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Ex-All Blacks captain and former Fairfax chief David Kirk had good news for investors in his Bailador Technology Investments this month, outlining a âstrong startâ to the year in the listed VC fundâs January update, published last week.
Mentioned prominently was that Bailador (Spanish for âdancerâ) had sold its less-flamboyantly named video-streaming company Viostream to Bloom Venture Partners, for $1.1 million.
David Kirkâs Bailador savagely wrote down Viostream in 2018. Â
Christopher Pearce
This is small change for a $170 million portfolio. But Kirk and co-founder
Paul Wilson pronounced themselves âpleasedâ nonetheless, given theyâd manage to offload the business for âmore than our holding valueâ, while freeing up time to focus on âbigger opportunities in the portfolioâ.
Thorburn also worked at English club Bristol between 2001 and 2003 as a director of rugby and coached the United States national side when it participated in the 2007 World Cup. Our thoughts go to the family and friends of Peter who was such an instrumental person in the formation of the Union, but also so respected for more than just his coaching by all rugby people, said North Harbour Rugby chairman Gerard van Tilborg said in a statement. Peter was always an astute thinker around the game. He was inspirational to a huge number of players and coaches creating many original and creative plays which became a hallmark of North Harbour rugby with high entertainment and player flair. He will be well remembered fondly and missed by all who knew him.
Rugby: Former All Blacks selector and North Harbour coach Peter Thorburn passes away
25 Jan, 2021 10:20 PM
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NZ Herald
Former All Blacks selector and North Harbour coach Peter Thorburn has passed away following a short illness. He was 81.
Thorburn was the inaugural coach of North Harbour when the union formed in 1985 as a breakaway from Auckland. He also led the New Zealand Sevens team before Gordon Tietjens took over in 1994.
He had two stints as an All Black selector, first in the early 1990s and then between 2000 and 2001.
Thorburn also coached the United States at the 2007 World Cup and Bristol in the English Premiership between 2002 and 2003, and was renowned for his insatiable appetite for watching rugby.
Former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains says the national team s brand is sacrosanct and must be kept under New Zealand Rugby s control.
Laurie Mains says he would hate to see any damage done to New Zealand Rugby s control of the All Blacks brand.
Photo: Clay Cross / photosport.nz 2020
Mains has come out swinging after hearing news the All Blacks could soon be partially controlled by American interests.
That s according to media coverage in the UK, where Sky News is reporting California-based private equity firm Silver Lake is set to acquire a 15 percent stake in New Zealand Rugby s commercial rights arm.