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New Enterprise Associates adds Ron Bernal as venture partner
10 Mar 2010
New Enterprise Associates (NEA), the technology-focused venture capital firm which raised $2.5bn earlier this year, has appointed industry veteran Ron Bernal as a venture partner. In this new role, Bernal,...
Citadel Capital appoints CEO for financial platform company
10 Mar 2010
North African private equity firm Citadel Capital has appointed City of London investor Amr Seif as CEO of Finance Unlimited, its regional financial services platform investment.
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.
GMAC CFO heads to Providence Equity Partners
10 Mar 2010
Providence Equity Partners, a global private equity firm specialising in media, entertainment and communications investments, has hired former GMAC executive vice president and CFO Robert Hull. He will...
Advent International poaches Carlyle investor relations executive
09 Mar 2010
Private equity firm Advent International has bolstered its ability to service investors with the hire of Robert Brown, a former managing director of Carlyle’s North American fundraising and investor...
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
UK’s Foresight Group adds investment director
01 Mar 2010
France’s Activa Capital makes two new hires
24 Feb 2010
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
Global private equity firm Advent International is readying the launch of an office in New York, one of the world’s most important financial centres.
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
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.
Emerging markets private equity slows in line with global slump
09 Mar 2010
Fundraising for emerging markets-dedicated private equity funds slowed in 2009, though investment activity was comparatively strong. Emerging markets captured nine per cent of global private equity fundraising...
UK state regulator slams performance of government’s SME VC initiative
09 Mar 2010
The performance of a flagship scheme by the UK government to make venture investments in small businesses has been slammed by a watchdog. According to the UK Public Accounts Committee, the government’s...
Citadel launches $150m East Africa co-investment fund
08 Mar 2010
North African private equity firm Citadel Capital is launching a new $150m co-investment fund for Africa, according to reports. The fund, which will be the firm’s first co-investment vehicle, is to focus...
Open Sky Technologies Fund lands first close
05 Mar 2010
Finnish pan-European FoF in €97m first close
04 Mar 2010
Intel leads $3.5bn venture capital drive
24 Feb 2010
UKIIF raises £200m for first close of tech fund
22 Feb 2010
Cartilage treatment business Carticept gets $20m
10 Mar 2010
Carticept Medical Inc, a developer of products for the treatment of cartilage injuries and osteoarthritis, has completed a $20m series B financing round. New investor SonoSite Inc, a medtech company in...
PE firms line up for UK greetings card company
10 Mar 2010
Permira, Cinven, Summit Partners and Warburg Pincus are among the private equity firms bidding for UK greeting cards retail chain Card Factory in a deal that could fetch £400m (€438.9m), according to...
Carlyle to seek $1bn buyer for defence and aviation company Arinc
10 Mar 2010
US private equity firm Carlyle is seeking buyers for defence and aviation company Arinc in a sale that could fetch $1bn, according to reports.
Apollo to buy Citigroup’s real estate division
10 Mar 2010
US private equity firm Apollo Management has agreed to purchase the real estate investment division of financial services giant Citigroup, according to Bloomberg.
SiBEAM raises $36.5m to take wireless chipset mainstream
09 Mar 2010
California-based semiconductor company SiBEAM Inc has closed $36.5m in series D funding led by Foundation Capital. The financing will be used to push its 60 GHz wireless chipsets into the mainstream marketplace...
PE firms line up for Marsh & McLennan’s Kroll
09 Mar 2010
Cath Kidston to sell business to private equity
08 Mar 2010
