Dolphin Equity Partners has recorded one of the largest single returns for limited partners among venture capital investors in 2009 with its sale of long-time investment Gomez to Compuware. Compuware’s USD295m cash acquisition of Gomez realised USD93m for Dolphin investors, a 770 per cent return. Dolphin was Gomez’s largest shareholder
Transcu Group, a Singapore Exchange Mainboard-listed company, has entered into a SGD72m equity line facility with YA Global Master SPV, a fund managed by Yorkville Advisors of New Jersey in the US. The investment was sourced and advised by Yorkville Advisors HK. Transcu, a life sciences company engaged
Horacio Valeiras, Managing Director, Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management and CIO, Allianz Global Investors Management Partners, looks back at 2009 and outlines his views on 2010. History will remember the first decade of 21st Century as when we saw the first signs of a shift in economic power, with the last year
Swing Media Technology Group has entered into a SGD10m equity line facility with YA Global Master SPV, a fund managed by Yorkville Advisors. Swing Media, a manufacturer and supplier of data storage products and peripherals, plans to use the funds for the group’s general corporate and working capital purposes and
Upstream exploration and production company Moorland Energy has secured a further GBP7m investment from Epi-V, an investor in oil and gas services. This follows the recent announcement that significant gas reserves were confirmed at Moorland’s Ebberston South well in North Yorkshire. The deal will enable the business to fund
The value of investment funds in Guernsey grew by GBP12bn, or seven per cent, in the third quarter of 2009, according to figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. This is a reverse of the trend experienced during the previous 12 months and takes the net asset value of funds
The worldwide financial market’s performance over the last 12 months has made some financial institutions and investors wary, but law firm Walkers sees opportunities for offshore finance and private equity structures in Asia. While there have been shifts in focus by the market, the right offshore strategies can help achieve
Hudson Clean Energy Partners has officially closed its debut fund with commitments of USD1.024bn, successfully achieving its USD1bn target. Hudson will deploy this capital along with co-investment commitments to expand the firm’s current investment portfolio in the clean energy markets. Founded in 2007, Hudson Clean Energy Partners is led by
Gowalla, a location-based social networking service, has completed a series B funding round totalling USD8.4m. Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Greylock Partners led the round. The capital infusion will be used to strengthen growth efforts. With this latest funding, Gowalla has now raised more than USD10m since it was founded
Motorola’s venture capital arm, Motorola Ventures, has invested an undisclosed amount in Sensitive Object, a developer of multi-touch platforms and natural user interfaces. Sensitive Object was created in October 2004 to develop a patent protected technology which uses acoustics to analyse sound waves departing from the point of touch, allowing
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