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KKR boosts asset management platform

Fri, 12/03/2010 - 16:01
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has appointed four professionals within its USD13bn asset management platform, KKR Asset Management. »

Stonegate attracts venture capital from Second Curve Partners

Fri, 12/03/2010 - 14:20
Stonegate Mortgage Corporation has received an equity investment from Second Curve Partners, an Indianapolis based private equity firm. »

Fund professionals see further growth in Channel Islands business

Fri, 12/03/2010 - 07:00
Recent indications of growth in the Channel Islands funds sector are rooted in alternative investments, bespoke closed-ended funds and confidence in the islands as reliable jurisdictions, say practitioners – and there are signs that further expansion is in prospect. »

Sovereign wealth funds assets grow to USD3.51trn

Fri, 12/03/2010 - 05:56
The aggregate total assets under management of all sovereign wealth funds currently stands at an estimated USD3.51trn, representing a nine per cent increase from one year ago when the figure stood at USD3.22trn, according to research by Preqin. »

Sino Latin Capital to manage RMB private equity funds

Thu, 11/03/2010 - 15:43
The Shanghai-Pudong government has granted SinoLatin Capital the approval to raise and manage RMB-denominated private equity funds. »

Hirtle Callaghan names Jamie Johnson director of private equity

Thu, 11/03/2010 - 12:08
Hirtle Callaghan, a US-based privately held investment firm, has named Jamie R. Johnson director of private equity. »

Key Principal Partners exits investment in OAO

Thu, 11/03/2010 - 05:56
Key Principal Partners, a USD1bn private investment firm, has exited from OAO Technology Solutions. »

Robert Hull to join Providence as chief financial officer

Wed, 10/03/2010 - 16:01
Providence Equity Partners, a private equity investment firm specialising in media, entertainment, communications and information companies, has appointed Robert S. Hull as chief financial officer. »

Commitment to VCTs best way to support UK’s enterprise economy

Wed, 10/03/2010 - 14:01
Continued support for venture capital trusts should be part of any future government’s plans to support innovation and growth in the UK’s small business community, a survey by the Association of Investment Companies has found. »

Secondaries market presents opportunities for private equity firms, says SEB

Wed, 10/03/2010 - 13:17
The prospects for private equity companies that are properly positioned appear attractive this year, according to a report by Swedish investment bank SEB. »

Applied Language Solutions secures GBP1.4m from CfE Fund

Wed, 10/03/2010 - 12:28
Maven Capital Partners as joint manager of the Capital for Enterprise Fund is investing up to GBP1.4m in Applied Language Solutions, a UK based language services provider. »

Appleby appoints five partners

Wed, 10/03/2010 - 12:01
Appleby, a provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, has appointed five partners. »

London to see strong revival of cleantech and environmental IPOs

Wed, 10/03/2010 - 11:12
A Carbon International survey of British and Continental European environmental/cleantech venture capital and private equity investors has found that 65 per cent consider an IPO in 2010 or 2011 to be a feasible exit for at least one of their investments.  »

AEG Power Solutions acquires majority stake in skytron energy

Wed, 10/03/2010 - 10:37
AEG Power Solutions, a provider of industrial power electronics, has purchased a majority stake in skytron energy. »

Emerging markets’ share of private equity investment grows

Wed, 10/03/2010 - 06:01
Fundraising for emerging markets dedicated private equity funds slowed in 2009, but investment activity was comparatively strong. »

DataXu secures USD11m funding led by Menlo Ventures

Tue, 09/03/2010 - 15:59
DataXu, provider of a real-time bidding platform for online display advertisers, has closed USD11m in series B funding led by Menlo Ventures. »

eXo receives USD6m in venture capital financing

Tue, 09/03/2010 - 12:30
eXo, a provider of Java middleware for cloud services, has received USD6m in venture capital financing from Auriga Partners and XAnge Capital. »

Aureos Africa Fund makes fourth investment in Nigeria

Tue, 09/03/2010 - 11:40
The Aureos Africa Fund has completed a USD10m investment in Nigerian leasing company C&I, taking the fund’s total investment in Nigeria to USD40m. »

Falfurrias Capital invests in Commercial Credit Group

Tue, 09/03/2010 - 10:34
Falfurrias Capital Partners, a Charlotte-based private equity firm, has invested in Commercial Credit Group, a Charlotte-based provider of equipment financing for the construction, fleet transportation and waste industries. »

K&L Gates adds two London corporate partners

Tue, 09/03/2010 - 07:08
Law firm K&L Gates has added Carl L. Liederman and Keith Snedden as partners in its London corporate practice. »