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Shamrock Capital Invests $25M In Video Licensing Firm

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Los Angeles-based private equity firm Shamrock Capital has invested $25M in Thought Equity Motion , a provider of video footage licensing services, Thought Equity Motion said today. Shamrock focuses on investment in the media, entertainment, and communications areas. READ MORE>>.

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Fair Boosts Executive Team

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In a hint towards Fair's intentions, the company pointed out that Pierantoni also had served as VP of Finance at Cornerstone OnDemand (through its IPO), Chief Accounting Officer of Ticketmaster Entertainment, and also served at Paramount Pictures.

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Finding a strategic partner, investor or buyer

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Research is paramount, and sources are everywhere, especially for public companies and large investment firms. When taking their money, you made a promise to “make them liquid” someday, not to build a lifestyle business where they would be trapped forever, unable to see a return on their investment. Think carefully.

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StyleHaul Names Content Head

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Goldwyn was most recently Vice President of Business Development, Digital and Insurge at Paramount Pictures, and spent 13 years with the studio. StyleHaul said Goldwyn most recently had re-launched Paramount Digital Entertainment. READ MORE>>. stylehaul content executive fashion beauty youtube network hollywood fashionable video'

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Interview with Greg Martin, LiquidStock

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Our interview today is with Greg Martin , co-founder of LiquidStock (www.liquidstock.com), an investment fund which offers up a way for employees of private companies to exercise their stock options before an IPO or acquisition. We raised $160M, and our core limited partners are Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Coller Capital.

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Worlize Gets Funding For Social Gaming

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Worlize's founding team includes CEO Brian McKelvey, who has served at Paramount, Sony Pictures, Lionsgate and Live Nation, and CFO Greg Diller, who has previously been at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), The Hollywood Reporter, and Cannon Pictures. The firm said it expects to launch into public beta in the fall. READ MORE>>.

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Next Gen CrowdInvesting | Chance Barnett (CEO) of Crowdfunder

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Back in January, at the annual TechZulu Startup Forecast , our panel of industry leaders and investors spent a healthy dose of time discussing the ongoing JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) and the investing sphere at large. This all, circling around 2008, a shy year for startup investments. Fundraising Frustrations.

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