Archway Technology Partners, a global software and services company, has been chosen by Saturn Capital Management to provide fund administration services via its operations outsourcing service bureau. "Archway is excited about the local relationship with the Saturn team and the opportunity to expand its administration services," says Mike Landis, director,

Mid-market growth investor Lyceum Capital has acquired McKinnon & Clarke, one of the largest energy procurement and compliance specialists in Europe, for GBP22m. The deal sees Lyceum Capital take a significant majority stake in the consultancy which advises business users on energy and environmental usage and legislation in regulated and

Huiou (Chongqing) Education Equity Investment Fund, the first of its kind in China, has been officially launched in Chongqing. China’s education sector has been drawing increasing attention from international investors in recent years, due to the country’s large population base and stable cash flow in the education sector. In terms

With an election due this year, 78 per cent of companies think a Conservative government would be more supportive of entrepreneurial businesses, according to a review by Bowmark Capital.  Respondents say keeping interest rates low, simplifying employment law and cutting red tape should be priorities for the next government.  Respondents

The Africa Health Fund has made its first investment by acquiring a stake in the Nairobi Women’s Hospital for USD2.66m. The Africa Health Fund was launched in June 2009 and is managed by Aureos Capital, a private equity fund management company specialising in investing in small to medium-sized businesses in

The fourth quarter saw US venture-backed companies begin reversing the trend that saw severely depressed liquidity levels through the first three quarters of 2009. While still sitting on the sidelines of the public markets, companies staged a comeback in the private markets where corporate acquirers snapped up 86 companies for

XDC, a provider of digital cinema distribution services, has received EUR15.3m by Gimv, SRIW and selected existing investors to finance its growth in the coming years.   The company aims to deploy and service more than 8,000 digital cinema screens across Europe by 2015. XDC is the first company to

Having received all the regulatory approvals needed to create their combined asset management arm, Crédit Agricole and Société Générale are incorporating Amundi on 31 December 2009 and starting operations on 1 January 2010. Georges Pauget, chief executive officer of Crédit Agricole, will be chairman of the board of directors. Séverin