Accel Partners News
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Coffee houses hold a special place in London’s history. During the late 17th century, they were the birthplace of Lloyd’s of London and the London Stock Exchange -- two institutions that helped make the square-mile City of London a global financial capital.
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In 1999, Al Gore, then U.S. vice president and a Democratic candidate for president, sold $6,000 worth of cows.
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Accel Partners, the investment firm that made a fortune from an early investment in Facebook Inc., said former Groupon Inc. president and operating chief Rob Solomon is joining as a venture partner.
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Accel Partners’ James Breyer, already leaving the boards of Facebook Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., won’t seek re-election as a director at computer maker Dell Inc.
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Facebook Inc., operator of the largest social-networking service, said Accel Partners’ James Breyer, an early investor in the company, won’t stand for re- election to the board.
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King & Spalding LLP recruited Australian arbitration and construction lawyer Peter Megens as a partner in the Singapore office starting in July. Megens was at King & Wood Mallesons in Melbourne, where he was co-head of the firm’s arbitration practice and a senior member of its construction team.
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Harvard University said James Breyer, a partner at venture-capital firm Accel Partners, joined the college’s governing body, known as the Harvard Corporation.
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Technology investors Theresia Gouw and Charles Giancarlo are giving $35 million to Brown University to help fund a building for its engineering school.
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Peter Dolan has left Harvard Management Co. where he oversaw the private equity and venture capital portfolio, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
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Cisco Systems Inc. agreed to buy U.K. networking company Ubiquisys for about $310 million, gaining technology that helps wireless carriers provide better service to smartphone and tablet users.
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