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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. »

LCA invests GBP500,000 into project developer Vigor Renewables

Tue, 09/03/2010 - 06:10
Low Carbon Accelerator has invested GBP500,000 in Vigor Renewables in the form of non-voting preference shares with rights over 90 per cent of the distributable profits. »

Guernsey funds continue to recover

Mon, 08/03/2010 - 17:13
The value of investment funds in Guernsey increased by GBP2.7bn, or 1.5 per cent, during the final three months of last year. »

DoubleVerify raises USD10m in series B funding

Mon, 08/03/2010 - 16:39
DoubleVerify, a provider of online advertising verification, has closed a USD10m series B financing round led by Institutional Venture Partners.  »

Future Fuels acquires plant site in North East England

Mon, 08/03/2010 - 16:15
Future Fuels, a green investment opportunity from Future Capital Partners for sophisticated retail and high net worth investors, has acquired a site and planning permission consent for its industrial scale plant in Grimsby, North East England. »

RJD reports strong start to 2010

Mon, 08/03/2010 - 15:14
RJD Partners says it has seen a positive start to the first quarter of 2010 with its portfolio companies continuing to make good progress against their strategic plans. »

SeaWell Networks secures USD7m in series A funding

Mon, 08/03/2010 - 14:48
SeaWell Networks, a provider of internet video distribution products, has secured a USD7m series A round of investment, including the conversion of seed funding. »

Ten-fold increase in City workers wishing to set up businesses

Mon, 08/03/2010 - 13:46
Sturgeon Ventures has seen the number of inquiries from City workers looking for help to set up their own businesses rise ten-fold in the last three months. »