Revolution Money nabs $42M from marquee firms
Payment-transfer platform Revolution Money just brought in $42 million from several major investment firms, including Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley – not to mention a few high-profile individuals like AOL co-founder Steve Case, former Charles Schwab chief executive David Pottruck and former JP Morgan vice chairman David Golden. With this backing, Revolution is poised to chip away at the big boy credit card companies like Visa and Mastercard, as well as competing online services… Continue Reading
Energy Recovery files IPO for desalination
Energy Recovery, a San Leandro, Calif.-based firm which develops water desalination devices, has filed plans to list its shares on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “ERII.” The company expects its 14 million shares — 8.1 million of which will be offered by the firm itself, with the remaining 5.9 million to be sold by a stockholder group — to fetch between $7 and $9 apiece.
Its lead underwriters are Citigroup, Global Markets and Credit Suisse… Continue Reading