David Lillard

TCRS: Tennessee Consolidated report includes PE-Alt Assets angle

Sep 30, 2024 at 07:45 am by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) on Sept. 26 issued a press release saying it had realized an actual 10.06% rate of investment return for the year, via a portfo.... Read More

Venture People - May 13, 2020

May 13, 2020 at 12:15 pm by miltcapps

TCRS CIO Brakebill provides update on PE investment, other programs

Apr 13, 2020 at 11:08 am by miltcapps

SINCE 2008, when Venture Nashville broke the news that TCRS, the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, had gained authorization to invest in private equity and other alter.... Read More

VU OGSM reveals Ventures Group; Owens succeeds Grajewski at Wond'ry

Jun 07, 2019 at 11:45 am by miltcapps

VANDERBILT University has announced a change in leadership at its innovation center, The Wond'ry, and the Center for Entrepreneurship at Owen Graduate School of Management has.... Read More

Venture Notes -- May 31, 2019

May 31, 2019 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

NVille's GoNoodle gets strategic investment from Children's Health of Texas

Dec 08, 2015 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Update: Earlier this month, McQuigg joined Healthstream (HSTM) as SVP to advance the hStream platform. Release here. In January 2018, KC Estenson, formerly SVP CNN Digital, su.... Read More

TN Treasurer names investment deputy, updates private-equity weight

Dec 03, 2015 at 04:45 am by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Treasurer David Lillard this week announced Chief Investment Officer Michael Brakebill's new deputy is Derrick Dagnan, a native Tennessean working within Treasury si.... Read More

Jumpstart Foundry's Health:Further - presenting companies

Aug 03, 2015 at 01:15 pm by miltcapps

The Health:Further Demo Day produced by Jumpstart Foundry, with lead sponsor Parallon (HCA), is Aug. 19-20, 2015, at the Omni Nashville Hotel, downtown. The full 2015 agenda i.... Read More

TN State Treasurer demurs on petition of SEC on PE fees transparency

Jul 28, 2015 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Treasurer David Lillard did not join a coalition of some of his state and city peers, when in a letter July 21 they petitioned the Securities & Exchange Commissi.... Read More

Dan Hammond's American Hometown Media cooks-up $5MM Series B raise

Aug 04, 2014 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

Updates 20 Oct. 2015: On 19 Oct., AHM reported a $2.3MM capital raise.-Ed. AMERICAN Hometown Media, parent of Just A Pinch Recipe Club, will have all the lip-smacking ingredi.... Read More

Startups, Buyouts: TNCRS nears $2BN PE mark<br>with Charlesbank, Khosla commitments

Aug 04, 2014 at 02:15 pm by miltcapps

PRIVATE EQUITY commitments now total nearly $2BN via the alternative assets investment program of Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS). TCRS recently opted to comm.... Read More

East Nashville business group advances brand and place-making agendas

Jul 02, 2014 at 01:58 pm by miltcapps

EAST NASHVILLE champions today unveiled three candidate logos for their earthily hip community, and are letting the public help choose the most compelling graphic identity. ►.... Read More

Tennessee CRS private-equity Venrock play<br>weighted toward Technology, Healthcare

Jun 30, 2014 at 01:29 pm by miltcapps

TECHNOLOGY and Healthcare are the priorities of Venrock VII, which recently received a commitment of up to $35 million via the private-equity investment program of the Tenness.... Read More

TCRS private-equity commitments reach $900MM as Villere departs

May 13, 2013 at 06:44 am by miltcapps

Update: 28 January 2014 - TCRS announced that formerly Interim PE director Daniel Crews was named successor to Lamar Villere.-Ed. MAJOR PLAYERS among national and global v.... Read More

Entrepreneur Center: AdvanceNashville seeks 16 leaders

May 13, 2013 at 06:43 am by miltcapps

Update: 23 May 2013 - EC management seems to have deleted the mildly controversial reference to an under-age 40 requirements from the AdvanceNashville site.-Ed. SIXTEEN Unde.... Read More

LaunchTN seeks traction on many fronts as it seeks to close deal for a CEO

Aug 06, 2012 at 11:25 am by miltcapps

Note 3:24 p.m.: After publication, LaunchTN confirmed that Denenberg is the new entrepreneur director and that StartupTN remains separate, but the accelerators will be primari.... Read More

TCRS private-equity commitments approach $700MM, agency says

Jul 16, 2012 at 12:14 pm by miltcapps

THE PRIVATE-EQUITY investment program of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) has made fresh commitments totaling $190MM to four private-equity firms, according.... Read More

TCRS: Retirement fund commits $40MM total to Bain Capital VF12, Canaan IX

Feb 10, 2012 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

THE PRIVATE-EQUITY investment program of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) has made a $25MM asset commitment to Canaan IX and $15MM to Bain Capital Venture F.... Read More

Cardiovascular Care Group seeks $40MM capital infusion

Jan 18, 2012 at 04:23 pm by miltcapps

CARDIOVASCULAR Care Group (CCG), which is headquartered in the West End offices of Healthcare Investment Group (HIG), filed for a $40 million equity and debt raise, reporting.... Read More

Digital ventures: NEC & Music City allies strike a match

Apr 14, 2011 at 11:21 am by miltcapps

Potentially explosive digital-entertainment ideas fill the air in Nashville. We just need someone to strike a match. That belief seems to be driving a new mentoring and promo.... Read More

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