bank of America in December of 2006, the firm's partners found that operating as an independent venture firm required a different administrative approach than operating as the venture arm of a major bank. To cope with the new challenges they were facing, Scale Venture Partners headhunted Mary Denton from her post as chief financial officer of Global Catalyst Partners in June the following year.

By satisfying certain requirements, GPs may be exempt from the latest regulatory hurdles in Japan presented by the recently passed Financial Instruments and Exchange Law (FIEL).

After the credit crunch, deal agreements are changing in important ways.

Several US states are striving to build their own Silicon Valleys with a mix of tax incentives and grants. This article surveys the ways seven states are trying to attract venture capital dollars.

Four US venture capital firms relay their varying experiences in establishing Asian operations.

Clifford Chance's UK corporate practice is now led by two partners with extensive private equity experience, Adam Signy and Matthew Layton.

The US firm has joined with Hong Kong's Hwang & Co.

NGEN Partners was tapped by CalPERS and other LPs to focus solely on the cleantech sector. Seven years and two funds later, the firm, founded by a former tanner, is preparing for a new burst of energy and capital.