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WestBridge appoints Pascal Wittet as senior investment manager

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 14:05

Private equity house WestBridge Capital has appointed Pascal Wittet as senior investment manager. »

TEL Venture Capital invests in MIOX

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 12:13

MIOX Corporation has secured a strategic investment from TEL Venture Capital, the corporate investment arm of Japanese semiconductor capital equipment manufacturer Tokyo Electron. »

InsightSquared secures USD8m in series B funding led by DFJ

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 10:14

InsightSquared has secured USD8m in series B funding from new investor DFJ and existing investor Atlas Venture, which seed-funded the company and led its series A. »

Dermot Campbell, managing partner of Kuber

FCA decision on CP 12/19 is key milestone for EIS, says Kuber Ventures

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 06:20

The long-awaited policy decision by the Financial Conduct Authority on the controversial CP 12/19 consultation paper could open the doors to up to GBP2.5bn worth of investment into Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS) each year, according to investment specialist Kuber Ventures. »

HIG Capital invests in Raymond Express International

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 06:13

An affiliate of global private equity firm HIG Capital has made a strategic investment in Raymond Express International (REI). »

Brookfield’s private equity group acquires Canadian cold storage business

Tue, 04/06/2013 - 16:09

Brookfield Capital Partners III, the flagship private equity fund of Brookfield Asset Management, has acquired the Canadian logistics operations of Millard Refrigerated Services, launching a national cold storage company called Brookfield Cold Storage. »

Firms will find no performance boost from private equity buy-outs

Tue, 04/06/2013 - 14:12

Firms taken over by a private equity buy-out see their performance fall even further behind their industry rivals, according to a new study. »

Robert W van Zwieten, president and CEO, EMPEA

EMPEA names Robert W van Zwieten as president and CEO

Tue, 04/06/2013 - 12:11

The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) has appointed Robert W van Zwieten as its president and chief executive officer. »

B Capital Partners acquires wind portfolio for client

Tue, 04/06/2013 - 10:06

As part of a recent mandate to acquire EUR500m worth of assets, B Capital Partners has guided its client through the purchase of two wind portfolios made up of over 80 MW of operational wind park assets from across Europe’s expanding green energy sector. »

Equistone Partners Europe exits AFI-Uplift

Tue, 04/06/2013 - 06:30

Mid-market private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe has exited its Fund II investment in AFI-Uplift, the powered access equipment company, in a transaction that involves the simultaneous acquisition of two smaller businesses at a total deal value of GBP85m. »