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Chicago-based Glencoe Capital invests $10m in American Education Group
02 Jul 2009

Chicago-based Glencoe Capital invests $10m in American Education Group

Glencoe Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has invested $10m in Michigan-based American Education Group (AEG), through its Glencoe Capital Michigan...

US mobile payments provider Bling Nation secures $8m in Series A funding
02 Jul 2009

US mobile payments provider Bling Nation secures $8m in Series A funding

Bling Nation, a California-based mobile payments provider has secured $8m in its first round of funding, with lead investor Lightspeed Venture Partners...

Fashion-lifestyle website StyleCaster gets $4m backing from Cleveland Cavaliers owner and entrepreneur Dan Gilbert
02 Jul 2009

Fashion-lifestyle website StyleCaster gets $4m backing from Cleveland Cavaliers owner and entrepreneur Dan Gilbert

New York-based fashion-lifestyle website StyleCaster has raised $4m in its Series A round of financing led by Quicken Loans founder and media entrepreneur...

Holland Venture Partners launches €70m fund with Natixis as sponsors
02 Jul 2009

Holland Venture Partners launches €70m fund with Natixis as sponsors

Holland Venture Partners, a Dutch venture firm that focuses on the lower mid-market, has set up a €70m fund that will focus on expansion and buy-out...

Swiss biotech business Symetis raises €15m in venture funding
02 Jul 2009

Swiss biotech business Symetis raises €15m in venture funding

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Greenpark Capital: First half of 2009 saw more secondaries go to market and fail to be bought than ever before
02 Jul 2009

UK government puts Royal Mail stake sale plans on hold
02 Jul 2009

UK government puts Royal Mail stake sale plans on hold

LA’s Saban Capital hires former 20th Century Fox exec as managing director
02 Jul 2009

LA’s Saban Capital hires former 20th Century Fox exec as managing director

JC Flowers-backed Shinsei Bank to buy Cerberus' Aozora
02 Jul 2009

JC Flowers-backed Shinsei Bank to buy Cerberus' Aozora

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors raises $820m for latest energy private equity fund
02 Jul 2009

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors raises $820m for latest energy private equity fund

Malaysian government to set up $2.8bn private equity fund
02 Jul 2009

Malaysian government to set up $2.8bn private equity fund

US growth capital firm General Atlantic appoints senior vice president and special advisor
02 Jul 2009

US growth capital firm General Atlantic appoints senior vice president and special advisor

Czech private equity firm Genesis Capital holds first closing of fund on €40m
02 Jul 2009

Czech private equity firm Genesis Capital holds first closing of fund on €40m

Apax Partners' stake in Incisive Media to be cut as banks close in
01 Jul 2009

Apax Partners' stake in Incisive Media to be cut as banks close in

Emerging markets investor Actis hires new head of West Africa
01 Jul 2009

Emerging markets investor Actis hires new head of West Africa
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Selling French distressed assets: an increasing tendency to trigger the deep pocket’s liability
02 Jul 2009

Selling French distressed assets: an increasing tendency to trigger the deep pocket’s liability

The disposal of a subsidiary is not necessarily the end of the story for the former shareholder. It is indeed a well-established principle under French...

Private equity plummets as bank lending freezes in the first half of 2009, says CMBOR
01 Jul 2009

Private equity plummets as bank lending freezes in the first half of 2009, says CMBOR

Private equity investment in buy-outs in the first half of the year reached a disappointing £3.2bn (€3.74bn). This is down from £12.5bn (€14.6bn)...

US venture capital report Q1 2009 from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the NVCA
30 Jun 2009

US venture capital report Q1 2009 from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the NVCA

Venture capitalists invested just $3bn in 549 deals in the first quarter of 2009, according to the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and...

The Next Wave in Effective Green Investing - a presentation by C Change Investment's Russell Read
29 Jun 2009

The Next Wave in Effective Green Investing - a presentation by C Change Investment's Russell Read

Energy and materials technology advances are likely to be centre stage in the world from an investment and basic research perspective, according to Russell...

European private equity fundraising, investment and divestment activity during the first quarter of 2009, according to EVCA and PEREP_Analytics
23 Jun 2009

European private equity fundraising, investment and divestment activity during the first quarter of 2009, according to EVCA and PEREP_Analytics

Private equity fundraising, investment and divestment activity fell during the first quarter of 2009, as investors focus on managing their existing portfolios...

