I2BF Global Ventures (“I2BF”), the international clean technology asset management group, has announced the listing of Nesscap Energy Inc (Nesscap Energy) on Toronto’s Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange (TSX).   The listing follows a reverse takeover by Nesscap Inc, a portfolio company in I2BF’s flagship venture capital fund I2BF Holdings

German venture capital funds have generated comparable or better returns than their US counterparts, as new data presented by three of Germany’s largest venture capital firms Earlybird, Target Partners and Wellington Partners shows. The three VC firms analysed today’s most recent data provided by the "Private Equity Analyzer online database"

In the wake of the credit crunch, private equity fundraising remains difficult but the sector is showing signs of recovery, according to Michel Davy, the new Guernsey managing director of private equity administration specialist Ipes. “The number of funds in the market has increased and limited partners are once again

Yorkville Advisors, the US-based alternative investment manager, has entered into a GBP5 million Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (SEDA) on behalf of one of its funds with Ariana Resources Plc (AIM:AAU), an AIM-listed and PLUS-traded gold exploration and development company focused on Turkey. The deal was advised out of London. Ariana

Better Capital’s BECAP Fund has advanced funds to allow one of its portfolio investments, Gardner Group Limited (Gardner), to make a strategic, bolt-on acquisition. Gardner is the UK’s largest independently owned supplier of metallic aerospace details and sub-assemblies. Customers include Airbus, Rolls-Royce, GKN, BAE Systems and other major international companies

Guardian Capital Partners (GCP) has acquired a controlling interest in PPI-Time Zero, Inc (PPI). Headquartered in Paterson, New Jersey, PPI is a leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company which provides contract manufacturing of highly reliable components to the aerospace, defence, medical and industrial electronics industries. With 40 years of service

Private equity is expected to continue to seek investment opportunities in the struggling US banking industry in 2011, particularly with respect to the over 7,000 community banks with assets of up to USD1 billion, according to this report by Gregory J Lyons (pictured) and Gregory V Gooding, partners in Debevoise

Private equity merchant banking firm Crescent Financial Partners has purchased a 30 per cent stake in online retailer BeautyTicket.com. Recently named InStyle’s “Best of the Web 2010,” and Women’s Wear Daily’s “Top Beauty e-Tailer,” BeautyTicket.com offers premium beauty brands at up to 85 per cent off recommended prices. Fuelled by