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Dallas’ Divcon Controls Snags Investment from Goldman Sachs Alternatives

by | Feb 21, 2024
The investment positions the Dallas-based systems integrator to expand market share for its facility management automation and monitoring solutions in the mission-critical data center market. 
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Former Dallas Fed President/CEO Joins Star Mountain Capital as Senior Advisor
by | Feb 15, 2024
An author of three books on leadership, Robert Kaplan is bringing his more than 40 years of investment management, business management, monetary policy, investment banking, and leadership experience to the specialized investment firm.
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TPG Appoints Partner, Head of Infrastructure for TPG Rise Climate
by | Feb 9, 2024
Scott Lebovitz will focus on TPG Rise Climate's new strategy targeting investments in infrastructure and real assets that are critical to global decarbonization and energy transition marketplaces, TPG said.
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The Last Word: JPMorgan’s Elaine Agather on DFW’s Growing Global Financial Impact
by | Jan 18, 2024
In a recent end-of-2023 article titled Wall Street’s Seismic Shift Propels Dallas Past Chicago, LA, Yahoo! Finance noted that "Dallas saw three of Wall Street’s largest banks start on new campuses this year, cementing their bets on one of the fastest-growing metros in one of the fastest-growing states."
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Ready to Level Up Your Business? Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program Application is Fast Approaching

by | Sep 22, 2023

Entrepreneurs who want to take their small business to the next level can apply for Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program.

Free to participants, a 12-week program, facilitated in North Texas by Dallas College, focuses on business growth and provides education, a network of small business leaders and advisors, and access to capital....

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TPG Appoints Veteran Executive as New Chief Operating Officer
by | Sep 8, 2023

Partner and board member Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri has been named chief operating officer of global alternative asset management firm TPG, which is based in Fort Worth and San Francisco....

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DBJ: Hillwood Urban Tapped as Developer of $500M Goldman Sachs Dallas Campus Project
by | Apr 26, 2023
Dallas-based Hillwood Urban has been tapped as the developer of the $500 million Goldman Sachs campus to be built north of downtown Dallas, according to the Dallas Business Journal. Part of a planned 11-acre project from Dallas’ Hunt Realty, the nearly 900,000-SF Goldman Sachs campus will be the company's second-largest in the U.S. and home to some 5,000 employees.
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‘It’s a Different World Out There’: Investors Share Their Insights on the Changing Funding Landscape

by | Nov 14, 2022
At the recent Venture Dallas conference, a panel of leading investors talked market trends and shared insights to help those on both sides of the cap table. Here are key takeaways—from tips for fundraising founders to what startups need to offer to what makes Dallas an exciting place to invest. “As an entrepreneur, just hustle. Don't take ‘No’ for an answer. You're going to get a lot of ‘No’s,’ so just keep at it," said Pialy Aditya, chief strategy officer at Republic.
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Tech Talk and ‘Meaningful Connections’: 10 Takeaways From Venture Dallas 2022
by | Nov 7, 2022
At last week's Venture Dallas conference, more than 400 VCs, angel investors, startups, and business leaders gathered for a showcase of North Texas' entrepreneurial and venture ecosystem. Here's a look at the highlights—from Troy Aikman saying "There are no shortcuts" to Alto Founder Will Coleman on the power of doing "the opposite" to Mark Cuban's "ready, fire, aim" approach. “Regions like Texas and Dallas-Fort Worth, we’re the model for the rest of the nation on how to get things done," Ross Perot Jr. said at the conference kickoff.
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Venture Dallas Brings ‘the Premier Venture Capital Conference in North Texas’ to George W. Bush Presidential Center this November
by | Oct 4, 2022
Venture Dallas 2022—a full-day conference to be held Nov. 3 at the George W. Bush Presidential Center—will connect investors from all over the U.S with the “best founders in our region” with the goal of sparking “collisions” and “meaningful connections," co-founder Aaron Pierce says. He adds that those could potentially lead to fundings—and successful exits. Here's a look at why the North Texas startup and VC scene is hopping, and what Venture Dallas 2022 could mean for you.
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Dallas-Based DataBank Sells 35% Stake for $1.5 Billion
by | Aug 31, 2022
DataBank—a leader of the booming data center market, with over 65 data centers and 20 interconnection hubs in over two dozen metros—welcomed a new group of investors in the deal, led by Swiss Life Asset Management, EDF Invest, Northleaf Capital Partners, and Ardian.

"This new investor group will provide the financial backing required to continue to scale DataBank’s leading edge infrastructure platform," CEO Raul Martynek told Dallas Innovates.
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‘Doing Good While Doing Well in Business’: Addison Consumer Analytics Platform Raises Funds to Help Nonprofits
by | Apr 13, 2022
HundredX, a data analytics firm that gives brands access to millions of “ethically sourced” consumer experiences, has landed a Series D round that brings its total funding to more than $80 million. Its big-name investors include billionaire Charles Schwab and Clark Hunt, the chairman and CEO of FC Dallas and the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Dallas Cybersecurity Company Acquired by Former U.S. Secretary of Treasury-Owned Firm in a $525M Deal
by | Mar 29, 2022
Dallas-based Zimperium, a mobile security platform, is set to be acquired by Washington, D.C.’s Liberty Strategic Capital, a firm led by former Goldman Sachs CIO and Trump Administration appointee Steve Mnuchin.
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Goldman Sachs Expands Marcus’ Consumer Business Footprint in Texas
by | Jan 5, 2022
“We're building the consumer banking platform of the future and work tirelessly to be on the side of our customers,” says Jeremy Hanson, who leads the consumer business engineering team at Goldman Sachs in the Lone Star State. He's found the region to be an "untapped market" for talent.
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