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In a move that could well highlight the lack of liquidity in the private equity market, European buy-out firm L&G Ventures is on track to buy nursing-home operator Craegmoor Healthcare from US private equity house EM Warburg Pincus.

Germany has stormed into the lead of continental Europe's buy-out league, quadrupling its deal value in 2000 to E15bn on the previous year, according to the latest research from the Centre for Management Buy-Out Research.

In recognition of the growing appetite for private equity, Axa Investment Managers has announced it is to launch a range of products aimed at German institutional investors.

For the private equity and venture capital industry to fulfil its potential of strengthening the economy and encouraging entrepreneurship, there are certain things that need to be changed. Here, the EVCA identifies five priorities that governments and pan-European authorities should tackle so that the region can fully reap the rewards of venture capital.

The Myners Report sparked a wide range of debates. Here, William M. Mercer summarises its thoughts on how the abolition of the MFR actually affects the private equity industry. Its full informal response to the report published in May 2001, can also be viewed here.

Barclays is to inject about £80m venture capital into some of Britain's most depressed areas, according to reports today.

Leicestershire County Council has become the latest English local authority to investigate at investing some of its pension portfolio in private equity.

The March 2001 budget contained measures that were beneficial to the UK private equity and venture capital industry, for both entrepreneurs and their investors. Here SJ Berwin highlights the most relevant reforms.

HgCapital, until recently known as Mercury Private Equity, has appointed Robin Lincoln as an associate director to its media team.

Castle Private Equity, the Swiss private equity investment firm, has unveiled what it described as 'respectable' results for calendar year 2000 against the background of turbulent market conditions.