Despite the upturn in the financial markets over the last quarter, the first half of 2009 was a weak half-year for mergers and acquisitions across the board, according to mergermarket.

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors has closed its fifth energy private equity fund with total commitments of USD820m.

Matrix Private Equity Partners, the small buyout specialist, has sold Tottel to Bloomsbury Publishing, the publishers of the Harry Potter novels, for GBP10m.

Even with the end of a nine-month drought in initial public offerings, the second quarter was one of the worst for venture capital-backed liquidity since the doldrums of early 2003, acc

Capital Fountain, an online marketplace and professional networking application for investors, lenders, entrepreneurs and financial professionals, has launched.

Although the hedge fund and private equity industries have been hit by the financial crisis, they will adapt to the changed investment environment and continue to provide significant lo

Private equity investment in buy-outs in the first half of the year reached a disappointing GBP3.2bn, according to the latest data from the Centre for Management Buy-out Research.

Duoyuan Global Water, a portfolio company of private equity firm Global Environment Fund, has completed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange of 5.5 million America

Small Bone Innovations, an orthopedics company focused on technologies and treatments for the small bones and joints, has sold a total of USD108m of series D preferred stock in a series

State Street Corporation has added private equity and real estate asset data and characteristics capabilities into the State Street Investment Analytics Dashboard.