The prospects for private equity companies that are properly positioned appear attractive this year, according to a report by Swedish investment bank SEB. The report says there are plenty of companies to buy and sellers seem to be starting to accept the prevailing price levels. Target companies can now be

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. The GBP75m CfE Fund is a government backed initiative launched in 2009 to help small and medium size enterprises in the UK gain

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.  However, although almost 90 per cent of those surveyed

AEG Power Solutions, a provider of industrial power electronics, has purchased a majority stake in skytron energy. Founded in 1996, Berlin-based skytron provides metering, monitoring and supervision solutions to companies in engineering, procurement and construction, as well as to independent power producers. The amount of the transaction, which was paid

Fundraising for emerging markets dedicated private equity funds slowed in 2009, but investment activity was comparatively strong. Emerging markets captured nine per cent of global private equity fundraising and 26 per cent of global private equity investment, with deal activity by transaction volume down by only 11 per cent, according

DataXu, provider of a real-time bidding platform for online display advertisers, has closed USD11m in series B funding led by Menlo Ventures.   Atlas Venture and Flybridge Capital Partners, who provided DataXu’s series A funding in April 2009, also participated in the round. The proceeds will be used to fund

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. The fund closed its fundraising in January 2010 having raised USD381.1m and is believed to be the largest ever fund to focus on investing in small to

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. The transaction totalled approximately USD20m and included a purchase of preferred stock and an equity infusion to support the company’s growth. Falfurrias

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. The ordinary shares are held by the management of Vigor, with rights over the balance of the distributable profits. Vigor is a new company