Coller Capital’s Global Private Equity Barometer, Summer 2009
22 Jun 2009

Coller Capital’s Global Private Equity Barometer, Summer 2009

Private equity fund terms in 2009, according to SJ Berwin's annual survey
16 Jun 2009

Private equity fund terms in 2009, according to SJ Berwin's annual survey

European private equity investment falls 28 per cent during 2008, says the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association and PEREP_Analytics
15 Jun 2009

European private equity investment falls 28 per cent during 2008, says the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association and PEREP_Analytics

The Russian economy and private equity market in June 2009 according to Aurora Investment Advisors
11 Jun 2009

The Russian economy and private equity market in June 2009 according to Aurora Investment Advisors

Benchmarking UK Venture Capital to the US and Israel: What lessons can be learned?
10 Jun 2009

Benchmarking UK Venture Capital to the US and Israel: What lessons can be learned?

Role of private equity in institutional investor portfolios to increase, says fund of funds manager Adveq
09 Jun 2009

Role of private equity in institutional investor portfolios to increase, says fund of funds manager Adveq

Private equity activity in May 2009 according to research firm ZEPHYR
08 Jun 2009

Private equity activity in May 2009 according to research firm ZEPHYR

Capital Dynamics: Perspectives - a view of the private equity secondaries market
03 Jun 2009

Capital Dynamics: Perspectives - a view of the private equity secondaries market

Potential implications of the Obama Administration’s international tax reform proposals for US private equity firms
01 Jun 2009

Potential implications of the Obama Administration’s international tax reform proposals for US private equity firms

The recent challenges of raising capital in Australia, according to Clearway Capital Solutions
28 May 2009

The recent challenges of raising capital in Australia, according to Clearway Capital Solutions
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Brazilian Private Equity Takes Centre Stage, according to Steve Rubens
30 Jun 2009

Brazilian Private Equity Takes Centre Stage, according to Steve Rubens

Brazilian financial markets have been in the spotlight this year and the enthusiasm is equally strong in the country’s private equity and venture capital...

Encouraging company rescue, according to SJ Berwin’s Mike Woollard and Jeremy Goldring
26 Jun 2009

Encouraging company rescue, according to SJ Berwin’s Mike Woollard and Jeremy Goldring

Policy makers have often wondered whether European countries should adopt US style insolvency procedures and, in particular, give "super-priority" to those...

State of the buy-out industry in the great credit crisis, according to KPMG's Yves Courtois
17 Jun 2009

State of the buy-out industry in the great credit crisis, according to KPMG's Yves Courtois

The great credit crisis that started in mid 2007 in the US subprime residential housing sector, a rather benign part of the global credit markets, has...

Debt buy-backs in France, according to SJ Berwin’s Fanny Combourieu
08 Jun 2009

Debt buy-backs in France, according to SJ Berwin’s Fanny Combourieu

The fact that many companies are watching their own debt trading at a discount may, for some, give rise to an opportunity to buy it back for less than...

Developments in the regulation and taxation of private equity in the US
03 Jun 2009

Developments in the regulation and taxation of private equity in the US

Developments in the regulation and taxation of private equity and hedge funds in the US should be taken seriously by those involved in the private funds...

Further regulation of private equity in Europe, according to SJ Berwin's Simon Witney
30 Apr 2009

Further regulation of private equity in Europe, according to SJ Berwin's Simon Witney

What happens when the compass breaks? - writes CEO of Acrostic, Ray Maxwell
22 Apr 2009

What happens when the compass breaks? - writes CEO of Acrostic, Ray Maxwell

Private equity firms in China in the firing line - ratcheting up the criticism of performance ratchets
15 Apr 2009

Venture Capital Investor Profile: Jack Crawford Jr, General Partner, Velocity Venture Capital
08 Apr 2009

Venture Capital Investor Profile: Jack Crawford Jr, General Partner, Velocity Venture Capital

Private equity struggled through 2008 - what is the outlook for the coming months?
17 Mar 2009

Elizabeth Ward on the Brussels Taskforce's recent submission to the European Commission regarding European private equity regulation
05 Mar 2009

Investor Profile: Dr Helmut Vorndran, founding partner and CEO, Ventizz Capital Partners
17 Feb 2009

Investor Profile: Dr Helmut Vorndran, founding partner and CEO, Ventizz Capital Partners

Buyout Track 100, Sunday Times report
09 Feb 2009

Karsten Langer of Riverside on the effects of the credit crunch
08 Dec 2008

Karsten Langer of Riverside on the effects of the credit crunch

The UK’s pre-budget report
24 Nov 2008

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Investor Profile: George Anson, Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners, UK
23 Jun 2009

Investor Profile: George Anson, Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners, UK

George Anson on emerging private equity markets, the tough fundraising environment and the benefits of getting professional investment advice.

