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The Greek government has turned to bond markets to raise E105m for investment in a new private equity fund of funds. The New Economy Development Fund (TANEO) was structured by Westport Private Equity, which will also manage the fund.

Alignment of interest between general and limited partners has become a hot topic among investors of late. But what can fund managers do to demonstrate that they are sharing the risks and rewards of their private equity investments? And will it all matter in the long run anyway?

Sweden has the fourth largest biotechnology industry in Europe, after Germany, the UK and France. It tops the list of industrialised countries in terms of investing the greatest proportion of their gross domestic product in 'knowledge', defined as education, software and research spending. Bioseeker Group looks at the opportunities in this booming sector.

The private equity industry claims to think over the long term. If that were really true, the inflow of capital and the amount invested would grow roughly at the pace of the overall economy. However, the numbers offer another reading. André Jaeggi of Adveq Management discusses.

As the 1990s technology boom was accompanied by productivity gains, people began feeling that the old rules of investing no longer applied to them. And that, noted a panelist at the recent Wharton Finance Conference, only fueled the excesses.Conference participants shared their views on what led up to the technology boom and who suffered the most when 'the music stopped'.

Venture-backed companies are three times more likely to get to market in any given time period than those with other sources of financing. Does this mean that it is advisable to invest in early stage funds? This article introduces a research report by two leading Stanford faculty members that investigates the added value of venture financing. A link to the full research paper is provided at the end of the article.