Bob Geldof

Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- 8 Miles LLP, the private-equity firm backed by Irish rock star Bob Geldof, has raised $200 million to invest in Africa after revising down its initial target. The fund has pledges to invest from the World Bank, the African ...  

JOHANNESBURG –- Irish rock star Bob Geldof has raised US$200 million for his ‘8 Mile’ African private equity fund, cementing a shift in his global anti-poverty crusade from rich world debt forgiveness to promoting private enterprise. “Africa is now ...  

Most girls would be mortified if their middle-aged Dad tagged along on a night out. But when the father in question has sold records by the bucketful, a daughter might just bring herself to admit that he's not completely uncool. Georgia May Jagger - the 16 ...  

With all due respect to Gay Byrne's interviewing skills, The Meaning of Life (RTÉ One) is only as good as its interviewees, which meant that this week's encounter with Bob Geldof was very good indeed. Indeed, despite decades of exposure to Geldof's ...  

Take a look at this picture of Peaches Geldof. She’s changed, no? Yes, she most certainly has. Peaches was always the annoying spawn of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, who constantly tried to push boundaries with her outfits, attitude and deep and meaningful ...  

Harry Styles has been spotted partying with Sir Bob Geldof's daughter, Pixie Geldof. According to The Sun, the One Direction heartthrob - who recently split with older woman Caroline Flack - was seen with Pixie at an intimate party, organised by mutual pal ...  

Bob Geldof's daughter Peaches is ecstatic she's pregnant with her first "miracle baby" - because the socialite was told she'd never be able to conceive naturally. The TV star was diagnosed with infertility-causing polycystic ovaries and believed she'd have ...  

The doccie looks at the time when music legend Bob Geldof and rock promoter Harvey Goldsmith came up with the idea of helping the starving masses of Ethiopia in the mid-1980s. The 90-minute production is a dramatisation of how Geldof, the vocalist for the ...  

In another shot Bob Geldof's youngest daughter enjoys a Lady And The Tramp-style scenario, sharing a length of spaghetti with Burberry model Cara Delevingne. And the pasta-theme extended to Pixie's accessories which included a pair of pasta bow earrings.  

and learning to be subservient to two big egos. I don't think it would have worked." Gallagher's friend, former Boomtown Rat frontman Bob Geldof adds, "He could never have put up with the b**locks of Mick and Keith, never in a thousand years... Up against ...  

Mr Colville said, although he was not confident the government would agree, a precedent had been set in 2004 when VAT raised by sales from a new version of Do They Know It's Christmas was given to Bob Geldof's Live Aid charity. Mr Colvile will make his ...  

However, the Band Aid project, helmed by Bob Geldof, produced the #1 single. Wham!'s offering peaked at #2 for much of the period, although George's involvement in Band Aid meant that Wham! still had an input. Wham! subsequently topped the monies raised by ...  

The London-based group, founded by Bob Geldof, used to make publically-funded programmes such as a bespoke digial channel for teachers. Last year after contracts were axed it racked up losses of £13m, but these have been slashed to £1.1m. The company ...  

"The reverberations of this little song continue down the long 26 years since Midge Ure and I wrote it," said Band Aid co-founder Bob Geldof, according to Hollywood.com. "It could not be more timely now that Glee with its vast global audience of ...  

Based in Brighton in the United Kingdom, the up-market confectionary boasts a celebrity clientele that includes Madonna, Hugh Grant, Bob Geldof, Kylie, Katie Price, Johnny Depp and Kylie Minogue. And if that wasn’t enough, they even made all the ...