Investor Profile: Lorenzo Lorenzotti, Managing Director, ACG Private Equity
02 Jun 2009

Investor Profile: Lorenzo Lorenzotti, Managing Director, ACG Private Equity

Lorenzo Lorenzotti on the lack of industry-focused private equity funds in Europe, on ACG expanding its investor base out to the US and the Middle East,...

Investor Profile: Sam Robinson, Director of Private Equity, SVG Advisers
26 May 2009

Investor Profile: Sam Robinson, Director of Private Equity, SVG Advisers

SVG Advisers was established in 2001 with the key objective of providing solutions and innovative structures for investing in private equity or public...

Investor Profile: Katharina Lichtner, Managing Director and Head of Research, Capital Dynamics
20 May 2009

Investor Profile: Katharina Lichtner, Managing Director and Head of Research, Capital Dynamics

Katharina Lichtner on Capital Dynamics’ bullish stance on secondaries, on the evolution of due diligence processes, on LPs defaulting on capital calls...

Investor Profile: Steve Cowan, Managing Director, PCGI
25 Mar 2009

Investor Profile: Steve Cowan, Managing Director, PCGI

Steve Cowan on screening GPs, on PCGI's focus on countries over sectors, on emerging markets coping with the global financial crisis better than the US...

Investor Profile: Markus Pauli, CIO of Alternative Investments, Local Government Pensions Institute
04 Mar 2009

Investor Profile: Markus Pauli, CIO of Alternative Investments, Local Government Pensions Institute

Investor Profile: Alessandra Pasian, Senior Banker, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
24 Feb 2009

Investor Profile: Alessandra Pasian, Senior Banker, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Institutional Investor Profile: Richard Harris, Chief Executive, Port Shelter Investment Management
04 Feb 2009

Institutional Investor Profile: Richard Harris, Chief Executive, Port Shelter Investment Management

Institutional Investor Profile: Susana García-Robles, Senior Investment Officer, The Multilateral Investment Fund
27 Jan 2009

Institutional Investor Profile: Susana García-Robles, Senior Investment Officer, The Multilateral Investment Fund

Institutional Investor Profile: Leif Hasager, Head of Investments, Bankpension
20 Jan 2009

Institutional Investor Profile: Leif Hasager, Head of Investments, Bankpension

Institutional Investor Profile: Weathergage Capital
14 Jan 2009

Institutional Investor Profile: Beatriz González, Director, Fonditel
07 Jan 2009

Institutional Investor Profile: Kristian Fok, Deputy Managing Director, Frontier Investment Consulting
17 Dec 2008

Institutional Investor Profile: Kristian Fok, Deputy Managing Director, Frontier Investment Consulting

Institutional Investor Profile: Chad Morgan, Director, Investure
03 Dec 2008

Institutional Investor Profile: Hans van Swaay, Partner, Lyrique
18 Nov 2008

Institutional Investor Profile: Hans van Swaay, Partner, Lyrique
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Hacker News and the NoSQL Movement
02 Jul 2009

I love Hacker News (aka news.ycombinator.com). I read it at least once a day and it sends this blog more traffic than anything other than Google and Twitter. This is the refer log for AVC for the past...

Stay clear of single-owner private equity firms
02 Jul 2009

At the smaller end of town (say under $200m of capital), there are a plethora of private equity firms that are individually owned; that is, the management firm is owned by a single person.  Often these...

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Vator.tv: Ray Lane says Obama can play VC for a while

Since the administration's announcement in March that $2.4bn would go to hybrid plug-in car initiatives, green VCs have been trekking to DC with their hats in their hands.

Ray Lane, one of the most even-keeled VCs in the Valley, notes that many of the large-scale, high-tech developments of the last century, from automobiles to the internet, had their origins in government-funded projects. He anticipates a return to more private system once the economy recovers.