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Montagu scraps BSN Medical IPO
18 Mar 2010
Pan-european buy-out firm Montagu has scrapped plans to list portfolio company BSN Medical, a German bandage maker, according to reports. The firm decided that the markets were too uncertain for a flotation...
Blackstone in $600m China agricultural deal
18 Mar 2010
A consortium led by US private equity firm Blackstone is to invest around $600m in a Chinese agricultural company ahead of its Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing, according to reports.
Bridgepoint halves stake in UK self-storage company Safestore
18 Mar 2010
UK private equity firm Bridgepoint is to cut its stake in British self-storage company Safestore by half be selling shares in the listed business.
Permira, Goldman still looking for Cognis sale over imminent IPO
17 Mar 2010
The private equity owners of Cognis, a German maker of additives for cosmetics and detergents, have launched a fresh campaign to sell the company, even as it prepares to go public. According to Reuters,...
Riverside makes 13 promotions across operations
17 Mar 2010
Gordon Brown intervenes to delay AIFM debate
17 Mar 2010
Sterling beats target with $820m fund close
17 Mar 2010
KKR files for $2.2bn NYSE listing
16 Mar 2010
KKR percolates $219m India coffee deal
16 Mar 2010
Apax closes Promethean World IPO
15 Mar 2010
Apax exits Tommy Hilfiger for $3bn
15 Mar 2010
AOL launches VC fund to invest in the “local space”
18 Mar 2010
Web services giant AOL Inc has launched a venture capital fund, operating from its AOL Ventures division, that will focus on investments in the “local space”.
Solar Junction beams with $13.3m funding
18 Mar 2010
US solar company Solar Junction has raised $13.3m in a series C round of funding from existing investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Advanced Technology Ventures and New Enterprise Associates, according to...
Healthcare VC firm Apposite invests in UK homecare company
18 Mar 2010
UK healthcare venture firm Apposite Capital has made a new investment in SureCalm Healthcare, a provider of homecare services to patients with long-term chronic conditions. Apposite backed a management...
Aurora Biofuels raises $15m for algae-based fuels
18 Mar 2010
Aurora Biofuels has secured an additional $15m in a recent funding round led by Oak Investment Partners, with the continued support of Gabriel Venture Partners and Noventi Ventures, bringing the total...
Elevar raises second poverty-focused fund
16 Mar 2010
Belgian PE firm Gimv closes fund on €609m
16 Mar 2010
Genetix raises $35m to deliver gene therapy
12 Mar 2010
Battery Ventures hits target with $750m
11 Mar 2010
Another exec leaves Wilshire Private Markets
10 Mar 2010
Wilshire Private Markets’ CIO Jeff Ennis has resigned, with the private equity fund of funds halting fundraising, a report by consultant Hymans Robertson has revealed.
Finnish pan-European FoF in €97m first close
04 Mar 2010
Pohjola Private Equity Funds, a Finland-based fund of funds investing across Europe, has held the first close of its latest vehicle, Selected Private Equity Funds II, on €97m.
SVG Capital upbeat as NAV bounces back
04 Mar 2010
SVG Capital, the UK-based fund of funds, has posted a significant recovery in its net asset value per share for the second half of 2009, following tough times for its investments in buy-out group Permira’s...
Maven invests £1.5m of Capital for Enterprise cash in PrismTech
24 Feb 2010
UK lower mid-market firm Maven Capital Partners has invested £1.5m (€1.7m) in communications software provider PrismTech from the £75m (€85.34m) government-backed SME fund of funds Capital for Enterprise...
Religare commences $1bn asset manager buy-up with Northgate Capital purchase
23 Feb 2010
India financial services group Religare Enterprises has acquired a majority stake in US and UK-based fund of funds investor Northgate Capital. Reportedly valued at $36m, the deal is the opening salvo in...
UKIIF raises £200m for first close of tech fund
22 Feb 2010
Fund of funds Pantheon Ventures in $775m MBO
10 Feb 2010
Encore Ventures makes double appointment
15 Mar 2010
Encore Ventures, the secondaries division of European venture capital firm DFJ Esprit, has boosted its investment management team with the addition of Richard Marsh as partner and Jonathan Freuchet-Sibilia...
RBS to offload PE fund stakes in secondary market
15 Mar 2010
Royal Bank of Scotland is in talks to sell interests in private equity funds in the secondary market to rid itself of non-core assets and reduce its balance sheet, according to the Financial Times.
Coller Capital in pole position for HBOS portfolio
08 Mar 2010
HBOS is lining up the sale of its portfolio of investments, which include Vue cinemas and coffee chain Caffè Nero, with the sale expected to fetch £500m (€555m) – a stark contrast to the portfolio’s...
Cipio bags 20 times return from €60m eCircle exit
05 Mar 2010
Growth private equity firm TA Associates has agreed to acquire a majority stake in eCircle, an email marketing service provider, from direct secondaries house Cipio Partners for €60m.
Secondary deals to pick up in 2010
02 Mar 2010
Secondary private equity deals are likely to pick up this year due to a narrowing price gap between buyers and sellers, according to Reuters. After a fallow year for secondaries, investors are likely...
Natixis mulls PE unit sale to AXA Private Equity
19 Feb 2010
3i mulls UK government assets bid
11 Feb 2010
Bridgepoint to bid for Lloyds portfolio
10 Feb 2010
Adams Street hires Coller Capital principal
05 Feb 2010
Origo Partners sets up shop in Mongolia
18 Mar 2010
Origo Partners, an AIM-listed private equity firm focused on China-linked core economic growth opportunities, has opened a new office in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator and created a new fund, Origo...
Blackstone considers $1bn fund for failed banks
18 Mar 2010
Blackstone Group, the largest private equity firm in the industry, has initiated talks over raising a $1bn fund to buy up failed banks, according to reports.
General Atlantic in $425m India renewables deal
17 Mar 2010
Growth equity firm General Atlantic has backed Asian Genco, an Indian infrastructure company with investments in power generation assets and engineering services businesses, in a $425m deal.
Intermediate Capital Group to concentrate on third party funds
16 Mar 2010
Intermediate Capital Group, a London Stock Exchange-listed mezzanine and mid-market private equity investor, is aiming to double its assets under management by changing tack and concentrating on its third...
Liverpool FC handles bid from private equity player
15 Mar 2010
Liverpool FC has entered talks with the Rhone Group over a £118.5m (€130.1m) deal that would see the US private equity firm take a controlling interest and halve the Premier League football club’s...
KKR, Warner to place break-up bid for EMI
15 Mar 2010
Carlyle's Willcom gets state fund backing
12 Mar 2010
Apollo to buy Citigroup’s real estate division
10 Mar 2010
Carlyle ramps up debt business with new hire
09 Mar 2010
Carlyle invests in troubled Bermuda bank
03 Mar 2010
