European finance giant Rothschild arrives in Chicago
Rothschild, the storied European financial services firm, is opening its first office in Chicago, the company said in a statement today.
The firm, which has dual headquarters in London and Paris, will enter the city with its mergers and acquisitions advisory business, the biggest of its three global business arms.
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Former City Hall insiders Spielfogel, Goldstein launch startup fund
David Spielfogel, who was a top aide to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and Brett Goldstein, a technologist who was the city's chief data officer, have raised a $15 million fund for civic-tech startups called Ekistic Ventures.
Among the investors is Michael Sacks, CEO of asset-management firm GCM Grosvenor and a confidant and financial supporter of Emanuel. Advisers include former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, former New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram and Tim O'Reilly, founder of computer publishing firm O'Reilly Media.
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Ex-Fieldglass CTO raises $11 million for new venture
Sean Chou, former chief technology officer of Fieldglass, has raised $11 million for his startup Catalytic.
The company, founded last year, is working on business-software platform called Pushbot. Investors include New Enterprise Associates, which has backed several successful Chicago startups, such as Groupon, Sprout Social and Raise Marketplace; Chicago Ventures; and former Fieldglass CEO Jai Shekhawat.
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