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DFJ Esprit hires senior adviser for Nordic investments
12 Mar 2010
European venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has hired Mikko Suonenlahti, who joins the team as a senior adviser, focusing on investments in the B2B and B2C software, medtech, bio-IT and energy efficiency...
EMI chief executive to leave
11 Mar 2010
Elio Leoni-Sceti, chief executive of troubled record label EMI, is to step down at the end of this month. The turnaround specialist was brought in to head the company in July 2008 by private equity owner...
Goldman Sachs China chairman quits to launch PE fund
11 Mar 2010
One of Goldman Sachs’ most senior dealmakers is stepping down to launch a multi-billion dollar China-focused private equity fund, according to Reuters. Fred Hu, a 13-year veteran of the Wall Street Bank,...
Creandum hires ex-Balderton Capital general partner
11 Mar 2010
Nordic venture and growth capital firm Creandum has brought Johan Brenner, previously a general partner at Balderton Capital, into the fold as a venture partner.
US Treasury Secretary Geithner blasts EU regulation
11 Mar 2010
US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has warned the European Commission that plans to regulate the private equity and hedge fund industries could put up barriers between the continent and the US, according...
Another exec leaves Wilshire Private Markets
10 Mar 2010
GMAC CFO heads to Providence Equity Partners
10 Mar 2010
Carlyle ramps up debt business with new hire
09 Mar 2010
KKR nabs Sen from Citi for India office
08 Mar 2010
Warburg Pincus says goodbye to India head
05 Mar 2010
HgCapital launches £50m share placing to fund investments
12 Mar 2010
HgCapital Trust, the listed investor of HgCapital funds, has announced the launch of a £50m (€55m) share placement to raise money for investments. The firm placed the shares at 845 pence (€9.3m) per...
Limited partners warn EU over regulation
10 Mar 2010
An investor association whose members hold over $1tr in private equity assets under management has warned EU regulators that proposed regulatory measures could close Europe off from international private...
New Zealand angel investment hits NZ$50m in 2009
05 Mar 2010
New Zealand start-up companies received a boost from angel investors in 2009, as the amount of capital from high net worth individuals grew to NZ$50m ($34.5m). The figure represents a 72 per cent increase...
EFG-Hermes opens debut Syrian office and private equity fund
04 Mar 2010
Listed Arab investment bank EFG-Hermes is to expand into Syria with the simultaneous launch of a private equity fund that will target investments in the Middle Eastern country.
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...
Advent prepares opening of New York office
03 Mar 2010
Secondary deals to pick up in 2010
02 Mar 2010
Private equity flocks to China
26 Feb 2010
Blackstone climbs out of the red
25 Feb 2010
Brown, Sarkozy to discuss EU private equity regulation
12 Mar 2010
Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy will try to map out a deal over EU fund regulation reforms, with the UK Prime Minister hoping for a compromise on measures which have been branded protectionist, according...
Battery Ventures hits target with $750m
11 Mar 2010
Tech-focused venture capita firm Battery Ventures has closed its ninth fund, BV IX, on its $750m target. This brings total committed capital in Battery’s nine funds to nearly $4bn.
Long-term European private equity performance remains robust
11 Mar 2010
Short-term horizons for private equity and venture capital performance have registered a slight improvement, while long-term returns enjoyed by investors remain robust, according to data for 2009 compiled...
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.
Israeli venture firm launches six new yuan funds
09 Mar 2010
Israeli venture capital firm Infinity has launched six new yuan-denominated funds through its China-Israel Infinity-I China unit in the latest example of the country's allure.
Open Sky Technologies Fund lands first close
05 Mar 2010
Finnish pan-European FoF in €97m first close
04 Mar 2010
Genetix raises $35m to deliver gene therapy
12 Mar 2010
Genetix Pharmaceuticals has completed a $35m series B financing, with new investors Third Rock Ventures and Genzyme Ventures joining TVM Capital, Forbion and Easton Capital.
Nine Rivers Capital takes $7m stake in Indian agribusiness
12 Mar 2010
India-focused private equity firm Nine Rivers Capital has taken a $7m stake in Global AgriSystem Private (GAPL), a New Delhi agribusiness supply chain specialist. The promoters of GAPL also participated...
KKR leads $235m refinancing of Harden Healthcare as it pursues debt strategy
12 Mar 2010
KKR, a private equity firm that typically invests in buy-outs, has led a $235m for refinancing for Harden Healthcare, an umbrella company with five businesses operating in the long-term and hospice care...
TPG sells Asian healthcare stake for $685m
12 Mar 2010
US buy-out firm TPG has sold its 23.9 per cent stake in Asian healthcare service provider Parkway Holdings to Indian company Fortis Healthcare for $685m. The sum reportedly represents a three times return...
Carlyle's Willcom gets state fund backing
12 Mar 2010
A bankrupt Japanese wireless communications company backed by US private equity firm Carlyle is to be backed by a government-backed turnaround fund, while rival telecoms provider Softbank Corporation and...
Advent plans to put Poundland up for sale
12 Mar 2010
Primary wins auction for HSBC's Amtech Group
11 Mar 2010
Ten years to invest buy-out houses’ $500bn
11 Mar 2010
Bain Capital’s Sensata in $569m IPO
11 Mar 2010
Cartilage treatment business Carticept gets $20m
10 Mar 2010
PE firms line up for UK greetings card company
10 Mar 2010
Apollo to buy Citigroup’s real estate division
10 Mar 2010
